2002 civic ex rear cam plug seal DIY
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Re: 2002 civic ex rear cam plug seal DIY
What is the cylinder shaped part that is directly to the left of this plug? Does the 3rd photo show the part removed? I'm new to working under the hood on my Civic and a bit cautious about removing parts to access other areas.
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Re: 2002 civic ex rear cam plug seal DIY
thats the egr valve, remove the electrical connector and then there should just be one nut holding it on. soak it in penetrating fluid before you try to remove it
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Had the Civic in for the airbag recall and the dealer wanted $280 to replace the rear cam seal plug. Unbelievable for a $10 part and 10 minutes.
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Wow, they are pretty proud of their labor to charge that much. My 01 had one leaking like a net, fortunately I have no EGR so it was in reality a one minute fix and a 10 spot and change for the part at a Honda dealer. Dry as a bone since.
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Sorry it took me so long to respond. That's the EGR valve as someone else said here. I believe I read somewhere else that only EX has it located here. So, if you have an LX the job will be even easier. Mine was kind of hard to unbolt so use a lot of penetrating oil. The parts were really cheap and it took care of a nasty oil leak!
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Got the plug in the mail last week, so I tackled this project over the weekend.
Couldn't find my long socket extension (must have lent it to someone), so I attempted to replace the old plug out without removing the EGR valve. Getting the plug out was fairly easy, prying with a tiny flat screwdriver and once the clips gave way, grabbing with needle nose pliers. Getting the new plug back in was not as simple, but it was possible. The tough part was holding the plug with the pliers without slipping and ruining the new o-ring. I held the plug with the pliers at a 45° angle to the opening, sliding it between the EGR valve and the engine while trying to get at least two of the clips inside the opening. After at least a dozen attempts losing grip with the pliers resulting in dropping the plug below the opening, I was finally able to hold it at the right angle and pop the remaining two plugs in.
While it is possible, I would not recommend using this method unless you're stuck in a bind and don't have a long socket extension to remove the EGR valve nuts.
Couldn't find my long socket extension (must have lent it to someone), so I attempted to replace the old plug out without removing the EGR valve. Getting the plug out was fairly easy, prying with a tiny flat screwdriver and once the clips gave way, grabbing with needle nose pliers. Getting the new plug back in was not as simple, but it was possible. The tough part was holding the plug with the pliers without slipping and ruining the new o-ring. I held the plug with the pliers at a 45° angle to the opening, sliding it between the EGR valve and the engine while trying to get at least two of the clips inside the opening. After at least a dozen attempts losing grip with the pliers resulting in dropping the plug below the opening, I was finally able to hold it at the right angle and pop the remaining two plugs in.
While it is possible, I would not recommend using this method unless you're stuck in a bind and don't have a long socket extension to remove the EGR valve nuts.
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It's good practice to remove the valve cover to gain eccess to the cam end cap seal. Reason being is there's always a possibility of breaking off the end cap's plastic tabs during removal and/or installation which could cause damage to the engine if not realized right away.
I replaced the end cap seal and valve cover gasket and adjusted valve's on my mom's '04 Civic last year. I ended up removing (and cleaning) the EGR vlave as well for better access to the cap seal. I also applied some Hondabond to cap seal but, may have worked just as well without it. Either way..it solved the oil leak. Also returned the vealve's to spec that were out of spec.
I replaced the end cap seal and valve cover gasket and adjusted valve's on my mom's '04 Civic last year. I ended up removing (and cleaning) the EGR vlave as well for better access to the cap seal. I also applied some Hondabond to cap seal but, may have worked just as well without it. Either way..it solved the oil leak. Also returned the vealve's to spec that were out of spec.
