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replacing camshaft seal

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:30 pm
by LyricsNLines
ok I have a leak coming from that area. I went to pep boys and bought a seal set which comes with 2 seals. 1 blue and 1 black, I see where the blue one goes but where does the black one go? Do I loosen the hex type bolt on the camshaft?

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:35 pm
by occasional demons
I'm assuming it is the sprocket end? Without a link/pics it is hard to say, but I will assume one is for the CPS and one for the belt end. One should be about 2" in diameter (CPS) and the other maybe 1.5" in dia.? (Belt end)

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:38 pm
by LyricsNLines
We'll yea, I only have the battery out and was able to get the sensor removed with just that. Now I have seals in my new packet. A standard slim blue seal, and a black seal with a circular spring on the back of it, and I dont see where it goes.

[I'm above the throttle body, in between the head and the battery]

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:16 pm
by occasional demons
black seal with a circular spring on the back of it
That one would require removal of the cam sprocket. May as well slap on a timing belt while you're there. Or save it for when you do the belt.

I'm guessing the thin one goes in the CPS.
With out seeing it, only a guess.

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:28 pm
by occasional demons
CPS seal:
titansxt wrote: Image
quicksilvr wrote:. In this picture (my car) you can see the cam seal...obviously not accessible unless the inner timing cover is off.

Image

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:51 pm
by ZeroChad
The sprocket side seal is much harder to get installed too. Its the same type of seal as the crankshaft/oil pump seal.