Valve and crankshaft condition

**leoblack9** · March 1st, 2019 02:26 AM

So while I took off my valve cover at 111k to change its leaking gasket I took some photos. There are some oil garnish but no sludge. Is the yellowing of the camshafts a bad sign or is it normal?

Celerio 2010, I change oil every 10k/1yr with full synthetic oil. Current oil is 0w20 mobil 1 advanced fuel economy dexos1 gen2.

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**StockEngine** · March 1st, 2019 03:01 AM

yellow cam lobes? as long as the surface looks good it should be fine. that 1yr oci is not good imo. oil probably needed changing before hitting 1yr. hence the varnish

**leoblack9** · March 1st, 2019 03:37 AM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

yellow cam lobes? as long as the surface looks good it should be fine. that 1yr oci is not good imo. oil probably needed changing before hitting 1yr. hence the varnish

The camshaft lobes looks fine to me. I'm more bothered by the dark amber colors of the camshaft retainers and the oil gallery.

I'm currently on the Mobil1 0w20 AFE, which I thought was their best top of the line Group IV/V oil. So I guess I gotta shorten that then huh. So what's a good interval to start from? 9 months?

**StockEngine** · March 1st, 2019 03:45 AM

is this the 1.0liter celerio? the oil capacity is only 2.9L... as per motul 7500 or 6months.

if it had a bigger oil capacity, you can stretch it out like some that have 6-10L oil sumps.

**leoblack9** · March 1st, 2019 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

is this the 1.0liter celerio? the oil capacity is only 2.9L... as per motul 7500 or 6months.

if it had a bigger oil capacity, you can stretch it out like some that have 6-10L oil sumps.

Got it, 7500/6mo is the official severe driving oci in the manual, and yes. 3cyl 1L engine.

Revs like a V6 though

. Wayy better sounding than a Wigo or a Mirage.

**StockEngine** · March 1st, 2019 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by leoblack9

Got it, 7500/6mo is the official severe driving oci in the manual, and yes. 3cyl 1L engine.

Revs like a V6 though

. Wayy better sounding than a Wigo or a Mirage.

it has the gsxr dna

**kkreuk18** · March 1st, 2019 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by leoblack9

So while I took off my valve cover at 111k to change its leaking gasket I took some photos. There are some oil garnish but no sludge. Is the yellowing of the camshafts a bad sign or is it normal?

Celerio 2010, I change oil every 10k/1yr with full synthetic oil. Current oil is 0w20 mobil 1 advanced fuel economy dexos1 gen2.

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Just watch the video, it really depends on the quality of oil imo

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**babkalakal** · March 1st, 2019 12:11 PM

To try to get rid of some of the varnish and stain I would suggest for the mean time mag 5000kms oil change ka muna maski mineral oil lang. Especially beneficial nga considering na 2.9L lang ang oil capacity mo like what Stockengine pointed out