Rear main seal ?
04-08-2007, 03:20 PM
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Re: (envee)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by envee »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the rear main seal.</TD></TR></TABLE>
To be a little more helpful, if it's leaking badly, you will see oil around the clutch cover plate, if it's not as bad, oil will be inside the cover, possibly on or around the clutch components, or if it's minimal, you won't see it until you take off the clutch and flywheel and actually look at the main seal. That help?
To be a little more helpful, if it's leaking badly, you will see oil around the clutch cover plate, if it's not as bad, oil will be inside the cover, possibly on or around the clutch components, or if it's minimal, you won't see it until you take off the clutch and flywheel and actually look at the main seal. That help?
04-08-2007, 03:22 PM
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well I just wanted to know, cause where the tranny bolts up at the top by the thermostat housing, it looks like oil is coming out of the little holes on the tranny
04-08-2007, 06:59 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Diet coke boii »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where the tranny bolts to the block.
If it's leaking from the bottom thats a rear main seal leak.</TD></TR></TABLE>no It looks like its rt under the dizzy, where the top bolts on the tranny r, but the dizzy itself isnt leaking
If it's leaking from the bottom thats a rear main seal leak.</TD></TR></TABLE>no It looks like its rt under the dizzy, where the top bolts on the tranny r, but the dizzy itself isnt leaking
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04-08-2007, 07:05 PM
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Re: (hondachris1994)
If its leaking under the distributor thats not even close to the rear main. When the rear main goes bad oil will run down the block and puddle ontop of that little black flywheel cover under the trans/engine.
04-08-2007, 07:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by swappedcx »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If its leaking under the distributor thats not even close to the rear main. When the rear main goes bad oil will run down the block and puddle ontop of that little black flywheel cover under the trans/engine.</TD></TR></TABLE>where tyhe top bolts are on the tranny there is like 3 lil holes and it looks like oil is comin from there, but there is no oil coming underneath the dizzy, its comin out the side of the tranny
04-08-2007, 08:46 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by envee »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the rear main seal.</TD></TR></TABLE>
haha sorry I just had to laugh at that.
04-09-2007, 10:14 AM
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Re: (sageuvagony)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sageuvagony »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just remember... oil runs down.. not up.. will be waiting for them pics </TD></TR></TABLE>
04-09-2007, 10:23 AM
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Re: Rear main seal ? (hondachris1994)
If, and only IF you have Vtec... you can try the vtec solenoid. I had that leak on mine and it ran down and landed where you described. Just something to check. Its about a 15 minute/$20 fix if you go with OEM parts.
04-09-2007, 10:24 AM
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Re: Rear main seal ? (hondachris1994)
someone correct me if im wrong, but leaking oil under ur distributor is 90% ur distributor seal... the other 10% chance is that its leaking from ur valve cover gasket and you just havent inspected it properly... whoever said "oil goes down not up" pretty much solved this case with those few words... if ur rear main seal was bad ur undercarriage would look like this..
Good luck to whatever ur issue may be though, but IMO its not gonna cost u more than 15 bucks an 15 minutes to solve...
Good luck to whatever ur issue may be though, but IMO its not gonna cost u more than 15 bucks an 15 minutes to solve...
04-09-2007, 01:00 PM
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Re: (hondachris1994)
There is no oil cupply in that part of the trans it has to be left over from when you dizzy was leaking degease that area well and I bet it goess away
04-09-2007, 01:03 PM
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Yep take some carb cleaner to the area really well followed by some compressed air to dry it off.
Drive and inspect. If it comes back oily again then you have issues.
Have you been keeping an eye on oil level. If you are not burning/leaking oil it should stay at the line. If it is constantly low or goes down than you have an oil consumption problem.
Drive and inspect. If it comes back oily again then you have issues.
Have you been keeping an eye on oil level. If you are not burning/leaking oil it should stay at the line. If it is constantly low or goes down than you have an oil consumption problem.
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Re: (sauceja)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sauceja »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yep take some carb cleaner to the area really well followed by some compressed air to dry it off.
Drive and inspect. If it comes back oily again then you have issues.
Have you been keeping an eye on oil level. If you are not burning/leaking oil it should stay at the line. If it is constantly low or goes down than you have an oil consumption problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>yeah when it was leaking from the dizzy, it was consuming a lil oil and the oil; was all over the tranny, but ill try cleaning the area better and see what happens
Drive and inspect. If it comes back oily again then you have issues.
Have you been keeping an eye on oil level. If you are not burning/leaking oil it should stay at the line. If it is constantly low or goes down than you have an oil consumption problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>yeah when it was leaking from the dizzy, it was consuming a lil oil and the oil; was all over the tranny, but ill try cleaning the area better and see what happens
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