92civeg

anyone ran into this or have a good guess as to where this oil is seeping from?

front main?
oil pan gasket?

is this something common on d-series?

it leaks about 2 quarts every 3k

Sleepy_Red_hatch

clean up your engine really good, go for a half hour drive and follow the oil stains up to the source

92civeg

ya i did that and thats what it looks like...dripping from the timing cover

Jorsher

Just to let you know, I have the EXACT same problem. I think it's one of the seals around ermmm the crank? I heard somewhere it was common.

Mine leaks over 2 quarts every 3k also, last couple times I changed my oil it had less than a quart left.

Unless it's an easy fix I'll just keep filling it up until I get a swap. It doesn't leak when the car is parked, and it doesn't burn so I'm all good.

92civeg

well im supposed to be taking this car on a road trip in a month and i want to at least make sure its not contaminating the timing belt..and i really dont want to have to keep checking the oil

EX-T

I put an after market cam in my '99 EX and I noticed some leakage in that same area. I took everything off again and replaced the cam seal and fixed it. Costed about $7 and about 2 hours of labor on my part. I should've replaced it when I put the new cam in but oh well. That could be your problem.

Hope this helps.

92civeg

ok after a couple hours today here is what im looking at..its really hard to source it (there may be multiple leaks?)...but i can see some at the top next to the camgear but it might just be getting flung all over the place?....i think im just going to start with the easy two oil pan gasket and front main. Theres really only 3 possiblities right?

front main
oil pan
cam seal
i doubt its comming from the head

let me know what you guys would do in this situation

92civeg

bump

Echo7847

Replace your cam and crank seal and clean off all that oil. Slight possibility oil pan gasket is leaking.

92civeg

any tips on replacing either?...i figured ive come this far i might as well do the pan too

HATCHingMN

it's probably time for a upgrade swap

92civeg

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HATCHingMN &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it's probably time for a upgrade swap </TD></TR></TABLE>

no not this car..i just got it for a really good deal and im looking just to fix it and drive it or trade it for a bike...it runs greas 175 lbs of compression on all cylinders it just leaks oil

pinoyboy204

i've had a similar problem with my 96 civic w/ the y7 motor.

better replace all the front seals and recheck torque specs on the oil pan. and if your timing belt is contaminated w/ oil, replace that as well.

its been 5 months, still no leak.

HTH.

92civeg

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pinoyboy204 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've had a similar problem with my 96 civic w/ the y7 motor.

better replace all the front seals and recheck torque specs on the oil pan. and if your timing belt is contaminated w/ oil, replace that as well.

its been 5 months, still no leak.

HTH.</TD></TR></TABLE>


you replaced all the seals?...i just ordered a new oil pump with the main installed and the pan will be no prob..but im a little worried about the cam seal...how hard was it...how did u do it? any tips?

thanks

EX-T

The cam seal was really no problem. The way I did it to keep from having to fool with the timing belt was that I remover the rocker arm assembly and lifted the cam up on the opposite side of the cam gear and slid it out and then put the cam seal on the cam and installed it in the opposite order. You have to be careful and make sure the seal is squarely in the channel so it won't leak. This first time I did it, it wasn't square so I had to take it all apart and do it all again.