I have my car in the shop right now and it has an oil leak, and they said im missing the cam plug in the REAR... does it really have one ? I did replace the cam and i didnt bother to take anything off of the old cam cuz i never knew there was such a thing on the back of them... lemme know thanks.

 

Must have been one hell of a leak,more like a pour if the plug was out.You musta put the cam in a little to hard to knock the plug out???

 

yeah it is alot, if i drive like 6 minutes i lose almost 2 quarts :P, but i put the cam in very gently, thing is it was a brand new cam from summit, and i dont know if it even came with one or if i was spose to take it out from the old one? who knows.. i bought the cc305, shoulda bought the 306, but i was afraid it needed more alterations
i reaaly wish i boughgt the 306

 

There is no rear "cam plug"
It's most likely your intake leaking or it could be the rear main seal but I would bet it's the intake.

 

That plug is behind the cam in its bore and should never touch the cam unless the cam was hit in some way to drive it out.It is like a freeze plug to seal up the cam bore. Now, there are 3 oil galley plugs around that big plug that could be leaking also.Those and the rear main seal are all that is back there in the bell housing.You might check the fitting where the oil pressure sending unit is and the rear of the intake,sometimes these will appear to be something in the bell housing leaking.

 

There is a "rear" cam plug.

 

Yea I can see the freeze plug you are talking about on my engine's pictures, but I meant there is nothing removable by simple means. I just never heard of cams taking one out on these cars.

 

There is a good 1/4" between the cam and this plug when installed right,the only way a cam can hit it is the front locking plate is screwed or the cam was hit to far back in it's hole to drive it out. That plug is a TIGHT fit like a freeze plug,it is not going to come out on it's own. Maybe the cam gear was not installed right and letting the cam have enough end play to get to it???? Maybe the cam gear is not all the way on???? Lord knows what kind of work goes on.