I have a 93 Vtec and when I am driving I can smell the burning oil, but there is never spots whereever I go. Oil level doesnt go down that much, seems as it drops onto the exhaust mani right before the 02?

 

Get under there and clean up at the base of the oil filter and the oil cooler. I would bet it's a small crack in the oil cooler o-ring, which only leaks when your oil pressure is high. Clean it up and go drive, then get back under there and try to spot the drop of oil.

If you think the leak is from the oil cooler... https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1119603

 

I jsut replaced mine last night. Same situation, slow leak no drip on ground, then slowly got worse till last week is **** out 2 quarts in 20 miles. Easy fix, 30mm socket and either a razor blade or small flat head(the ones for glasses) to pry the o-ring out and done.Kind of a pain for such a small cheap part...

 

check ur cam seals perhaps.. hm kms has it done.. and when was it last serviced?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by [ S7H &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">]check ur cam seals perhaps.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Cam seals are nowhere near the oil filter.

Change the oil cooler o-ring like they are saying and that should fix it.

 

change it when you change your oil. i did. the rings go fast. so i change mine every yr.

 

doing this is on my to-do list - can someone confirm it's a 30mm socket? cuz i bought a 32mm for the job - boo-urns.

 

yeah I smelt the oil first to as it was dripping and burning on my header and then it started spotting the driveway, then I dropped it off at honda, cost me 74 bucks parts and labor, my car is slammed and my current living situation doesn't allow me space or provisions for lifting the car in the air. Either way it took them about 15mins, so it shouldn't take you to long to DIY.

 

after reading this thread, i finally realized where all my oil was leaking from

 

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good to hear. thats what HT is all about

 

thanks, i'll get under and do that once the weather gets nicer, its parked for the winter anyway .

 

Hmm i dont have oil on the ground. But when i get under the car there is oil sometimes on the oil filter would this be the same area probably leaking.

 

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yeah, i confirm myself. I didnt have any sockets that large before I started the job so I bought both the 30 and 32 so I would have to make a trip to the store. For my 93 vtec it was a 30 and then I just returned the 32 the next day and got my money back.