Hey everyone. My Del Sol b16a3 looks to have a leaking cam seal. Is it refered to as a "cam cap seal"? I searched and can't find much... maybe i'm calling it something different?

The only solid thing I could find was an Integra DIY cam cap seal replacement. In the DIY it mentioned, that the honda units are pretty garbage, plastic and lacking an O-ring. That it's a common problem. Is this true? The author also mentioned buying an aftermarket unit, which was aluminum instead of plastic and had 2 O-rings on it. What would be the best way to go?

Thanks everyone.

If I should infact buy an aftermarket cam seal, does anyone know of a manufacturer to look for?

 

Oh, and to clarify... this is on the left side of the motor. By the vtec solenoid.

 

get yourself a "skunk2" camseal,i went for "password jdm" one after my engine
developed leak in same place.
its totally dry now.

 

I have never had a problem with a oem cam seal.
i infact do have a golden eagle one on my gsr swap and it shows no signs of leaking

 

oem ones are indeed plastic and junk, well, not junk but everyone of them start leaking at around 90-100k. the aftermarket ones look very nice and I guess IMO metal is better than plastic. just make sure you hondabond it before putting your new one on. Its 10-30bucks for an aftermarket one depending on brand.

 

just replace the orings everytime you remove it. running STR for years.

 

i have never had a problem with OEM. just run a bead of silicone over the top of it and in the head part where it seals and your fine.

 

i have a golden eagle triple o ring b series cam seal, unopened for sale 20bucks.
thats ten bucks cheaper than what i paid. Cant go wrong.

http://www.hondamarketplace.com/show....php?t=2665935

 

It's a piece of aluminum with O-rings, Blox or even some no-name eBay one would probably be fine.