hey all, so I decided to get my TL-s inspected at an independent mechanics shop... the TL-S has 125000 km which is about 77670 miles. So the mech found the following 'issues':

1. minor engine oil leak. although nothing is dropping onto my garage floor, he says its from some sort of gasket and slowly accumulating on the pan. some sort of seal has worn out. If this was the case, the pan is hot..wouldn't i smell this oil?

2. the rear wheels have alot of 'play' meaning the bearings will need replacement soon. he did mention this seems unusual considering the mileage isnt too high.

3. brakes down to 20% - i will replace brembos myself.

So..just curious if anyone has ran into the above 2 'issues'...i was thinking of going for a 2nd opinion.. but looking for input from all of you.
the car has never been lowered, stock suspension, no aftermarket parts added.

 

I have that same oil leak now, 93k miles. I believe it's the engine oil pump seal.

 

Most likely oil pump seal. Mine started leaking at 90-95k miles also.

 

+3 on the oil pump seal. Mine only leaks for a week after I change the oil, never leaves a drop in my garage. Not too sure about the rear wheels having play.

 

i think i have the same leak, i put in a quart over the length of an oil interval. is that about what you guys are putting in? i'm at 93,000 miles

i also don't have any oil on my parking spot. is it worth a fix or do you guys just top off?

 

I've yet to see any puddles or drips of oil, even after overnight parking, but you can see the leak when you look at the oil pan. I'm guessing it only leaks when you push the engine hard. My amount of leakage (lol) is directly proportionate to how much WOT vtec fun I have, literally from nearly no leak when driving normally for ~2k-3k miles to a full quart every 500-1000 miles of spirited driving. I'm guessing the seal lets go above a certain oil pressure point. Once you shut the car off there's no leak, hence you see nothing on the ground.

Saving up to get it fixed now, it's not cheap, the oil pan needs to come off.

 

thanks for the info, i'll have to go take a look at it next time i'm feeling heavy footed haha. i need to change my oil this weekend anyway but i'll try to pay more attention to when it gets low.

i'm guessing it's best to replace during the 105k service? i have that coming up in about a year

 

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Idk this sort of thing I'd just replace when it breaks but that's just me, you can take the preventative maintenance approach too...just wouldn't want to waste money you know what I mean. I'm not sure the timing belt service would help reduce the cost by much?

 

A quart every 500-1000 miles is a pretty major leak. I'd definitely get that fixed. I don't know if I have this problem or not, but I go through about a half qt every 4-5k and I drive my car hard. I always thought it was just burning it. I'll keep an eye out for this leak when I change my oil in a couple weeks.