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Old 04-05-2015, 12:51 AM   #24
dnieves
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Torque Solutions cam plate

Last month I kept noticing a slight burning smell whenever I hit the throttle but would inexplicably instantly disappear. Thanks to this thread I was able to determine the source of my oil leak (light coating of oil towards the bottom edge of the cam plate!). Although this repair is covered by warranty there's no point in doing it unless they change the cover plate design as cleaning it and using new RTV will eventually fail again.


I rarely stray from OEM but I found a cam cover plate from Torque Solution that incorporates a high temp Viton O-ring and made from billet aluminum (in black or silver). For an aftermarket part that that serves a purpose & isn't easily visible in the engine bay it isn't ridiculously priced (like Raceseng). http://www.torquesolution.com/product-p/ts-cam-plts.htm

Very easy install (as detailed in the original cam plate post):
1. Remove three bolts from cam plate with a 11mm socket (easy) and pry off cam plate (takes a couple of minutes but it gets a lot easier from here).
2. Remove all oil and RTV from (engine) mating surface.
3. Smear a little engine oil on the O-ring, install cam plate with supplied 6mm Allen bolts and torque accordingly.


Unfortunately before checking with Torque Solution, I followed the installation instruction for another cam plate and put a bead of RTV on the mating surface of the area outside of the O-ring (not neccessary). After I finger tightening the cam plate I had to let the RTV set for an hour then torqued it and let it cure overnight. I haven't had any traces of a leak since!
Judging from the helpfulness of Torque Solutions' staff, ease & quality of the product I plan on making more purchases with them.
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Last edited by dnieves; 04-07-2015 at 07:25 PM.
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