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Cant figure out oil leak from back of f22b2 engine

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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 10:00 PM
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My 95 accord is leaking oil and getting worse. I change the oil pan gasket and valve cover gasket. But its leaking from somewhere else. Is there another common place for the oil to leak, there is oil on the black tube above the oil filter between that and the valve cover.
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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Can you take a clear picture ?
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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I will try tomorrow.
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 03:02 AM
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use dye for oil. they sell it at autoparts. pour some of that die into the oil and use black light to find it. easy as that. no headaches or anything. or what you could try doing is cleaning the engine completely get rid of all that oil and look for fresh spots. it could be the oil pressure switch thats leaking but im not saying thats the problem
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 03:03 AM
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Default Re: Cant figure out oil leak from back of f22b2 engine

also it might sound like it wouldnt be this but it could be your cam seals. it could be leaking from there cam seals leaks always go towards the back of the engine
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 03:35 AM
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also it might sound like it wouldnt be this but it could be your cam seals. it could be leaking from there cam seals leaks always go towards the back of the engine
^this or the oil pressure switch. If it is leaking from the Cam seal, it usually has a passage way it follows to the back of the engine, like a ledge, then the oil spills from there. If the oil filter is wet with oil, its the oil pressure switch.
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 06:48 AM
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Kinda looks like its coming from behide the cover for the timing belt cover, and that black passage tube is wet. Oil filter is dry.
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 08:25 AM
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Default Re: Cant figure out oil leak from back of f22b2 engine

sounds like a cam seal leak
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Kinda looks like its coming from behide the cover for the timing belt cover, and that black passage tube is wet. Oil filter is dry.
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by djkurious
^this or the oil pressure switch. If it is leaking from the Cam seal, it usually has a passage way it follows to the back of the engine, like a ledge, then the oil spills from there. If the oil filter is wet with oil, its the oil pressure switch.
Beat me to it. But I agree. It's likely the oil pressure switch. Super cheap part to replace. Easy, too.
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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Default Re: Cant figure out oil leak from back of f22b2 engine

You guys think oil press switch or cam seal?
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 01:51 AM
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Default Re: Cant figure out oil leak from back of f22b2 engine

you did say it was leaking by the timing cover that indicates cam seal
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You guys think oil press switch or cam seal?
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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So never done a cam seal but sounds like theat would be the time to do water pump, timing belt, and valve cover gasket right.
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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 05:25 AM
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You can always pull the upper timing cover and then start the car and see if it leaking - or as soon as the cover is off you might know
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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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Default Re: Cant figure out oil leak from back of f22b2 engine

Mine is notorius for leaking into the spark plug holes too.
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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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Default Re: Cant figure out oil leak from back of f22b2 engine

Originally Posted by jaymz_d
Mine is notorius for leaking into the spark plug holes too.
Well there are two sets of seals one at the top on the cover and another set at the bottom somewhere. I changed the top but still have some slight oil on the spark plugs.

This will probably help:

[youtube]wYU8qtPzQOY[/youtube]
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 12:35 PM
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^I've made great use of this video. Good old Eric.
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