7mge Cam Seal .. Again

[SupraStoked]

Hi guys,


Ive already replaced my passenger side cam seal once this year because of it leaking pretty badly. And now, I have to do it again. Why might it be that it keeps leaking like this?? If you think it might be because of me not seating it correctly, ill have pictures up tomorrow of how the current one looks. I replaced both cam seals last time and the drivers side isn't leaking at all.

Thanks in advance

 

[hvyman]

Toyota seals?

Are you putting it in the same spot? Like how far it's pressed in. Any worn spots on the cam where it sits.

 

[SupraStoked]

I didn't put in Toyota seals actually..
Ill go for that this time. And i do believe there was a tiny bit of scarring where the seal sits, not sure though. Are they supposed to be put all the way to the back of their seat?

 

[hvyman]

The don't have to be. Just need to be all the way in. If there flush with head that's fine as well.

 

[SupraStoked]

Alright thanks. But is there any way i should go about removing the seal that would generally be the 'safest' in terms of not scoring the head?

 

[SupraStoked]

Heres the image of the seals. As you can see theres a drip mark left underneath the left cam and the right side is completely dry.

 

[hvyman]

I use screw drivers but they make seal pullers as well.

 

[SupraStoked]

Where could I get a seal puller that would fit this seal?

 

[SupraStoked]

Nvm found one at sear. I didn't realize the puller was just a general tool. Thanks again.

 

[SupraStoked]

Is there some kind of grease I'm supposed to put on the seal once its installed?

 

[jetjock]

...Why might it be that it keeps leaking like this?? ..

 

[Poodles]

Looks more like the cap is leaking...

 

[SupraStoked]

The cap?

 

[hvyman]

Cam cap.

 

[SupraStoked]

Its probably just the pic to be honest. When i expected it, it was obvious the oil was coming out of the lower part of the seal.

The new seal is in and I went with toyota just to be safe. I ran the engine for ten minutes until it reached operating temp, and then ran it for another 2-3 minutes. No leaks detected as of now. I'll update as necessary if i see it leaking again.

 

[SupraStoked]

I meant inspected**
Not 'expected' in the first part of that last post

 

[dubsupra209]

Hey use Toyota seals I had some evergreen gasket kit brand new an i replaced mine. Starting leaking instantly so I just went to Toyota and bought new ones they had them in stock. Never leaked since this was about 4 months ago

 

[SupraStoked]

Thanks for the info man, the toyota gasket went in a lot easier than the non-toyota ones too. I hope it holds up!

 

[xmaxjetplane]

Suprastoked do you have pics of the cams without the seals? Just curious because I'm trying to use the caps off of my ge head on a gte head.

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[hvyman]

The heads are the same. That being said you generally never want to swap caps from head to head as there line bored to that head only.