left rear cam

[gbianchi]

never seen this mentioned before, on the rear of the left/drivers side cam there is a black rubber plug it has no bolts or nuts holding it on. my 90 legacy is leaking oil from that plug, confirmed that its there by wiping and rechecking. while at the jyard I tried removing one to learn how they are attached, no luck. There must be a seal there correct? Anyhow thanks for reading about my trouble, help!?........G

[SiCkSTi04]

after finishing my rebuild months ago i found it to have some play and caused leaking there too. like you, i went to local junkyard to find a replacement. all the engines i found did NOT have any play.
so i took the valve off, cam and gotta extension which i covered with a towel to pervert damage to the plug. i stuck it in through the vavle cover opening and just taped it out slowly. its been 6 months and still no leaks
i would recommend getting a new one to be on the safe side tho. no sealant is applied.

[shtbxr22]

get a new one. they are one time use only.

[gbianchi]

wow thanks guys, so just to be clear I would need to pull the head and remove the cam and tap out the plug and tap in a new one!! Yikes thats a hole lotta work for a leak! Bummer, thanks again...G

[SiCkSTi04]

no you dont need to remove the head, i just pulled the cam out of the head abit to give me enough space to tap the plug out from inside. (remember i was reusing a used plug from a junker)

if your plug is anything like mine then you should be able to just use your hand to pop it out. but to save you time, just use a normal screw and tap it in the middle of the plug then pull it out that way maybe using some pliers

[gbianchi]

O K thanks again, when I get fired up about stopping the leaks I put this info to work. This board is most excellent