95 del sol oil leak help
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95 del sol oil leak help
So in my 95 del sol, i have a VTEC D16z6 engine. I noticed it was leaking oil and so i replaced the valve cover gasket and this seemed to work. It was no longer leaking oil while sitting. However, when i start the engine, it drips pretty heavily from somewhere lower on the engine. There's smaller drops hitting the exhaust and a steady drip/drizzle just to passenger side of the exhaust. I've read of people having issues with the O-ring and the distributor as well as the solenoid, i am just not adept enough to know myself. The puzzling part of this is that it's only leaking when it is running, when i stop the engine, the leaking immediately stops.
Any help or ideas are greatly appreciated.
Any help or ideas are greatly appreciated.
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Re: 95 del sol oil leak help
^^x2 only leak I know of to be noticeable when running is valve cover, OP put rtv on the corners like said above. And use a torque wrench to tighten, I believe 9 ft pounds.
If problem persists, I'd be looking at distributor O ring or vtec solenoid.
If problem persists, I'd be looking at distributor O ring or vtec solenoid.
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Re: 95 del sol oil leak help
Instead of reading around about oil leaks, you need to clean your engine up and start looking for the leak. Wasting time by just waiting around for someone to tell you where the leak is coming from. these engines have multiple seals that could potentially leak. So get up, go buy some brake cleaner, and clean your engine up. refill oil if its low. start the engine and be patient.
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Re: 95 del sol oil leak help
Originally Posted by ssjonesy
Look dude, i apologize for apparently offending you with my lack of time, money, and know how but i found the leak. it was the vtec solenoid and i noted this after the original post, so before you get fired up on a forum thread, read the whole thing please.
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