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Had the notorious cam plate leak fixed under warranty at RRG a couple of months ago and it's already leaking again. Has anyone got any longer term experience of after market ones that will hold up better?

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Been waiting to see if mine will become a problem as it was apparent on another car I test drove befor buying mine. Couldn't find many aftermarket ones on sale in the uk.

Found this CNC machined plate complete with O-ring and bolts...

https://www.bingabinga.co.uk/solution-billet-cam-plate-red-fits-for-subaru-brz-scion-fr-s-2013.html

but it's far from a trustworthy looking site 😬

Don't think the afermarket plate is worth it though, having read this...

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117116

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Is it issue at all, if leak is very slight and not enough oil gets through during change intervals to need any additional oil? In my eyes it's something i wouldn't care about, just some extra dirtyness in place i don't see :)

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2 hours ago, Church said:

Is it issue at all, if leak is very slight and not enough oil gets through during change intervals to need any additional oil? In my eyes it's something i wouldn't care about, just some extra dirtyness in place i don't see :)

The car I test drove was dripping straight onto the exhaust! It was quite bad and filled the cabin with a really bad burning smell whenever stopped at junctions/traffic lights etc 😬

I know some situations can warrant a degree of ignorance, but this one really needs to be fixed when it shows up!

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