Help Rear camshaft cover

Help, just changed the camshaft left hand non timing end seals.

It would appear in the past a previous person has not put the cover plate back and only the right angle bracket on the rear cam. This means a small area of the cam end is open.

Am I going mad or should there be a cover plate then the bracket?

If so by some miracle does anyone have on laying about or an old scrap K series engine?

Cant imagine I will get one from a salvage yard.

This thing is costing a fortune. We are now about 2 months in, so far

2 slave / master clutch units (fitting out with a parts supplier over one)
One clutch
New rocker cover gasket
Cam seal non timing end
Rear exhaust
VC coupling and bearings

Think I will be homeless at this rate if the car doesn't drive soon.
Sorry if this is in the wrong place.:lalala:

Tia only a bit of tin plate , you could make one from the end of a bean tin, make sure you fit the seals dry or they will leak again

are you talking about the right hand side of the engine if so that's where the coil goes with that cover on the bracket.

I made a plate last night did it with the angel grinder from some 1mm zintec, crude has done the job and you can see it with the cam sensor bracket back in place

My K series has a plate half covering the back seal and nothing covering the front seal. Been fine since I got it (apart from leaking) but will probably make a plate for it.

freelance said:

Tia only a bit of tin plate , you could make one from the end of a bean tin, make sure you fit the seals dry or they will leak again

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I was told to always oil a seal before putting it in and did so with mine. I'll keep an eye on it and if it does leak again I have a few spares. would it not be very difficult to insert dry?

It's the pink seals that need fitting dry( perhaps terra cotta, not pink! )

titchfield9 said:

Help, just changed the camshaft left hand non timing end seals.

It would appear in the past a previous person has not put the cover plate back and only the right angle bracket on the rear cam. This means a small area of the cam end is open.

Am I going mad or should there be a cover plate then the bracket?

If so by some miracle does anyone have on laying about or an old scrap K series engine?

Cant imagine I will get one from a salvage yard.

This thing is costing a fortune. We are now about 2 months in, so far

2 slave / master clutch units (fitting out with a parts supplier over one)
One clutch
New rocker cover gasket
Cam seal non timing end
Rear exhaust
VC coupling and bearings

Think I will be homeless at this rate if the car doesn't drive soon.
Sorry if this is in the wrong place.:lalala:

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