oil leak cam seals again

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christiansho

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you did vent all vacuum lines from the crankcase and also where the throtle body sucks in it.... right??? having turbo and supercharger creates a vacuum the other way if you dont blowing alot of the seals out and causing leaks...
 

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you did vent all vacuum lines from the crankcase and also where the throtle body sucks in it.... right??? having turbo and supercharger creates a vacuum the other way if you dont blowing alot of the seals out and causing leaks...

True. Also blow by will create a lot of pressure doing the same.

Never had a seal leak on me and if faced with the rear one leaking, would take the valve cover and cam cap off to replace it and once the cam cap is back on, gently tap it to get it to seat. The Rotunda tool kit has a plastic seal installer that fits over the camshaft to prevent any damage to the lip and I'd invest in that and the whole kit. And the best assembly lubricant to use when working on engines IMO is Lubriplate. It's makes seal installation easy and it doesn't run off. Installed a rear main seal using it and it slipped over the crank with such ease, I thought there was something wrong with it.
 
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