OK SOOOOOOO....i got the thing overhauled new motor right?????? I think not...somethings goofy here tho. i had the guy who did the rebuild replace the seal once. i ran it.. sure as **** same leak. so he tells me he talked to a mazda tech who old him that once you disturb the cam cap its never right so u gotta silicone the thing. so i had him do it again silicone and everything. so i ran it again it leaks. i got pics of what this ****er tried to do...i gotta load them onto the comp. but anywho. i then went ahead and did the ****in seal myself and let me tell u ill load hte pics in a min its ridiculous....but does anyone know of anything...i searced indentifix if anyone is familiar...anyideas let me know. i have pics in the albums section

 

Which engine? The seals on my 1.5 are fairly easy to replace by just removing the valve cover.

 

2.0. DOHC. NON Turbo Already replaced them twice. The second time i siliconed around the seal and the parting edges where the cap meets the head.

 

Sorry for the bad luck. I just replaced mine along with some other stuff on my car and they are holding well. I got them as a part of a top end rebuild gasket set, and the instructions said to apply grease when installing. I used some blue teflon bearing grease on the cam surface and the outer diameter and it has worked well, no issues.

Dumb question - are you installing the ring with the groove facing out or in? Certainly the groove should be facing in. Also I noticed that when I installed mine the inner diameter hangs on the cam and rolls outward as you slide it on. I had to work it back and forth a little in order to let the edge roll back into place

 

Thanks...but ive been a professional mechanic since 2005 now...and im VERY **** when it comes to gettin **** put back together correctly...i hate comebacks...i learned very early at the ford dealership if u got a comeback...your not makin any money....and nothing has changed since then...i have mitchell on demand, identifix and a boss whos been a mechanic for 30+yrs at my desposal to make sure i get these cars fixed correctly...i just dont know why this car gotta be such a pain in the ***