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Originally Posted by Jesubi11
What is involved with doing the cam seals. I know you guys are right but I really don't have the money right now to "throw"  parts at my car right now. |
Well, once the timing belt comes off, you have to take off the cam sprockets (all 4 on the WRX, as opposed to just the two on the SVX), then pull out the seals that are behind them and replace with new ones. You're supposed to have a special tool for pressing in the new ones, but I've always gotten by with just the butt-end of a big screwdriver and taking my time.
However, unless the seals are already leaking, I wouldn't bother changing them. My SVX rolled over 220,000 miles and the passenger side cam seal has been leaking for at least the last 10k miles. Now that it's getting bad enough to leave a puddle on the floor of the garage, I'm finally replacing it. It's not a super-critical seal or anything... even if it's leaking a little, it's not the end of the world until it's making a mess or draining enough oil to have to constantly top off the motor.