sporting

Hey guys,

So I notice I have an oil leak on my 97 3.0 CL.

I looked underneath and I see a good amount of oil stain near where the engine\oil pan meets the transmission.

Anyone been through this before? I am hoping it is just the oil pan gasket gone bad?

No oil near oil filter or oil drain plug. A good amount of oil near said place above? Is there a crank shaft seal that could be the cause of this?

I just cleaned up the area and will be checking it tomorrow.

Project_CLean

iTrader: (2)

brake clean the area; dry. check after driving. oil pan gasket could be leaking..

sporting

^ Thanks! That is what I am hoping it is! Because I don't want to spend $900 dollars to have the dealer replace a $15 part (Rear Main Seal)

Well, I opened up the little black cover that covers the pressure plate, and it doesn't seem to be wet or dirty with oil stains on the plate! I guess that is a good sign!

The only oily part was the 2 bolts (Covered by the black cover plate) and anything below it! So I am gonna buy some RTV and replace the gasket!

Project_CLean

iTrader: (2)

sounds good; good luck

sporting

Does anyone know what the spec lb ft or inch for the oil pan bolts are?

Project_CLean

iTrader: (2)

Torque: 12 N-m (1.2 kgf-m, 8.7 Ibf-ft)

^ From Acura Service Manual.

sporting

Thanks, I'll use 9lb ft

sporting

Update:

I think I've fixed my oil leak. I had to drop the oil pan and bought HondaBond and resealed it. I checked it on day 5 after the fix and so far no leak. Hopefully it holds up.