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Old 02-15-2004, 03:27 PM
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i took off my distributor cap and there was oil in it. do u guys think its the cam seal?? is that easy to fix? has anyone changed theres??
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haven't changed one but heard that it only cost's $5-$10 from Honda and it's really not that hard to do.....
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yeah, i bought the seal already. does anyone know a site to where i can get detailed instructions on how to install one fora 00 civic si?? thanks
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http://icelord.net/honda/repair/
Old 02-16-2004, 09:46 PM
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cant find it. u know another site??
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It's not hard at all. Just take the valve cover off and look at the cam seal part and take the 2 top bolts off and pop it off. Do a search , has been covered plenty of times thats why you haven't gotten to many replies.
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i've done the search and still cant find it. also does anyone know what the name is of the hondabond that they sell like at autozone??
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There is some grey stuff VatoZone sells, that is similar to Hondabond. I would replace it with a GE cam plug, they are fairly cheap and worth the extra few bucks. I JUST replaced mine like 2 weeks ago with an OEM unit and it was leaking again. Replaced it with a GE one 2 days ago and not a bit of a leak.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Silverbeast &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There is some grey stuff VatoZone sells, that is similar to Hondabond. I would replace it with a GE cam plug, they are fairly cheap and worth the extra few bucks. I JUST replaced mine like 2 weeks ago with an OEM unit and it was leaking again. Replaced it with a GE one 2 days ago and not a bit of a leak.</TD></TR></TABLE>

GE = golden eagle?

also, c-speedracing.com has an article on changing cams and I think it would tell u how to change the cam seal as one of the steps.
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Yes, the golden eagle cam plug seal.
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use the GE
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get the GE or STR. they both work well. OEM cam seals are notriose for leaking even if you do use a sealant...
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i just figured out that the intake cam doesnt have a seal, right?? its leaking into the distributor somehow
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Default Re: (bluesi00)

If you have oil on your distributor it's not because of the cam seal.

There's a seal on the distributor shaft that needs to be changed. It looks like an o-ring. In fact, I think it's called distributor o-ring.
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lol, thanks. i took everything apart and now i see it. could it be that my distributor messed up?? i cant rev past 6k
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get a new cap and rotor. that moght help.
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