So I finally decided to take off my front valve cover to paint it, and was greeted with a few unpleasant surprises.
First, in the process of removing the valve cover:
So I don't look
completely stupid for not checking anything, the throttle body does in fact read KL31:
But under the valve cover is a whole different story. First, it's bad enough that the spark plugs are drowning in oil -- likely cause = crappy seal with the valve cover gaskets. Check out the blue glue.
The front three spark plugs are also drenched in oil:
Next is the camshaft that reads KL01, a.k.a. KLDE camshafts.
However, I checked the pistons, and they are indeed flat. But they're black and grimy -- are they supposed to be like that?
By the way, if I seem mechanical dumb, it's because I am. I know some stuff in theory, only because I've read it off of here.
With that said, since I now have to go through the process of making it fully KLZE'd, other than ZE camshafts, is there anything else I need?
EDIT: Confirmed it's DE heads:
