[Verdoro 68]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

I use this stuff and like it

https://www.redlineoil.com/assembly-lube

I have some of that too. Recommended by a shop that built a set of LS heads for me years ago.

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by Verdoro 68

I have some of that too. Recommended by a shop that built a set of LS heads for me years ago.

I use it on about everything accept a flat tappet cam. For that I use what the cam manufacture sends or recommends which is usually that thick grey pasty stuff.

But that redline stuff works nice, stays where it's put for extended periods and doesn't run off. Yet thin enough that it doesn't clog things up and become an issue.

[HWYSTR455]

I think part of the reason I use the stuff that comes with cams so IF and WHEN I'm asked, I can say I followed the manufacturer's recommendations/protocols.

Other part is, um, habit.

I still coat roller lobes with assembly lube, I don't think dry or engine oil is sufficient, but that too, may be an exercise in futility. (Does make me feel better tho!)


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[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by HWYSTR455

I think part of the reason I use the stuff that comes with cams so IF and WHEN I'm asked, I can say I followed the manufacturer's recommendations/protocols.

Other part is, um, habit.

I still coat roller lobes with assembly lube, I don't think dry or engine oil is sufficient, but that too, may be an exercise in futility. (Does make me feel better tho!)


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Exactly why I mentioned that and do the same. When it comes to flat tappets, I use what the cam manufacture says or recommends and is usually supplied with the flat tappet camshaft. That way if there is a problem, my bases are covered.

I do put a light coat of the assembly lube I linked above on roller lobes, on pushrod tips, valve stems where rockers make contact etc..... All high pressure areas. Usually on top of that the roller rockers are soaked in oil and I usually do the same with roller lifters to make sure all those needle bearings are fully saturated.