swizz977

its right under the dizzy its not coming from the dizzy its on the left side

jdmadam

iTrader: (2)

Are you burning alot of oil? Is your oil milky or do you have oil in your coolant? It could probably be a head gasket.

JDM-Punk

10 bucks says its your distributor seal

Deetz

This.....and/or your head gasket is sweating coolant

swizz977

no its not my distributor seal my oil isnt milky and i dont burn oil or have it in my coolant but it looks like its coming from around the left side of the head is there anything else over there besides the head gasket?

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Here's a suggestion. If you haven't done it already, clean the damn engine block. THEN you can accurately pinpoint where the source of the leak is. I doubt it got that filthy in one day.

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

Did you mean oil?

That is what you need to do.

Deetz

Could be oil too, i have had a couple engines leak like this before. As mentioned, cleaning it, then seeing how it leaks afterwards, then see where it's coming from

swizz977

ive done that before its coming from here is there any other seal over here besides the head gasket?

gwarfare

Check ur vtec line, if it has vtec,looks like its coming from there,if not clean ur engine.listen to deetz.

motegicivic

What engine is it? Is it a vtec?

How much oil are you losing?

Can be the headgasket leaking oil as well.

98EJ7Y8

ok since everyone likes to get smart with people for no damn reason !! the guy needs help with his car .. he didnt ask where it wasnt coming from .. GD .. anyway .. it looks like to me it could only be ur vtec or ur sensors on the left side of ur head .. try checking around the sensors it may be leaking out of the threads or something ..

dE.fUsEd

I would go buy a compression tester and get some numbers. $30 to buy, or you can rent one at most auto part stores.

It's very simple to do and will take you maybe 30 minutes.

98EJ7Y8

^^^ agreed .. i hate to say but it may be ur head gasket

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Uh. Yes he did. The title plainly says "Re: help where is this oil leak coming from???" then he points to the area where the head gasket is and says "its coming from here". So not only did he ask the question, he also answered it. There's no other gasket in that area BUT the headgasket.

motegicivic

But these leaks are deceptive, can be the dizzy o ring, vtec spool valve, valve cover etc.

Clean it real good, then throw some dye in the oil and then check again.

98EJ7Y8

hahahahah!!! lmfao!!! i didnt wanna call him out on that .. but the only other thing i can think of is MAYBE the sensors which i HIGHLY doubt

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

I know they are. Which is why everyone says to clean the damn engine. It's filthy. And he claims he knows what it is NOT, like a distributor o-ring so the only thing left for him to check is the headgasket.

Now if he wants to listen to people he can maybe save himself some time and CHECK the simple stuff first and make sure it ISN'T the headgasket.

97civguy

He obviously knows the general location of the seepage/leak. I believe he was asking if anyone has encountered this before. I have on a previous single cam and also I have a head gasket lined up to do because it's leaking/seeping oil from this exact location. I say change your head gasket. Looks like it has some miles on it and a fresh gasket NEVER hurts, then if it persist I say little things, dizzy seal, vtec (doubtful, regardless of motor the vtec lines are behind the dizzy and the oil wouldn't be here if it were coming from there) check your sensors if all else fails, oring Teflon etc etc. hope this was helpful.

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

So you suggest going for the big (expensive if he has to do it himself) thing first and THEN checking the little things? Backwards thinking.

97civguy

I thought I read where he insisted that it wasn't the dizzy seal, so if he "knows" it isn't that then what else can it be? He can check the sensors in under a minute, but if it were a sensor would the spread really be that wide and that much? And the only one capable of leaking that much is the larger one and it seems it's not leaking but it's easily identifiable.

He asked a question, I gave him my answer.

JDM-Punk

remember this is H-T... where sense does not make

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

I don't think I'm disagreeing with your conclusion it's the headgasket. I just think the OP needs to check EVERYTHING and not tell people what it is not. Because if he's ruled all of the rest out and the headgasket is the only thing left then I don't understand the point of the question.

swizz977

ok well thanks for all the fast replies.. its not the dizzy because i changed the o ring already.. it is a d16z6 it has vtec but the solonoid is in the back.. im not sure what sensors your talking about.. if it is a head gasket im sure it would be way cheaper to just buy a new motor and do a new swap.. it does have at least 220xxx.. it leaks about maby 1 quart every 2 weeks.. so im going to clean it and take more pics after that.. i hope its not the head gasket.. what sensors are you guys talking about??

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

If your headgasket is leaking AND you're burning oil I would say you need to start saving up for an engine swap.