Okay, I have had an oil leak for about 2 months now and i can't for the life of me get it fixed...

Rear main seal has been replaced? Check.

Oil pan sealant replaced? Check.

I have gone under the car and It looks like the seam that driver's side of the oil pan connects to what I assume is the motor...

And it is most certainly not trans fluid. I went through that mess already, and it is not that.

Please help me Obie Wan, you're my only hope...

 

Also took off the inspection plate a week after the rear main seal was replaced and there was nothing. Clean. No oil. In the second picture the oil came from that joint part at the top middle of the picture and ran down and back to the inspection plate and the trans...

This is really pissing me off...

 

ck the oil pressure sender
there have been a few leakers recently and you know how probs come in sets!
At full oil pressure spraying out a tiny place- its going to spread everywhere and at a high rate of speed

thats my best guess,, unless the block is cracked
run over any major curbs and drag the car along it 50 feet recently??
(actually saw SUV do that on new lane divider concrete-- drove dead center on top of it and dragged down it until the vehicle ~stopped/stuck firmly on~ just feet short of the end)

no need to get pissed off- its just bolts and parts,,dont let it beat you~

 

where is the oil pressure sender at ????

 

^ what he said.

and I haven't hit anything in recent memory.

 

Judging from the oil staining in the picture i would be looking UP. It looks like its running down the pan and onto that seam.

 

I'll take some pics after work. I have been under the car 3 times this week, and today will be number 4 lol. My good camera is charged and i'll try to get a few better pics.

That seam is the highest place the oil goes. Only 3 options in this are;

1: The crank is worn. (mechanic threw that option out there, but I'm not 100% on whether i belive that or not)

2: Crack in the block. (I haven't noticed motor roughness or anything yet...)

3: The plate in this picture needs to be re-sealed. The leak is at the front of the motor and after removing the inspection plate, the internals were clean, leading me to believe that maybe it is pooling up at the bottom left of the plate. (I have no idea what to call said plate, but the Rear Main Seal and crank are visible in pic)(I have never done this and doubt I will be doing the work.)

 

And thank you guys for your help.

 

I was mostly kidding about the curb riding--hence the red ink to indicate sarcasm~
there were no obvious scrapes in your pics~

please buy 2 cans citrus scented gunk engine cleaner (trust me on the citrus-plain gunk smells baddddddd during burnoff) follow directions and rinse gently!!!

then with spotless clean engine, have friend hold rpm at 2000 while you watch with a flashlight
thats how we found a mystery leak on my bike,,5 minutes of rpm and it finally seeped out a corner

what are you showing in last pic?
front crank seal may be leaking- thats always possible and not too bad a fix
You have new engine rear main, so if its leaking the shop is liable to replace it again

 

iirc there was a post in last 2 years, about a crack in rear of engine block- under headers

 

Totally lol'd at the sarcasm (i got you).

That pic is borrowed from google images. It is the "plate" where the crank sits. The lower left bolt is where the front of the car and the seam where the oil is coming out. I was told that there is a posibility that the plate needs to be re-sealed.

Is that a posibility?

 

QUESTION GUYS ??????

if i have my car on jack stands with the front off the ground ---IS THAT OK-----WILL IT STILL BE GETTING OIL THREW THE ENGINE ???

THANKS GUYS

 

what are you referring too, draining the oil?

 

OH SORRY

i have a oil leak in the same spot as the original thrend

i wanna try and find the leak ----is it ok to run the car while the front end is off the ground ???

 

yes, you can run the car while on jacks, just be careful keep it in park and have parking brake on. you shouldn't starve the engine from oil or anything, just be careful most people dont recommend it since it can be dangerous. but iv done it and never had problems.

 

ok cool----thanks man

what are yer suggestions on where the oil can be leaking from

my oil leak looks EXACTALLY like the 1st pics----like right by that plate that comes off

what do ya think ????

 

99.9 % of oil leaks in the areas of the pic above are rear main seals. Its possible your new seal got damaged during replacement. Your best bet is to degrease the underside and every where oil is really well then drive it for a while (not rainy days or thru car washes) and see if you can get a better pin point of the leak.

 

HEY FSTTYMS1 ^^^^^

i tried that---and had no luck----i tried everything to try and find it
its bugging the hell out of me !!!!

HOW ABOUT SINCE WE LIVE CLOSE----I COME OVER AND THROW YA SUM CASH AND WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER ?????

 

well i looked and seen where the oil is leaking from

LOOK AT THE 1ST PIC IN THIS TREND !!!!!

my oil is leaking from the RED ARROW that says
"" SEAM FROM PAN TO BLOCK ""

???? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ???

why wud the oil be leaking from here ??

HELP GUYS

 

Dan, if you have the same thing as me it is going to be your Rear Main Seal (RMS). I replaced mine but I guess the crank has some slight wear and I have to drop the transmission and place a sleeve on the crank and replace the RMS again.

Crank sleeve part #93315

When I called Acura they had no idea about this part and said that it is only the rear main seal that needed to be replaced. Well, I did that already and it is still leaking... so this is my next step.

I have to drive leaking till the end of the month but whatever, It'll get done.

 

YEA THANKS MAN

its just so fucking annoying knowing that im leaking oil

i called the STEALERSHIP yesterday and they said its not normal for our cars to blow rear main seals

and he said not to worry about it----becuz i had my car stored for the winter---he said to just drive it and it might seal itself back up

BUT THE STEALERSHIP SAID IT WUD COST LIKE $600 TO FIX

how much did you pay ?????

 

becarefull with the speedy sleeves sometimes you have to have the journal turned down on the crank first or you have to get an oversized seal that matches the OD of the speedy sleeve.

It's very common to sleeve a seal journal, the seals can wear grooves in the journal and just replacing the the old seal with a new one does not correct the problem, yes it's annoing having the oil leak but if it is minimal live with it until it gets bad because it can be a little hard to fix than one might think.

 

Journal? OD? Explain por favor.

 

If the dealer said 600, I would do it.

 

the journal is the technical name of the surface that the seal and bearing ride against, it's a heat treated and polished surface on the crank. OD stands for Outside diameter.


http://www.vsm.skf.com/en-US/HeavyDu...ediSleeve.aspx

 

Are you positive its coming from in there? Pull the inspection cover off shine a light up there and take pics.

 

Yes its expensive to do. The part is 10 bucks. The rest is labor because they have to remove the trans to do it. Its rare that your motor (J32A1) has it. It is more common in the J32A2 (type-s) motor for some reason.

 

I have pics. I'll post after work.

 

if its so rare that my motor has a blown rear main seal

how do ya think it happened ?????

 

rare does not mean never happens,,
often suggested on here that you pay for it to be done when trans is out --on warranty replacement

could have been a lousy installation when it was replaced, or problem with the seal area

that short monthly engine running times you did over the winter may have contributed but can say for certain..if you need a reason use that~

 

yea i DEFINETLEY will use that

it really sucks though ya know

but thanks man

 

we live -we learn - we have car problems

 

yea thats the truth man---thanks for the advice

much appreciated

how bad is it to ignore the REAR MAIN SEAL LEAK ?????

 

just keep an eye on the oil level and refill when its halfway down the marks of full and min = .5 qt

and some cardboard under the car to watch for dramatic change

 

THANKS

honestley---ive been putting cardboard under it for the last 5 days now just to keep an eye on it

and when i get home everyday from work i look under and i can see theres a steady drip of oil

not steady-----i counted every 5 seconds it drips
but still-----its so damn annoying

im just gonna get it fixed already
ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY KNOW ITS THERE !!!!

 

thats more than a little drip!!!

 

yea i know it is man

this sicks so bad----it sucks even more cuz it didnt do it b4 i stored it

im just goin to get it fixed b4 i have a nervous breakdown

oil leaks like that is just sumthing that doesnt leave my mind ya know

 

If its dripping its more than a little issue. Dan, are you sure its coming from the rear main? Did you take off the inspection cover and see? or is it coming from somewhere else?

 

you said rear main was replaced before--or was that the other poster?
how long ago?
shops have been known to use defective installer/technique = seal not sealing

 

that was the other poster !!!

and i dunno if the rear main seal or not---i just assumed it was cuz its in the exact same spot as the 1st pic on this trend

????? what am i suppose to look for when i take the inspection cover off ?????

im no mechanic so i dunno what to look for ya know

HELP GUYS