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04-24-2015, 08:29 PM | #1 |
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OIL LEAK STILL PRESENT AFTER INSTALLING NAMELESS PERFORMANCE PLATE
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I've been battling this pesky leaky cam plate issue for over a year now. I've had it into the dealer 3 times only to have it leak on the way home from the dealer the last time! At that point I decided to buy the Nameless Performance Cylinder Head Cover/Oil Leak Delete Kit. I removed the stock plate and cleaned the mating surfaces with a red brillo pad, which works great for removing RTV gasket material while being less chemically than a solvent and less abrasive than a putty knife. I had the car on my lift so I had a great view from underneath the car to make sure all the surfaces were clean. It still leaked. Nameless even sent out a second plate to see if the first one was the issue but it still leaks. My question is this: Has anyone had a similar experience trying to eliminate this leak and if you were able to stop it, how did you do it? I've read up on this topic quite a bit over the last year and have read through most of the threads on this forum pertaining to it but I haven't seen anyone have the problem AFTER installing an aftermarket plate such as Nameless or Raceseng. PLEASE HELP - Pete |
04-24-2015, 09:19 PM | #2 |
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Did you use gasket sealant when you put the plate back on? I left mine to dry for 24 hours before driving the car and it hasn't leaked since.
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04-24-2015, 09:30 PM | #3 |
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http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84656
Get Raceseng's plate. No problems with mine. Tried the Nameless one was a waste of money, looked cool though... |
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Need aftermarket cam plate. The factory one is not good enough.
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I haven't used rtv gasket yet but that's the next step. I plan to do that tomorrow. I was just surprised to see it leaking immediately after. I didn't think I'd need to supplement with rtv as they advertise it as guaranteed to not leak.
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You're not using RTV and are surprised it's leaking.
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Well I guess I'll see how rallysportdirect.com customer service handles my warranty request. |
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You have to use some sort of formed in place gasket.
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Oh that's strange, didn't realize that. The Raceseng one uses RTV and it fixed my leak. Obviously they're wrong or people are installing it wrong.
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Anyways Raceseng FTW, zero issues for several months now. |
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Thanks for all the input folks. I am going to return the Nameless plate and I ordered the Raceseng plate yesterday. This should fix the leak. I'll post up when I finish.
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UPDATE - I installed the Raceseng plate last week and so far have had zero drips. And Rallysportdirect.com is going to take care of me on the Nameless plate that didn't work. I continue to be impressed with their stellar customer service!
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