Ok i replaced my camseal about 1 month ago. I look in the engine bay and it still seems like its leaking. Is there a proper way to seat the cam seal? I just kinda pushed it in but it sits flush.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by immalooser &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ok i replaced my camseal about 1 month ago. I look in the engine bay and it still seems like its leaking. Is there a proper way to seat the cam seal? I just kinda pushed it in but it sits flush.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Gotta put some sealant(hondabond,etc..) where the seal goes into.

 

no sealant! you need to use the proper tool to seat the seal. if you don't have that tool, find a large socket that's the same diameter as the seal and use that to gently tap the seal into place.

 

I used honda bond on my cam seal with no special way of seating it and no leaks here.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by notoriousB &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no sealant! you need to use the proper tool to seat the seal. if you don't have that tool, find a large socket that's the same diameter as the seal and use that to gently tap the seal into place.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You obviously never replaced a Honda Cam seal. There is no special tool. You have to use an oil sealant. and place the seal in place. Its not like a regular bearing seal.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cb7-R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You obviously never replaced a Honda Cam seal. There is no special tool. You have to use an oil sealant. and place the seal in place. Its not like a regular bearing seal.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you obviously don't know what you're talking about. I've built an entire F23 engine from scratch and there certainly is a special tool, and you don't use any sealant.

from the helms manual:

 

Did you use a genuine Honda seal? If it's aftermarket seal it could be a right hand seal.
if you scored the camshaft prying out the old seal you'll need to use some 600 grit sand paper to clean it up, but it still might leak.

 

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you obviously don't know what you're talking about. I've built an entire F23 engine from scratch and there certainly is a special tool, and you don't use any sealant.

from the helms manual:
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I'll see your Helms guide and raise you a Honda TSB on cam seal installation.

Special tool. No sealant.

 

i think cb7-R is thinking of the h22 cam seal

 

Wow good info. Looks like i'll have to go back in there to change the seal again. The last time i changed it i did use a oem honda seal.

Looking at the TSB, it says that i can remove the cam gear without removing the timing belt? Is that true?

 

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that was what i was thinking too, on the distributor side which i hear is a common problem on h22's

 

Thats what I thought he was talking about. Apologies. (had my H for over 4 years now)

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