hey guys, i ran a search and found that this was a common problem but i wasnt able to find out if it was possible to change this seal in the bay of a civic.
i first thought it was my oil pan gasket but most signs point to this seal.
im losing about 1/4 qt. a minute when the car is running.
so has anyone changed the seal without having to drop out hte motor?
any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated

 

BUMP

 

 

Its not a big deal to change the balancer shaft seal in the car.... You may want to make sure its not the cams/crank seal causing your leak

When you get your bal. shaft seal from the dealer, there is a retainer bracket your going to want to pick up as well. It was offered on a recall of some sort on the Prelude/Accord.

I had my balancer seal pop out on me one morning on the interstate. Needless to say no seal pushes out oil REAL quick. Once I installed the seal/reatainer, no more worries.

Later
IZ

 

well the motor's already out now so it should be much more easier, plus i get to paint the engine bay now
i'm making a run to honda later on today to get some parts, what do you suggest i pick up?
so far on my list i got:

timing belt and balancer belt
balancer shaft seal
balancer shaft seal retainer
cam/crank seal
water pump

am i missing anything else? also should i get a new oil pump while im at it?

 

Your going to need the holder tool for the tensioner, I dont know if they will have one or not. Its used to hold the tensioner while you reinstall the timing belt.

Your list pretty much covers the rest though.

Later
IZ

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IZsd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Your going to need the holder tool for the tensioner, I dont know if they will have one or not. Its used to hold the tensioner while you reinstall the timing belt.

Your list pretty much covers the rest though.

Later
IZ</TD></TR></TABLE>

you can make your own tool