Jonathan_ED3

STR makes one, it says it holds better than the stock ones (which seem to leak easily). should i go for it? b18b1. how hard an install is the came seal? it's the one in front of the distributor towards the front of the car. thanks.

NOSed_b18b

Your stock one should be adequate. Just slab on a lil liquid gasket. It's easy to replace though. Just unbolt that last cam holder tower, and the seal comes right off.

Erik_Pb_Foot

Might as well get the STR since it at least looks nice... I think they are saying it will hold better since it's metal, but I don't know. Either way you go, use some liquid gasket just to be safe. Personally, I'd get the STR.

Jonathan_ED3

unbolt the last cam holder tower? please explain.

zojirushi

yeah please explain... i'm in need a new cam seal as well

MrBite

Speaking of cam seals...does anyone know the procedure for a B18C1 (I'm guessing the C5 is the same)?? Helms makes it look like you have to loosen all the valves to relieve tension on the cam, then basically take the whole freakin' cam out...that's a little more than I'd planned on doing...is there a way around this? I'm gonna keep asking you guys untill i get an answer

Jonathan_ED3

ah what the crap? take out the entire cam????? heck no!!!!! someone please explain! cuz if it's that involved, i'm going to take it to a shop! i don't trust my backyard mechanic skills

acuraintegraman

i haven't looked in my helm in a while and i just remember off the top of my head for my LS and it wasn't that hard. after taking the valve cover off, you remove one of the cam holder things. i don't know the exact name of it, but it's held in by 2 bolts if i remember correctly. then the old cam seal comes off, replace with new one, then bolt the cam holder thing back and put vavle cover back on. don't forget honda bond on the valve. took about 15mins

Tanner

Yeah I would recomend the STR cam seal, the factory plastic one sucks thats why its leaking in the first place I replaced mine with STR and not a prob since that was over a year ago, just take the valve cover off and you can see what to do from there, remeber not to over torque the bolts when you put them back on, and dont forget the sealent.

Jonathan_ED3

yeah, every single honda i've had (4 now) has leaked from the stock cam seal. anwyay, anybody know the correct torque specs for that cam holder (i know what you're talking about...don't know the name..lol)? and then the torque specs for the valve cover? b18b1


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MrBite

Bump...

valve cover torque spec is 9.8 N-m...not sure about the cam cover thing though

HiRevn

Mine is leaking too. Do you have to replace two cam seals (since there's two cams)?

KraZyCHOWMEIN

you only need to replace one, on the intake camshaft its sealed by the distributor housing....