caterham VX rear camshaft oil seal

caterham VX rear camshaft oil seal

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767andrew

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2 posts

46 months

Thursday 28th May 2020
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Had a bit of an oil leak and discovered it was coming from the rear camshaft seal. Replaced the seal with a Payen NB807 Which seemed like a good fit but still got the leak. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks Andy.

the_stoat

504 posts

210 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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On the assumption it is a C20XE it took me 5 attemps to sort this. In the end I got the seal from Vauxhall, smeared some Vauxhall sealant on the outside, part number 90485251, and made up a tool to ensure it was pushed in flat. I have no idea why some blocks seem to leak and some do not. My previous build had no such issue.

snapper seven

713 posts

213 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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From the exhaust cam? Yes mine does this. Best I have got it to is a tiny weep which I can just about live with.

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767andrew

Original Poster:

2 posts

46 months

Friday 26th June 2020
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Its a 1.8 8v Vauxhall. Just ordered seal number 3 will try this with some main dealer sealant. I suppose i just keep trying until something works.