jdmes

just noticed today that oil was leaking from my car hoping that it would only be an oil pan gasket leak checked it out and saw that it was dripping from the front side corner in between the head and the block. automatically i knew it was a headgasket problem, but heres my problem it wasnt leaking the day before only until my friend put cams into my car.
could it be that he didnt torque one of the bolts properly for the cams??
just wanted to know if its a possibility that one of the bolts which hold the camshafts down could cause the leak
thanks

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

could be the cam seal on the distributor side, or the distributor o-ring, or the vtec solenoid seal could be leaking....cam seals leaking is sort of common on the b-series engines.

jdmes

if so wouldnt it be leaking from the dizzy side? the side its leaking from is the timing belt side

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

well, i just figured you were talking about the dizzy side seeing as you didn't mention anything about which side its leaking from.
But there are 2 rubber cam seals on the timing belt side that maybe ur buddy didn't put onto the new cams, or maybe they're just old and leaky.

chris_v2

you should always replace the cam seals when changing the cams. Just put a bit of white grease or oil on the inside so they arent dry and toss some new ones on. NAPA sells them for 9$ each list.