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Avoid Valve Disasters - Mahle

The Fault - Valve spring installed at an angle

An uneven valve spring assembly causes unequal compression, leading to bending when the valve opens due to camshaft movement.

The valve fractures at the lowest groove

The fracture starts at the top of the third groove and runs across the valve shaft.

Pressure marks can be seen in the cylinder head

There are uneven pressure marks on the contact surfaces of the valve spring in the cylinder head.

This leads to a broken valve

The fracture surface exhibits the typical structure of a forced rupture.