BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket...

cibao2ner · 11-29-2011, 12:22 PM

i have a fully built lsvtec...all new gaskets...arps torqued in 3 steps to 80ftlbs....

i have a medium oil leak from the corner of headgasket...near the vtec solenoid....but oil looks clean and its just in the front of the engine...new gsr headgasket...new vtec solenoid gasket...i went to street tune and had to stop early cause rad fan went out...

ek3turbo · 11-29-2011, 08:21 PM

maybe try the golden eagle HG?.. and see wat happens..

mouab18c1 · 11-29-2011, 08:37 PM

You sure it's the HG and not from Vtec solenoid, cam plug, or distributor?

Fink29 · 11-29-2011, 08:48 PM

I would first re-torque the head and make sure you use some rtv on the cam seal above. Sometime after a few heat cycles you need to re-torque the arp studs.

mouab18c1 · 11-29-2011, 09:18 PM

I have the same problem right now, I narrowed it down to the cam plug. GL

TheShodan · 11-29-2011, 09:33 PM

Could easily be cam seal or Vtec solenoid gasket

chingpo05 · 11-29-2011, 09:58 PM

it has been a prob for me for as long as ive been building these motors even with freshly decked heads and blocks. copper spray was my go to for the fix and since then every motor ive built havent had a leak

acexxxoasis · 11-29-2011, 10:15 PM

You can also whipe up the oil clean it up then baby powder around where it was leaking and start the car drive it for a minute and it should reveal where your oil is escaping from...

Furyof4 · 11-30-2011, 08:08 AM

I always put a little hondabond on the oil drains for lsvtec's. If not they always seem to leak like you're describing. Double check the other possible sources though like others have mentioned.

93egSLEEPER · 11-30-2011, 08:30 AM

That leak I have come to know as the "vtec leak" I see just about every car with an LSV or that has had the head split from the block has that leak. I use honda bond around all the oil ports as an extra seal and have defeated it. The first rebuild I did I had the same problem.

cibao2ner · 11-30-2011, 09:44 AM

i used ultra grey around the oil returns on the head gasket.....and the cam seal is one of those 3 o-ring aftermarket ones that i also went over with ultra-grey...and everthing on the head side is clean...under cam seal and distributor and vtec solenoid...also head was resurface and so was the block...

i dont mind cleaning it up once in a while...i just dont wanna blow something...

if it can last till spring im ok with it so i can retorque the head...if i have to take of the head im gonna go with copper spray..

per4mance · 11-30-2011, 12:16 PM

did you atleast install the plug into the bottom of the head? I know its a dumb question but you would be suprised how many people do not tap and plug the hole. I for one have never had an ls/vtec or b20/vtec leak anywhere when built. Sounds like a problem from the engine builder

93egSLEEPER · 11-30-2011, 03:55 PM

Since it hasn't been asked or put out there, what HG did you use?

cibao2ner · 11-30-2011, 03:56 PM

i made that mistake once already...installe the plug without any sealant....this time i did it right...

compression was even on all 4 cyl..so it cant be a bad headgasket...also the oil is clean not milky...

11-29-2011, 12:22 PM	#1
cibao2ner Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bronx, ny, usa Posts: 1,463 iTrader Rating: (0)	BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... i have a fully built lsvtec...all new gaskets...arps torqued in 3 steps to 80ftlbs.... i have a medium oil leak from the corner of headgasket...near the vtec solenoid....but oil looks clean and its just in the front of the engine...new gsr headgasket...new vtec solenoid gasket...i went to street tune and had to stop early cause rad fan went out...

11-29-2011, 08:21 PM	#2
ek3turbo Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: westchester, NEW YORK Posts: 46 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... maybe try the golden eagle HG?.. and see wat happens..

11-29-2011, 08:37 PM	#3
mouab18c1 Honda-Tech Member 1997 Acura Integra Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 7,989 iTrader Rating: (3)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... You sure it's the HG and not from Vtec solenoid, cam plug, or distributor? __________________ Neptune RTP - HrTuning.com www.Xenocron.com 95 GSR Partout http://hondamarketplace.com/showthread.php?t=3028136

11-29-2011, 08:48 PM	#4
Fink29 Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston, Ma, USA Posts: 738 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... I would first re-torque the head and make sure you use some rtv on the cam seal above. Sometime after a few heat cycles you need to re-torque the arp studs. __________________ Rocket Motorsports, RLZ Engineering, DD Tech Tuning, Endyn Roller Waves, Twm and much more !!!

11-29-2011, 09:18 PM	#5
mouab18c1 Honda-Tech Member 1997 Acura Integra Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 7,989 iTrader Rating: (3)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... I have the same problem right now, I narrowed it down to the cam plug. GL __________________ Neptune RTP - HrTuning.com www.Xenocron.com 95 GSR Partout http://hondamarketplace.com/showthread.php?t=3028136

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TheShodan Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: City of Wind, IL, USA Posts: 14,407 iTrader Rating: (1)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... Could easily be cam seal or Vtec solenoid gasket __________________ “When you go into this sort of electronic war,.....The electronics do a given situation, and no matter who you put in the car, the electronics will do the work and not the driver. and I don’t think that is really what you want to have...”–Aryton Senna, ‘92

11-29-2011, 09:58 PM	#7
chingpo05 Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: houston, tx, united states Posts: 168 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... it has been a prob for me for as long as ive been building these motors even with freshly decked heads and blocks. copper spray was my go to for the fix and since then every motor ive built havent had a leak

11-29-2011, 10:15 PM	#8
acexxxoasis Honda-Tech Member 1995 Honda Accord Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 34 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... You can also whipe up the oil clean it up then baby powder around where it was leaking and start the car drive it for a minute and it should reveal where your oil is escaping from...

11-30-2011, 08:08 AM	#9
Furyof4 Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SE, PA, usa Posts: 1,680 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... I always put a little hondabond on the oil drains for lsvtec's. If not they always seem to leak like you're describing. Double check the other possible sources though like others have mentioned. __________________ Innovative MotorWorks Question Everything, Worship Nothing, Think for Yourself.

11-30-2011, 09:44 AM	#11
cibao2ner Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bronx, ny, usa Posts: 1,463 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... i used ultra grey around the oil returns on the head gasket.....and the cam seal is one of those 3 o-ring aftermarket ones that i also went over with ultra-grey...and everthing on the head side is clean...under cam seal and distributor and vtec solenoid...also head was resurface and so was the block... i dont mind cleaning it up once in a while...i just dont wanna blow something... if it can last till spring im ok with it so i can retorque the head...if i have to take of the head im gonna go with copper spray..

11-30-2011, 12:16 PM	#12
per4mance Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Huntsville, al Posts: 1,605 iTrader Rating: (1)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... did you atleast install the plug into the bottom of the head? I know its a dumb question but you would be suprised how many people do not tap and plug the hole. I for one have never had an ls/vtec or b20/vtec leak anywhere when built. Sounds like a problem from the engine builder __________________ Nothing

11-30-2011, 03:56 PM	#14
cibao2ner Honda-Tech Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bronx, ny, usa Posts: 1,463 iTrader Rating: (0)	Re: BUILT lSVTEC oil leak...from headgasket... i made that mistake once already...installe the plug without any sealant....this time i did it right... compression was even on all 4 cyl..so it cant be a bad headgasket...also the oil is clean not milky...

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