I was saying all I see (given my experience level) is a worn cam. That's the only issue that I can detect. In order to detect any other problems, I'll need the expertise of you guys.
Now that we've got that out of the way...
I did check the oil. Metal in it for sure. Very fine metal powder, but then again, I can see exactly where it came from- worn lifters and a very worn cam. So it came as no surprise.
The old cam that came out exhibited none of those issues- no serious wear, lifters never died on me. New cam went in, and the problems started on the second drive.
