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Old Sep 9, 2025 | 02:26 PM
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copper grease on the exhaust valves

i just sprayed soem copper grease on my exhaust valves.
its good no? next time i will put some lithium grease. i never lubricated these before.-
 

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Old Sep 9, 2025 | 03:19 PM
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Are you talking about the muffler bypass valves? I imagine anything you apply for lubrication will just burn/blow/wash off. The shaft of the valve is in a bushing in the valve body. Those typically aren't meant to have additional lubrication.
 
Old Sep 9, 2025 | 03:48 PM
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Yes it might be then. Here it is. Thanks for replying.

do you know how to reach the exhaust
valves then? With lithium grease is ok?

 

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Old Sep 10, 2025 | 07:30 AM
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Copper grease will burn off the first time you get the car up to operating temperature.
I don't even want to imagine the huge, foul smelling cloud of smoke that it will produce.
 
Old Sep 10, 2025 | 10:34 AM
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Well thank you. I cleaned it up.
i m good to clean my rear bumper now from.underneath....
 

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Old Jan 17, 2026 | 07:07 AM
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The grease in the copper grease will burn off, leaving the copper. The copper will keep the steel parts from galling. It is exactly what I would use on the rods & cranks (though I wouldn't spray any into the vacuum housing where the rod goes in. If any of that is stiff, a bit of red rubber grease would probably be more appropriate there.
 



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