I need help determining a engine leakage
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I need help determining a engine leakage
I have a Automatic 1995 Honda Accord 4-door Sedan EX 4-cylinder. I have this yellow oil leakage between the headers and the engine cover. The leakage starts to show when I drive about approximately 20-30 miles, or whenever the engine goes into high heat temperature. Well, I'm not sure exactly what the problem is or how to determine what the name of the problem(i assume is some gasket). I was wondering if someone or you guys could help me determine what the problem is. I'm trying to avoid taking the car to a mechanic shop if I could fix it on my own to save some money. If someone can be kind to let me know what the problem is, and what parts I need to buy to fix the leakage, let me know, and you'll be thankful from the bottom of my heart 
I attached some photos here since my explanation sucks :D ..see attachments
I attached some photos here since my explanation sucks :D ..see attachments
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Re: I need help determining a engine leakage
I don't think the leak is coming from the valve cover gasket. It's actually below the valve cover gasket which is where the cylinder head gasket located. Do you think the leak is coming from the cylinder head gasket?Yeah my coolant green oil looks fine.
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Re: I need help determining a engine leakage
if you are certain its coming from the head and not from the valve cover you can compression test to see if the compression is good
you may need to pull the head and check it for straightness and if its straight, redo a new headgasket to spec
you may need to pull the head and check it for straightness and if its straight, redo a new headgasket to spec
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Re: I need help determining a engine leakage
yeah at this point i might look into head gasket replacement. i will also look into the compression test. i never done a compression test, but i assume it is about compressing air in to get a proper reading
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Re: I need help determining a engine leakage
I apologized..i meant when the car gets hot (regular hot level, not overheating)then that's when it starts leaking slowly. the two photos were actually taken from a short video clip i recorded during the leakage occurred. perhaps during the leak, you can see the yellow bubbling out of the gap where the cylinder head gasket located. the valve cover looks fine, the oil dipstick looks fine, the coolant level is fine. wherever the yellow drips you see on the photos are the exact location it is boiling out from.
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