Oil problem from top to bottom =O
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Oil problem from top to bottom =O
hey guys need some help/advice:
a few weeks ago i noticed my oil light was flickering (not blinking) on n off when i would brake hard or netime the car jolted from side to side like on hard turns n etc...
i didnt mind it much because i figured it wasnt that bad since it didnt stay on or since it wasnt blinking... and neway, yah, a few days after the oil light started to flicker, it started to actually blink this time over and over again. So while i was at my friends house, i checked the dipstick and the oil mark was at the very tip of the stick. So my friend drove me to get some oil and it took about 3 quarts to get the oil line back to where it should be... for about 5 or 6 days after this, everything was fine, checked the dip stick occasionally and everything was gravy. Yesterday when i was backing outta the garage, there was fresh oil stains on the floor and i popped the hood and saw there was oil splattered all over the hood around the area above where the oil cap is and there was oil on the valve cover as well...
someone please help me out here... some of my friends said it could be a bad gasket $$$ or some seals sprung a leak... thanx alot guys
a few weeks ago i noticed my oil light was flickering (not blinking) on n off when i would brake hard or netime the car jolted from side to side like on hard turns n etc...
i didnt mind it much because i figured it wasnt that bad since it didnt stay on or since it wasnt blinking... and neway, yah, a few days after the oil light started to flicker, it started to actually blink this time over and over again. So while i was at my friends house, i checked the dipstick and the oil mark was at the very tip of the stick. So my friend drove me to get some oil and it took about 3 quarts to get the oil line back to where it should be... for about 5 or 6 days after this, everything was fine, checked the dip stick occasionally and everything was gravy. Yesterday when i was backing outta the garage, there was fresh oil stains on the floor and i popped the hood and saw there was oil splattered all over the hood around the area above where the oil cap is and there was oil on the valve cover as well...
someone please help me out here... some of my friends said it could be a bad gasket $$$ or some seals sprung a leak... thanx alot guys
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Re: Oil problem from top to bottom =O (SNsLude)
You gotta narrow down where it's coming from - clean it all up & dry it off, then idle it for a while, see if you can tell where it's coming from. Although it may take driving (more load, higher rpms) for it to happen.
Have you had your valve cover off recently? It could very well be the gasket there, that's not that big a deal. Also, do a search on "cam seal" - the one on the distributor side, sort of near the oil cap, it's a problem area in a lot of DOHC Honda's.
Have you had your valve cover off recently? It could very well be the gasket there, that's not that big a deal. Also, do a search on "cam seal" - the one on the distributor side, sort of near the oil cap, it's a problem area in a lot of DOHC Honda's.
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Re: Oil problem from top to bottom =O (Daemione)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SNsLude »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
i didnt mind it much because i figured it wasnt that bad since it didnt stay on or since it wasnt blinking... </TD></TR></TABLE>
that poor prelude
im suprised you didnt blow the motor only running on a quart of oil
i didnt mind it much because i figured it wasnt that bad since it didnt stay on or since it wasnt blinking... </TD></TR></TABLE>
that poor prelude
im suprised you didnt blow the motor only running on a quart of oil
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Re: Oil problem from top to bottom =O (Daemione)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Daemione »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You gotta narrow down where it's coming from - clean it all up & dry it off, then idle it for a while, see if you can tell where it's coming from. Although it may take driving (more load, higher rpms) for it to happen.
Have you had your valve cover off recently? It could very well be the gasket there, that's not that big a deal. Also, do a search on "cam seal" - the one on the distributor side, sort of near the oil cap, it's a problem area in a lot of DOHC Honda's.</TD></TR></TABLE>
sorry... refer to this link guys cuz i tried putting it in another forumn, thanx:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=783989
and nope, since 92' only the regular timing belt packages and oil changes have been done to the car... and yah some of my friends told me it could possibly be the gasket... im not really a hands on guy so would it still be a big deal? lotta money to get it done somewhere right? can a gas station work on a problem like this?
Have you had your valve cover off recently? It could very well be the gasket there, that's not that big a deal. Also, do a search on "cam seal" - the one on the distributor side, sort of near the oil cap, it's a problem area in a lot of DOHC Honda's.</TD></TR></TABLE>
sorry... refer to this link guys cuz i tried putting it in another forumn, thanx:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=783989
and nope, since 92' only the regular timing belt packages and oil changes have been done to the car... and yah some of my friends told me it could possibly be the gasket... im not really a hands on guy so would it still be a big deal? lotta money to get it done somewhere right? can a gas station work on a problem like this?
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