oil leak - front main or oil pan gasket?
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Hello all,
I have a 2000 Civic EX (manual trans) with a bit of an oil leak. I changed the oil today and noticed quite a bit of oily grime on the driver's side of the pan, and a few driplets on the bottom. I tried to look up the side of the engine and see where it was coming from, but it was too tight in there for me to see much (i'm used to my big ford truck lol). from what I could tell, the oil seems to be coming from the front main seal area or I guess it could also be the oil pan gasket. I replaced the valve cover gasket at the last oil change, so I know that's good.
Any hints on narrowing down what exactly is leaking? How hard are those gaskets to replace? for comparison, I've done the oil pan gasket and rear main on my truck... pretty much have to remove the entire engine to get to it yay 4wd
I have a 2000 Civic EX (manual trans) with a bit of an oil leak. I changed the oil today and noticed quite a bit of oily grime on the driver's side of the pan, and a few driplets on the bottom. I tried to look up the side of the engine and see where it was coming from, but it was too tight in there for me to see much (i'm used to my big ford truck lol). from what I could tell, the oil seems to be coming from the front main seal area or I guess it could also be the oil pan gasket. I replaced the valve cover gasket at the last oil change, so I know that's good.
Any hints on narrowing down what exactly is leaking? How hard are those gaskets to replace? for comparison, I've done the oil pan gasket and rear main on my truck... pretty much have to remove the entire engine to get to it yay 4wd
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Take a picture. It's the best way. When you replaced the valve cover gasket did you seal the corners with the blue silicone stuff? If you didn't it's probably leaking from there.
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