Here are some pix of where the oil leak is...













I know those pictures are of the same thing, But I just wanted to make sure to get the point across on where the oil was coming from. Oil will build up in that dip and then start dripping/running down the back of my engine. Can anyone tell me where that oil would be coming from? I have no idea.

If it helps, where the oil builds up...the place where the dip is says B B B B and I have no idea why.

 

This is a 93 H23A1...Sorry!

 

hard to see man is it coming from near the valve cover..try to refocus your picture

 

Its really hard to judge from those pictures. I would check the valve cover gasket first as stated above. Another common leak is from the cam seals, If it appears to be coming from around the timing belt cover, its a possiblity. Are you brad's friend?

 

thats right by the water pump. i would say valve cover gasket.
and at the very worest head gasket

 

I really cant get any better pix of where the oil is coming from. I know that when I clean it off then start the engine that the oil starts to build up in that little dip, then starts to run down the engine, I was at a mechanics shop and he didnt have a book and really couldnt tell me what it was without breaking it apart, and I really dont want to pay a big *** bill just to get the oil to stop leaking because I hope to have an H22A sometime within the next 2-3months, so I was hoping it would be something small. I have a valve cover gasket that I bought a while back, Just havent put it on. It doesnt look like it is coming out of there, but maybe I will replace it and see.....Any other ideas?

 

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any ideas?

 

Is it coming more from the top of the engine or the bottom?

Since you have the valve cover gasket, swap them out and report back. Who knows it may just solve your problem.

 

its coming from the top of the engine somewhere...I will replace the valve cover gasket...but I really dont think that is the problem, because if that was the problem wouldnt I see oil leaking down from the valve cover or even see some oil around the valve cover? Thats the reason I dont think its the valve cover gasket because there is no oil around it. The oil will just build up, and then eventually run down the back of the engine...When I say I have an oil leak...I am sayin that I am adding about 1.5 quarts about ever 2 weeks!

 

Does your oil look like a milkshake(headgasket) any smoking?
If it puddles up in that area mostly likely its your hg. take 5 minutes and swap vc gaskets(use rtv).

 

It doesnt look like a milkshake...It does smoke after the oil drips down and hits something hot towards the bottom of the engine. How much are head gaskets?

 

Do you have access to a compression tester? A leaking hg should result in low psi in cyl # 1 and 2(area of oil leak) if im correct.

 

No, I dont have access to one...Unless autozone or something like that has them to rent. I am really not wanting to spend a bunch of money to fix my h23a1 but I want to try and stop the oil from leaking until I can do the swap...I am a poor college student and it sux!!! LoL

 

Here is a pic of what I think you are talking about...(hope it works)


If you can feel oil dripping down from your valve cover to this location on your block then its your valve cover gasket. If it is dry above this "puddling" area and is dripping on down the back of your block then its your Head gasket. This is my opinion. no mechanic here...

 

thats it....DAMN IT!

 

thats it....DAMN IT!

 

Could also be a cam seal. That is where the oil will come out from behind the plastic timing covers.

 

How much is something like that?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by flyrod &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Could also be a cam seal. That is where the oil will come out from behind the plastic timing covers.</TD></TR></TABLE> yup yup didn't think of that. definately a possibility.