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The camshaft carrier — sometimes called the camshaft bearing ladder or upper cylinder head — is the machined aluminium casting that sits above the cylinder head and houses the camshaft bearing journals on DOHC and some single-cam engines. It is line-bored with the cylinder head as a matched pair, which means the carrier and head must be replaced together if bearing journals are damaged. Oil is delivered to the cam bearings through drillings in the carrier, so a cracked or warped carrier can cause oil starvation and rapid camshaft wear. CarParts247 carries replacement camshaft carriers for a range of European and Asian engines.
Because the camshaft carrier is a precision casting matched to the head, failures are relatively rare but severe when they occur. Most problems stem from improper torque on the carrier bolts, impact damage, or oil sludge blocking the internal galleries.
Always replace the camshaft carrier gasket with a new part — reusing a compressed gasket almost always results in an immediate oil leak. Torque the carrier bolts in the specified sequence and in multiple stages, typically building from the centre outwards. A fresh set of camshaft oil seals should be fitted at the same time.
Commonly searched OE numbers fitting Camshaft Carrier from the TecDoc catalogue.
