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Old May 26, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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So i just bought this lude, with some small fixes already. today i was just gathering a shopping list together of what i need all the way down to the bolts/screws/washers.. I noticed i forgot the turn signals on the list, so while i was looking down there i notice theres a LINE dangling there with a few drops of oil on the ground does anyone know where the line goes (pic 1/2)

and how to fix the leak from pic3? its a pretty fat tube and its leaking small amounts of oil. its attached to the left side of the head.. i think its the thickest one there, i dont know what its called but it has oil coming out of it.

I did put the dipstick in, (is it supposed to be when its cooled?) and its below the 2nd dot!! i called the seller and he told me he put 4qts in just before..

can anyone help me ?

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PIC2

its behind the intake from the area in the box, it has a lot of 8's labeled on it and it has oil running through it.

PIC3

fat one on the left
PIC4

its the fat one under the green plug in this pic

the orange is just from flashlight i was using along with flash.. i think
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Old May 26, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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can anyone help please? i really need to know if i need more stuff to add on the list because im going to junkyard this weekend for other parts
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Old May 26, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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that tube is a coolant line. odds are its the cam cap seal.
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Old May 27, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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i dont think its a cam seal cap, cuz the leak is directly under the starter? i checked the cap and there doesnt seem to be oil under it
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Old May 28, 2007 | 02:38 PM
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can anyone help me with this leak? is there any easy fix for the 2nd leak? its the tube under the started.. the thickest one
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Old May 28, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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I honestly don't see any oil leaks. I see a lot of dirt and maybe a little seapage
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Old May 28, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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its 10w30 and doesnt leak when its off/ low temperature, my cousin drove it when i first bought it and hit vtaK 2/3 gear and checked motor again and saw it.. so i reached in to feel for oil and found it.. its definately leaking, but i cant take a picture cuz i cant get the camera in there lol

top left in pic3 is the one im talking about. its only on the bottom part of the tube
2nd pic is the thickest one in bottom-mid part. (same tube)
does anyone know what its called? so i can google for the fix?

and im looking for the diagram for my coolant leak.. i cant get my hand on a chilton's manual or helm's or haynes :[

oh and can i just add more 10w30 to top it off cuz i dipsticked it and its low. or should i just drain all and fill w/ all of the same kind? (im trying to keep my garage neat for now and dont have much workspace/ time)


thank you for helping a noOb
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Old May 28, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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That little tube is just part of a stock intake. Does absolutly nothing since you have an aftermarket intake. You can actually just take all that stuff out and plug up the hole on the IM so that your rpms dont go up and down all the time. I had a bit of an oil leak by the VTEC solenoid and come to find out, there's a bolt on the back of the head that requires an allen wrench to tighten it. I added a little Honda bond to the bolt, tightened it up, and the oil leak is now gone.
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