So i thought i had fixed my problem by replacing the valve cover gasket...
but nope, my car has kept leaking oil....




It leaks from where the arrow is pointing, and where the rectangle box is at.
that is where the oil seaps out from.

and the oil runs over my engine stamp.

how severe is this?
Is it hard to fix?

need help.
thanks.

 

ever head the head gasket replaced? has the engine over heated at all?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by riceburner700 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ever head the head gasket replaced? has the engine over heated at all?</TD></TR></TABLE>
my temp gauge was going up.
but i stopped the car and turned it off.

and no, i've never replaced the head gasket.

i just replaced the valve cover gasket about 3 weeks ago, not even 20 miles on the new valve cover gasket.
I hardly drive the car due to the state ref ticket it has against it.
but i still want to fix the car to good running condition.

 

So there was no oil leaking before you replaced the VC gasket? Did you use any RTV or HondaBond when you replaced it?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mcvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So there was no oil leaking before you replaced the VC gasket? Did you use any RTV or HondaBond when you replaced it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

there was leaking already, and i thought it was coming from under the valve cover.
but that wasn't the real problem.

no i didnt, was i supposed to?
?

ugh, i feel like such a noob! :D

 

You don't have to, but a lot of people will recommend it.

I recommend you clean the area well with carb cleaner, run/drive it for a bit and see if you can pinpoint the exact source of the leak.

 

thats where it leaks from.

 

head gasket y0!

 

is that difficult to replace?

and what if i keep driving it like that?
well anything be severely damaged?

 

its not the headgasket. please do not go pulling off your head and wasting time and money to replace that when its not going to help. oil leaks in that area can be hard to track down because the oil always collects right at the top of the block where it meets the head and people automatically think its a headgasket. it could be the end cam plug, vtec solenoid gasket, or the distributor seal. as you can see it is all over the tranny as well so its probable the distributor seal. look under the distributor and check to see if it is dripping down the head. also when doing the valve cover gasket honda bond should be applied on the corners of the cam caps to ensure no leaks.

 

ya check the cam seal baby mine leaked from there also

 

sorry forgot its a DOHC lol i was thinking at a SOHC lol yea check the Cam plug and dizzy

 

yeah, i'll take a look when i have time.
for now, im on a lunch break, then back to work.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Adankid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats where it leaks from.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I doubt it, looks like oil is leaking from several places. It just tends to well up in that spot, then sometimes people freak out thinking it's the HG leaking.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FRU &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its not the headgasket. please do not go pulling off your head and wasting time and money to replace that when its not going to help. oil leaks in that area can be hard to track down because the oil always collects right at the top of the block where it meets the head and people automatically think its a headgasket. it could be the end cam plug, vtec solenoid gasket, or the distributor seal. as you can see it is all over the tranny as well so its probable the distributor seal. look under the distributor and check to see if it is dripping down the head. also when doing the valve cover gasket honda bond should be applied on the corners of the cam caps to ensure no leaks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Excatly thanks for saving me many keystrokes.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ReactioN &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">head gasket y0!</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ReactioN &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sorry forgot its a DOHC lol i was thinking at a SOHC lol yea check the Cam plug and dizzy</TD></TR></TABLE>

Whatever

Please don't post if you don't know what you're talking about kthnxbye

 

they have dye you add to the oil that glows under ultraviolet light if you can find the dye thats a very precise wasy to find where it leaks.