alright. for those that dont know, i recently put my motor together and started it up. i got a leak up front by the engine code and i have been trying to solve that issue. well today i noticed another leak, this one from the back. i cant really see where its coming from without taking the IM off. any clues to what can leak back there? its coming from the center, right above the oil filter i think.

 

I think there is an oil pressure sensor back there, maybe it's loose/leaking. They are pretty damn fragile and can break off inside the block if over tightened.

 

hmmm. i wonder if my oil filter is just too loose... ?? that would be funny. gonna go tighten it down

 

nope. not the oil filter. oil cooler maybe?

 

if it's coming from above the oil filter, it might be the oil pressor sender unit but if the leak is spread over an area horizontally, it might be the valve cover gasket.

thats my guess. gl

 

Your PCV return is to the upper right of the oil filter.
I have a leak back there that I just can't track down, after replacing the whole PCV return. I'm starting to think it's from even higher, maybe the vtec solenoid.

 

make sure that you didnt double gaskte the oil filter

 

i have a leak in the same place in the front it goes on my motor code and it is all over that side of the tranny any ideas?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC2Hedi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a leak in the same place in the front it goes on my motor code and it is all over that side of the tranny any ideas?</TD></TR></TABLE> VTEC solenoid or cam seals.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thewrai6th &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> VTEC solenoid or cam seals.</TD></TR></TABLE>

if it was leaking there, you could see it easily. highly doubt thats his problem.

 

Just trying to think of what is over there.
DC2Hedi, If it's flowing down the tranny, clean it up and stop thread jacking. You already have your own thread

 

was not trying to jack i was trying to ask patrick4588 what the problem was for his car sorry for the misunderstanding

 

Not sure if it's the same on a tegra, but on my prelude I had an oil leak that took me forever to figure out. It was the gasket where the oil filter housing meets the block - was hard and split.

 

hmm. well i have an oil cooler, and i suppose if that o ring was bad, it could leak. but about the pcv return, i think that fitting is completely open and not closed at all... that could definitely be it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC2Hedi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">was not trying to jack i was trying to ask patrick4588 what the problem was for his car sorry for the misunderstanding</TD></TR></TABLE> Just playin man
Good luck with the leak. You don't want any of the PCV hoses disconected or dangling. Even a hole at the top of the return could splash out oil.

 

the pcv has been completely removed.

 

Could it be headgasket? I've got a leak where oil is pretty much all over my transmission, and I see a little buildup of oil at my headgasket on the front.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by patrick4588 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the pcv has been completely removed.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What is in it's place?

 

b&r block plug, but i guess that return fitting up above the water neck is open. would oil come out of there? or would that just be a vacuum spot? stock, the actual pcv goes to your intake manifold. then their is another hose on the black box that goes to this fitting. not really sure what it does.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRJenkins13 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Could it be headgasket? I've got a leak where oil is pretty much all over my transmission, and I see a little buildup of oil at my headgasket on the front. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Looking at the engine bay, front left corner, right? Oil leaking from above can pool up right there and kinda make it look like a HG leak.