I have a 09 TL and will have the timing belt done son. I spoke to a Honda/Acura specialist garage. He recommended replacing the seals on the oil pump. When the timing belt is off, it clears most of the parts in the way. There is more --- the oil pan needs to be removed, too.

There is a YouTube video showing this job. It looks like two small gaskets or O rings are the source of the leak.

Question: Has anyone had oil leaks on the TL? I might have the extra job done.

This is a situation where listening to the experience of a shop that sees these cars daily will pay off.

 

I recommend the oil pump reseal. It's common for it to leak and if the dealer is gonna be in that area, just have them do it.

 

Welcome to the forums.

This post/thread has been moved from the 3G TL Forum to the model specific forum for better response.

 

Would recommend getting that done, check for leaks near the sensor on the oil filter housing, check for leaks on the valve covers and replace gaskets as necessary.

 

In addition to having the oil pump resealed, I would also recommend the two cam seals and the front crank seal. The cam seals on both of my J-Series engines started leaking around the 150,000 mile mark; doing them during the timing belt service is relatively trivial; doing them any other time means yanking the timing belt.

 

I had to pay an extra $435 to rebuild the oil pump when they did the timing belt service. Since you are asking questions about both, you should do both at the same time. You will pay about $2K for this service. Get everything done at once because you don't want to tear the engine apart more than once to get to the same place. Your choices are to pay what the dealer charges, it is the most expensive because they are the dealer. You can find an independent shop that might charge less. I checked one locally that I trust but they were as expensive as the dealer, using parts sourced from the dealer.

I did mine when they did the engine recall - SHAWD - and it was still over $1000 for parts alone. That did include spark plugs. Not sure why you would want to do it at 100,000 miles. I would wait until 110 or 115 then do it.

 

I will do the timing belt and other jobs when the maintenance minder gives the A4 code. With 100,000 miles, it will be due soon.
The independent garage near me isn't cheap, but he's the one that mentioned doing the oil pump seals.

Thanks for all the input. It's helpful to learn what's likely to wear out. Each engine has its own quirks. Doing it all together is very logical and should save money.
Some of the internet "how to videos" say not to do cam seals unless they are leaking. A seal won't last forever. I need to consider will a cam or crank seal make it to 200,000 when the next timing belt is due?

 

I hear that a lot, and it is certainly a course of action lots of folks follow. That said, both of my J-Series engines (J30A1 and J32A3) began leaking from both front cam seals about five thousand miles either side of the 150,000 mile mark.