Heres the deal. My mechanic put all new oem honda gaskets in my b16a before I did my swap. After I did my swap, I noticed alittle oil leaking out from the corner of the head near/under the v-tec soielnoid. It only leaks when I drive the car and is not that much. What could be causing this? Is the head not torqued down right/enough? Thanks in advanced.


[Modified by zerofighter777, 6:47 AM 8/5/2002]

 

bad seal it's easy to get to .. take it off and re-seal it..
oil should *not* be leaking from anywhere

 

Acura Techs left tha same situation in my car after doing the valve specs. Leaks over by the grounding wire. Just enough to leave a little "residue" seep in the area.
I'll have to bust out the helm's and see what to do to seal it properly. . . . .

 

Checked all seal and I found the spot where the oil is leaking. its between the head and th eblock. heres a pic. try the link if it does not work.

http://www.geocities.com/zerofighter777/oilleak.html


[Modified by zerofighter777, 2:03 PM 8/20/2002]

 

usually that means a bad headgasket...

 

it could be a couple things a bad headgasket but you said you change it with a new one right? or did you take off the vtec soilenoid and put it back on? if so then you need honda bond as the gasket to put the soilenoid back on or it will leak. since its leaks only under the vtec. check the to see if the leak is comming from vtec

 

i have the same problem, its not coming from the block or head its the VTEC solonoid, bad gasket..needs a new gasket and honda bond