b16 engine oil leak
22-Oct-2007, 09:55 PM
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b16 engine oil leak
so I had a little leak before in my b16 94 eg, but now its getting pretty bad. I know 2 places where the engine is leaking from
1) the valve cover gasket
2) the black O-ring rubber that's between the head and the vtec solenoid (refer to pic)
the red circles in the pic shows the places where I know the leak is coming from, and the black lines and skirmishes are where the oil is sitting (you can't see in the pic cause the pic is old and I took it before the leak happened). What I was wondering is if there is any other places the leak could come from because I can't seem to think of any at the moment.
1) the valve cover gasket
2) the black O-ring rubber that's between the head and the vtec solenoid (refer to pic)
the red circles in the pic shows the places where I know the leak is coming from, and the black lines and skirmishes are where the oil is sitting (you can't see in the pic cause the pic is old and I took it before the leak happened). What I was wondering is if there is any other places the leak could come from because I can't seem to think of any at the moment.
23-Oct-2007, 11:15 AM
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23-Oct-2007, 01:14 PM
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I am not getting any leaks over there. If anyone can show me where the cam seal is exactly, that would be great.
23-Oct-2007, 01:16 PM
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There are cam seals on the opposite side of the engine (timing belt side) but they're more of a o-ring (they go around the camshafts) than the cam seal on the dizzy side of the head, which is more of a plug-type seal than an o-ring.
23-Oct-2007, 01:49 PM
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The part that you've circled in red (in the picture) is the cam seal.
There are cam seals on the opposite side of the engine (timing belt side) but they're more of a o-ring (they go around the camshafts) than the cam seal on the dizzy side of the head, which is more of a plug-type seal than an o-ring.
There are cam seals on the opposite side of the engine (timing belt side) but they're more of a o-ring (they go around the camshafts) than the cam seal on the dizzy side of the head, which is more of a plug-type seal than an o-ring.
one more question, so each cam has 2 seals (one on each side)? or there is just 2 seals in total?
23-Oct-2007, 02:28 PM
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the cam cover is the big black thing that says Vtec on it! :P it covers the top of ur head(I think!) the part on the right covers your timing gears / timing belt
23-Oct-2007, 03:50 PM
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2 on the timing belt side, 1 on the intake cam and 1 on the exhaust cam. These are like o-rings that go around the camshaft.
And then there is the 1 on the dizzy side of the head, on the exhaust side, that is more of a plug, this one doesn't go on the camshaft at all, it just plugs the end up so no oil leaks out. But these get old/dry and often leak, i replaced mine with an aftermarket one (golden eagle) and its been like 3 years now and its still not leaking. I like this style better b/c it has 3 rubber o-rings on it that can be replaced, instead of having to buy a whole new OEM plastic cam seal once it starts leaking again.
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