Rb26 -advise On Cam Seals

[Guest snotass]

Gents,

stock seal on exhaust side not handeling the heat and crank case presure - who knows where the best seals are under these types of conditions . There is nothing wrong with the installation other than what i have mentioned .

Any direction in respect to where i can purchase appreciated.

thanks

[RPMGTR]

The standard seals are excellent and never leak on a good engine.

You must have some other issue.

[unique1]

hey dave i had a leaking seal too and it was from not putting some gasket goo on the front cam cap to seal the 2 little slits in it, the workshop manual doesnt even mention it needs it but its been on every motor ive pulled apart and worked perfect, maybe this isnt it but just thought it was worth a mention.

cant wait to see it out of the track too, i have been keeping a keen eye out for it every meet

[T04GTR]

yeah. genuine is best. dabs of threebond under the cam caps is a must aswell. you are talking about the camshaft seal? not the valve stem seals?

[Guest snotass]

hey dave i had a leaking seal too and it was from not putting some gasket goo on the front cam cap to seal the 2 little slits in it, the workshop manual doesnt even mention it needs it but its been on every motor ive pulled apart and worked perfect, maybe this isnt it but just thought it was worth a mention.

cant wait to see it out of the track too, i have been keeping a keen eye out for it every meet

Thanks for the info - engine dyno'd this week - ust over 1000 hp at 29 lb - plenty left - just the cam seal issue.

[Guest snotass]

yeah. genuine is best. dabs of threebond under the cam caps is a must aswell. you are talking about the camshaft seal? not the valve stem seals?

Front cam shaft seal

[Guest snotass]

The standard seals are excellent and never leak on a good engine.

You must have some other issue.

Point taken - may be i do/

[PM-R33]

Stupid question i know but sometimes the most simple things can be the cause. Are the seals around the right way?

[Guest snotass]

Stupid question i know but sometimes the most simple things can be the cause. Are the seals around the right way?

Not a silly question - but yes they are. Bought some HT Vitons today - should do the trick.

[SilverCal]

Not a silly question - but yes they are. Bought some HT Vitons today - should do the trick.

Yeah the vitons will be heaps better if you are suffering from external heat issues, they are alot more heat resitant than the nitrile ones! you could also pull the spring out of the back of them and shorten it a little to put a bit more tension on it if it needs it..