so my car has been leaking alot of oil lately and saw it was leaking from the bottom of the cam seal. but when I drive the car it leaks alot. is it possible for the cam seal to leak that much?

 

Is this a trick question? The cam seal is leaking. Who cares how much oil is leaking? Change it.

 

I know but I don't know if the head gasket is leaking because it pools up on the headgasket

 

are you sure it's not the vtec solenoid gasket?

 

im talking about the cam seals on the other side of the head. next to the timing belt

 

So if I understand this issue correctly, you haven't changed out a KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART because something else MIGHT be defective also but you haven't verified whether it is or not?

 

yep. I just don't want to change the seals and then put everything back together and have it be something else. i guess ill just have to try it

 

That thinking is just not wise. That would be similar to being and sick and NOT going to the doctor because he's going to tell you that you're sick.

 

Nah, it's like not going to the dr when your sick because you think you have two different illnesses

 

Either way you're still sick. Not going to the doctor won't make you well. Fix the immediate issue before worrying abuou what could be wrong

 

And if it's the hg, your going to have to take off more.

So your saying you rather do everything to pull the head and shave the head then put it back on just incase it MIGHT be the hg. And waste the money

 

If you think it's the headgasket at least do a compression test. As for the leaky seal you have no choice but to replace it if you want to stop spewing oil all over the place.

 

Who's saying that? I'm saying that you need to fix the apparent problem. You know the seal is faulty. Replace it. There are other ways to check the integrity of the headgasket that don't require disassembling anything.

 

That's what I'm saying too just in a more confusing way I guess, lol

 

Oh. Yeah. I don't understand the thinking that I know somethings broken but I don't want to fix it in case I find something in worse condition.