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??

 

haven't changed one but heard that it only cost's $5-$10 from Honda and it's really not that hard to do.....

 

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

 

http://icelord.net/honda/repair/

 

cant find it. u know another site??

 

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.

 

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??

 

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.

 

<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.

 

Yes, the golden eagle cam plug seal.

 

use the GE

 

get the GE or STR. they both work well. OEM cam seals are notriose for leaking even if you do use a sealant...

 

i just figured out that the intake cam doesnt have a seal, right?? its leaking into the distributor somehow

 

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.

 

lol, thanks. i took everything apart and now i see it. could it be that my distributor messed up?? i cant rev past 6k

 

get a new cap and rotor. that moght help.