1.3SR Camshaft Kit Help

[Mike_trx]

Hiya guys, I need to renew my piper camshaft as it wore out due to a blockage in the oil rail inside. Im finding it hard to get a camshaft kit for my 1.3SR even a standard cam will do just to get it back on the road. Can I fit a 1.2 Carb cam in it as there's plenty of those kits around? Cheers

[Jon_nova1]

what year is the nova? on some 1.3's you need to drill an oil galley in some of the older 1.3's, you should be able to put a 1.2/1.4 in but it wont perform the same as a 1.3 cam

[Mike_trx]

Its an 88' F reg mate, I heard about drillin the oil gallery how do I do it or how much does it cost. Is it needed?

[Jon_nova1]

i think its around 83 it needs doing on, it does need doing if you dont have one according to haynes, look on section 13.12/13.13, it says along the lines off

put the old cam so the end of the cam is flush with the camhousing distributor side (not the outer housing, but the surface the locking plate for the cam bolts into, looking at the distributor side straight on you need to drill at 3 o clock, with a 4MM drill bit 16MM deep, between the cam hand housing, so you have half a hole in the housing and half a hole in the cam

if you get a 1.2/1.4 cam, make sure the distributor side matches up

[Mike_trx]

ah right cheers mate I remember readin that in my haynes manual now. Don't suppose you know what engine code my engine is or how I find out, seems to be a few for the 1.3SR and I need it to buy a cam kit?

[gazz]

i have a standard cam i have just taken out of my 88 sr 1.3..
make me offer with postage and it's yours if want..

[Mike_trx]

How many miles has it done? Whats the reason for removal and what condition is it in? cheers mate

[gazz]

its done 75k ..good condition..
reason being, changing engines..
breaking hole engine

[Mike_trx]

ok cheers mate, probably too high milage for me. I need new followers anyway so may aswell do the job properly with new parts for now. Thanks anyway :thumb:

[gazz]

no probs bud..;)

[garyc]

There was some new 1.3 cam kits on the for slae bored the other day, have a search on there.

[Jon_nova1]

the engine code is written on top of the block, on the bottom right