hey guys. It seems that my R is leaking oil. everytime i take it for a drive there is some oil on the garage floor. I was thinking maybe i need a new crush washer or something. any ideas where it might be leaking from? is honda infamous for this or somthing cuz my room mates accord did this too.

 

It's probably coming from your engine.....?!?!?

Jack up the car on jack stands, get under it, and look!!

How much do we have to spoon feed you?

 

It might be from the meow box on the back of ther engine

 

So many possibilities.......your just going to have to get under your car and look.

 

That could lead to furball damage.


Just look. If it is too oily to see the exact location, spray it all down with brake cleaner and the oil will soon show its dirty face.

 

Oil filter leak, drain plug leak, any number of o-rings and seals, PCV, etc.

Clean the motor (really clean it) and constantly check to find the general location of the leak and then we can help from there.

 

Jack the car up and clean all the current residue with brake cleaner should be the first thing you do IF it it's not obvious where the oil is seeping from. Another thing you should consider is locating the general area of the leak (front/back, left/right). A fresh piece of carboard overnight should do the trick and then "trace" it upward.

Drain plug crush washers are to be replaced every time the drain plug is loosened, and they're not known to leak noticeably unless reused several times. I would definitely look around the breather chamber first (large black box in the back of the block connected to the PCV valve). Other possibilities are oil pan gasket and oil cooler in the back, and then cam seal and distributror o-ring in the front (though they often end up on the headgasket and trans respectively, unless severe).

And then you have the possibility of it being trans fluid too... You really won't know anything until you get the car up and inspect.

 

oh shiz!!! it might just be... (this is when SRT4Mike comes in...)

 

 

this is my guess having no further info.