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Old 07-24-2001, 06:43 PM
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Well my sister kept *****ing about my car pissing oil on her garage so I'm gonna take it into the dealership to have it checked out.

I have some pictures of the front of the engine where I think the oil is coming from and just wanted to see if any of you techie guys have any ideas or clues.





My car has never been low on oil when I take it the dealership for scheduled maint or I think they would have said something
Old 07-24-2001, 06:54 PM
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Does it drip alot? It looks normal.
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that looks like either a head or valve cover gasket that blown man
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My Accord has no oil leaks @ 100,000 miles, but my goddamned tranny need replacing. As you may know B-Nut I have ragged about this on SuperHonda,com.

Good Luck. BTW a good deal of complaining to Honda generally gets out of warranty items at least partially paid for.
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Know what would suck? if they say you bottomed out and caused the leak...I'm guessing your car is dropped?
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My car is dropped 1.5 inches but there are no frame scratches... just some splash guard scratches from curbs and parking blocks.

Oil pan is fine too.

I've had a few people mentioned the head and valve gaskets... I might try wiping some of the oil off to get a better idea where it is coming from.

I just another look and it is definitely coming from the gasket that is right below where the headers are.
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hey, why does it look like u have TL head on an accord engine? (the intake manifold, and ignition) ... what exactly do u have under there
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Originally posted by Fiddler
hey, why does it look like u have TL head on an accord engine? (the intake manifold, and ignition) ... what exactly do u have under there
LOL, the 2000+ Accords come with direct ignition.

The 98 and 99 have the spark plugs and distributor setup.
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ah, could that be when oil is put in, it runs down & burns off the head? How mich drops to the ground in garage? Clean off engine around there, make sure oil is full, drive a short time, stop car & look at area. Hope this helps
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Originally posted by BNut

LOL, the 2000+ Accords come with direct ignition.

The 98 and 99 have the spark plugs and distributor setup.
damn .. i never knew they changed that ... bastards!
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If you're not low on oil maybe its just that they spill oil on there when you got your oil changed. Clean it off and see if it comes back again.
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