I'm getting a good amount of oil leaking from around the VTEC solenoid/spool valve area. Could it be that Vtec solenoid/spool valve gasket is bad or could the whole thing need replacement?

 

Guess no one knows?

 

Just goto Honda, and buy a new vtec solenoid gasket. It only takes a 10mm wrench and a couple min.

 

Just go buy a new gasket. It might not be the vtec soleniod gasket though, might also be your cam plugs. Oem ones usually leak.

 

i've got a new billet aluminum cam seal (with 3 o-rings), new vtec solenoid valve gasket/filter, and new vtec spool solenoid gasket. tha dang thing still leaks.

it looks, though, that tha groove area for the gasket of the vtec spool solenoid is very deep. i'll have tha entire thing machined down. it seems tha gaskets from Honda (and Acura) are smaller than they used to be. i noticed tha vtec spool solenoid, now sold, no longer have the slit for tha circular filter.

this reminds me of when i recently bought my outlet water spout, for my water line, it no longer had tha bleeder valve on it. weird.

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Hey, did you ever get this fixed? Mine keeps leaking like a bitch and I have replaced the gasket and even used RTV in desperation!!!! Advice appreciated THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

u guys are doing someting wrong... mine was leaking like niagra falls. picked up new gaskets from honda took the spool valve off took it apart cleaned the mating surfaces with brake clean to remove the oil and reassembled everything. tightened down like u would a cylinder head. now its dry as hell... no sealent needed

 

Thats basically what I did. I did notice that the rubber on the new gasket was not as thick as the old one. Hmmmm...

 

mine was same thickness.. no problem.. make sure your getting the right part#.. the people behind the counter are not the brightest

 

Well it fit. How many uses can that screen have? This will be like the fourth time I will have to pull it. Does that grey permatex work if used sparingly? Don't know what else to do, and I don't feel like dropping another $25.00 on a stupid gasket...

 

I've just gone through replacing the gasket but I think the plug is where my leak is. Any write up/how to's on replacing it. Anyone?

 

What plug are you referring to? The sucky thing is that with all the **** on this engine (thank you japan)... and the location its hard to see where its leaking from. That and its such a slow leak its not like its jumping out at me saying I'm leaking here!!!

 

Also, where are the cam plugs located at? Pics? Thanks!!!

 

 

Hi! I have the same problem even replacing the gasket, did you fix the issue?

 

 

Damn! I will try to remove that solenoid to check if I can fix the leak with a little rtv or a new oring. Thanks!