I just recieved my oem cam seals from honda and it looks totally different from the one on the diy on team-integra forum. i have part #12513-p72-003. is this the "new" design?

 

Hmmm I just ordered mine yesterday and got the same one as you did, maybe the one on TI is aftermarket, like STR or Golden Eagle.

 

So that is the new design of the cam plug seal. I heard that they have the rubber o-ring like the aftermarket ones. These are for 96 and newer Integra models, but they should work on previous years also.

 

Ditch those and get an aluminum one. Not just for the looks but they do a better job in sealing. Although cheaper, the OE seals suck. either that or use a crap load of Honda-bond.

 

+1 on the Honda Bond, I'll be using a shitload.

 

Have you used the new design? If not, how do you know it sucks? I know the aftermarket ones work, but since Honda put an effort to improve their cam plug seal design, they might last much longer now. Maybe its worth $5 to try instead of $30 for aftermarket.

 

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please don't use a "shitload". that is such bogus advise. you should never overload on liquid gasket.

anyway, my OE cam seal never leaked ('96 RS). but i replaced it anyway when i did my timing belt job several months back, so i think it may have been the same as the seal pictured above. looks solid. i doubt it'll ever leak.

$5 &gt; $30

 

i went with OEM cause its only $5.00 and it looks like it has been improved. sure is better thank forking out $30 for a damn cam seal with "STR" written on it. thanks for replies guys.

 

Alright all you people hating on this part w/o ever using it need to stop talking about what you don't know.

My original cam seal was leaking when I did a tune-up on my car at around 125K miles or so. It was the original rubber cam plug. I replaced it with this newer-designed plug (pictured above), and now, over 4 years and nearly 125K more miles later, it still does not leak one bit.