Cam seals: ptfe or rubber?

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Morning chaps!

I have a weep on a cam seal which I need to change.

A little digging finds that there are 2 types of cam seals.

A hard case plastic seal with a ptfe inner ring around the cam

And an older type rubber seal with a sprung inner ring.

The type I removed when I stripped my old head down where the rubber type.

The type I fitted recently supplied by the dealer were the ptfe type, and Damn fiddly to get onto the Cams without damaging the seal. Something I obviously didn't do as well as I'd thought :laugh:

Does anyone have any part numbers for the rubber type?

Would anyone advise strongly for or against one particular type?

I'm currently inclined to source a rubber type as that's what I've had good experiences with in the past.

All thoughts appreciated.

:racer:
 
Fear not chaps. Solved it.

Elring make a PTFE one.

Corteco make a rubber one.

Looked at both in ECP. hate the PTFE type. B

ought rubber