Well I recently purchased a 155,000 mile 96 prelude Si automatic from a friend. The car had been sitting and needed brakes so I did those a few months back. This weekend I noticed oil coming from under the car leaking down the road (I was parked with the car running). I had it towed to my friends shop and he looked at the cam seals and they appeared to be ok...he thinks its the crank seal : (

I think he is going to do the seal/water pump/timing belt/ and cam seals for me. Hopefully this will be the only major work I need to do to the engine for awhile because it has become an imediate expense that I was not anticipating. The wheel has been shaking a bit too and makes a nasty noise turning right so I think I need tie rod ends/wheel bearings/front axle too.

 

I'll get the oil lead sorted out and then focus on the stearing...keep you guys posted what the seal repair comes to (bang head)

 

turns out I had to have timing belt, serp belts, water pump, cam seals, crank seal, valve cover gaskets, oil filter, coolant flush and valve adjustment...nice to have mechanic friends who get the car back to you the same week : )