how can you tell wich cam is intake or exaust?

Asked by Jeremy Sep 27, 2015 at 02:27 AM about the 2002 Saturn S-Series

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i think i got my cams mixed up in my 2002 saturn sl2  how can you identify the
cam so you know wich one is the intake and the other exuast  before i reinstal
them

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Well I would think the lobs on the cams line up different to the exhaust & intake valves. You look at the location of the valve, the ones over the exhaust ports, where the exhaust manifold is bolted to the head, of coarse are exhaust valves.

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