Cam phaser having a retention feature for aiding assembly

A method of assembling a cam phaser, the method comprising:

• positioning a stator, a rotor, a locking cover, and a check valve plate with respect to each other such that:
• a plurality of first openings in the stator, locking cover, and check valve plate are aligned for receiving a fastener,
• a plurality of second openings in the locking cover are aligned with a plurality of valve elements of the check valve plate;
• and
• a third opening in the check valve plate is aligned with a receiving feature in the locking plate such that a locking pin on the rotor is configured to extend through the third opening into the receiving feature,
• wherein positioning the check valve plate with at least one of the stator or the locking cover includes inserting one or more tabs on a first component into one or more indentations on a second component in order to align the first and second components with each other.