Oil Leakage?

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Law_
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Oil Leakage?

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Hi guys, yesterday i was checking the fluid levels on the engine and two things seemed odd.
1st the steering fluid level was way above the level, wich i did not realised before, and 2nd i saw what seemed to be oil above the gearbox, but like dry oil, a thin layer of oil... i could not realise where the oil came from but it was not from the head or valve cover i believe. dont know how is the gearbox level but my 5th gear sometimes scratch a little bit, but the noise goes away some miles after...

What should i do next?
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Re: Oil Leakage?

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Take a photo from the "crime" area, if you can to let us to understand exactly the problem ;)

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Here you have !

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CAnt really tell. But does it looks like its caked on?? It might have been there for ages, maybe you spilt oil there and its just been there a long time??
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Maybe the oil comes from the camshaft seal.

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Yes it seems like caked ! But i've washed the engine some months ago... Camshaft seal? And dizzy seal? can it be?

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Can be.

In my case, valvecover gasket is always a nightmare... I stopped trying to do it properly and just let it sweat once in a while. Keeps the rust away :roll: .

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I will check soon ! Thanks people ;)

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Your supposed to fit a new one when you take of the valve cover, my friend didnt do this on his ej9 and now it leaks. Although it looks messy its not really a problem though ;)
1996 EJ9 Civic
1998 BB8 Prelude Motegi VTi
1998, B16A2 EK4 Civic VTi

Aims:
EJ9 - Now my GF's car.
BB8 - Rebuild after crash damage to front end.
EK4 - Daily driver. Strip and track prep once prelude project complete

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Re: Oil Leakage?

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After this i was double checking, and i remembered that i have a pipe coming from the engine head to this section, instead of entering on the intake manifold pipe... Oil can come from there ! but i will confirm !

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