I have a small oil leak under my distributor on d16z6 I replaced the distributor seal and the leak got better but every time I degrease it I can still see alittle oil and I can smell it burning after I turn the car off, what else could cause this?

 

I would like to know too, my car does the same thing but I have not replaced the dizzy seal yet.

 

Try that first, that's the easiest thing ever.

 

Possibly worn shaft seal.

 

Is there also oil inside the distributor? If not, replace the O-ring.

 

fully agree with RonJ@HT oring and dizzy seal should remedy all the leaking, most people over look the o-ring

 

I've already replaced the o-ring I'll try the distributor seal, but it jut doesn't seem like its leaking out of the distributor, I'll try it and see.

 

If there's no oil inside the distributor, then the internal distributor seal is fine. In this case, you need to replace the distributor O-ring, the valve cover gasket, or the VTEC solenoid gasket. Post pictures of the oil leak.

 

you cant hardly tell theres a leak cause its a small leak but i can definately smell it burning and its just a bit wet.

 

 

Looks dry. Spray some carb cleaner and see if they come back the next day or after drive.

 

Is there ANY oil inside the distributor? Did you install the OEM Honda O-ring?

Post pictures from the other side of the distributor so that we can see the VTEC solenoid and the coolant temp sending unit.

 

 

Looks like leak is from VTEC.

 

how do i fix that?

 

Take the VTEC solenoid out and replace the gasket. It looks like this or similar. $18 at Honda dealer.

 

thank you i will try that, do i need honda bond or anything like that to seal it?

 

I use silicone gasket seal. It works well. But I couldn't find this gasket anywhere and all auto shops told me to get it from dealer. Make sure to clean the solenoid really well and let it air dry. Also, a lot of oil will come out.

 

There should not be a need for sealant if installed correctly and torqued to spec.

 

Replaced the vtec soleniod gasket on mine and that solved my oil leak problem and it was only a 5 minute job.

 

torqued?

 

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hey guys today i replaced the vtec selenoid seal, the seal looked pretty new, but i put the new in anyways, and ive still got a bit of a leak, it feels like its wet under the black part of my distributor, is there a seal in there that needs to be replaced?

 

Do you have any leak coming from higher up? if so valve cover gasket but like few ppl said check you v-tec solenoid gasket.

 

valve cover isnt leaking, and i just replaced the vtec selenoid seal, it doesnt make sense.