2002 oil leak
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My 2002 civic has had for close to a year an oil leak that drips onto my garage floor. I have the affected area protected, but since my local Honda repair shop misdiagnosed the problem to be a defective transmission dip stick, the problem continued. (the dip stick did need to be replaced as it was loose in the holder and could have allowed transmission oil to leak out from time to time).
As I should have done in the first place I started looking for the source myself and I discovered a pooling of engine oil just to the left of what I think to be the valve cover gasket. (see attached photo)
I have checked the bolts to see if there is any looseness, and everything appears to be tight.
I guess my question is "is this pooling likely to be from the valve cover gasket or is there another possible source of oil that would pool in this area?".
As I should have done in the first place I started looking for the source myself and I discovered a pooling of engine oil just to the left of what I think to be the valve cover gasket. (see attached photo)
I have checked the bolts to see if there is any looseness, and everything appears to be tight.
I guess my question is "is this pooling likely to be from the valve cover gasket or is there another possible source of oil that would pool in this area?".
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If you think a good mechanic is expensive, try hiring a bad one
Re: 2002 oil leak
Replace the black round plug, that's the oil leak. It's about $10 at a dealer.
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^^ What he said. See my post in this thread for details.
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...ak-issues.html
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...ak-issues.html
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