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Old 11-20-2020, 11:02 PM   #1
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Broken rocker arm what do I do?

So I change the oil last week and found a very small spring and a few little pieces of metal on the drain plug. I go to checking the valve train and found a broken intake rocker. I have read a few threads where this happens but nothing really on what they did next. Anybody have this happen if so how did you go about fixing it?
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Old 11-20-2020, 11:06 PM   #2
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Replace it.
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Old 11-20-2020, 11:13 PM   #3
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I’d be more concerned with why did it happen ?
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Old 11-20-2020, 11:34 PM   #4
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I’d be more concerned with why did it happen ?
Yeah. Scary stuff.
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Old 11-21-2020, 04:15 AM   #5
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Hopefully it's the pic but that spring doesn't look too healthy either.
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Old 11-21-2020, 04:40 AM   #6
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If you do not have the skills and tools to repair it, you will need to get the car to someone who does. You will need a new valve spring, valve spring retainer, rocker are and most likely a valve cover gasket. If you have a compressor and tools along with an in car valve spring compressor such as from comp cams, you can do this repair at home.
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Old 11-21-2020, 07:13 AM   #7
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Yeah. Scary stuff.
I have no clue when or why it happened it hasn’t been making any nosies good oil pressure and I ran my PB at the track maybe three weeks ago

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Hopefully it's the pic but that spring doesn't look too healthy either.
No it’s not the pic the broken rocker looks like it keep trying to do its job and ate into the spring. But it missed the valve.
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If you do not have the skills and tools to repair it, you will need to get the car to someone who does. You will need a new valve spring, valve spring retainer, rocker are and most likely a valve cover gasket. If you have a compressor and tools along with an in car valve spring compressor such as from comp cams, you can do this repair at home.
I can fix it I installed all my bolt ons and the SS4 cam myself. I’m wondering is it worth it to upgrade the rocker arms to something aftermarket or just buy one stocker and some springs.
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Hard tell in the pic but are you running an aftermarket cam?cNt tell if your running dual springs or not .
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The same thing happened to me in 2019. You and I have the same cam I believe. I got an oem replacement but will eventually move to either a T&D or Crower
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Same thing happened to me... got a set of yella terras
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Old 11-21-2020, 10:00 PM   #11
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Hard tell in the pic but are you running an aftermarket cam?cNt tell if your running dual springs or not .
Yes it’s a GPI SS4 and the btr springs.

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The same thing happened to me in 2019. You and I have the same cam I believe. I got an oem replacement but will eventually move to either a T&D or Crower
Long time Man yes we have the same cam. I’m looking at the yellas but I’m due for a head job at GPI I don’t think I can swing them right now probably going to grab a stocker and reuse the trunnion and a brand new set of spring

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Same thing happened to me... got a set of yella terras
Looking at those but can’t find the money right now luckily the rocker arms are easy to replace so it can be done later.
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