treimche

Car is a 2005 with just under 150k miles on it. Seems like I'm always getting some oil seeping somewhere and its making a bit of a mess of the engine. Back in June of 2017 I replaced the VTEC solenoid gaskets. I used this: and the OEM seal w/ the filter in it. I'm going to be installing the PTuning turbo kit very soon, but want to make sure this is all cleaned up before hand. Thank you.

F1TwoThousand

Definitely replace the vtec oem gasket with factory oem gasket from honda. ALL other gaskets for thr vtec solenoid seem to bee to thin even the best of brands have beeb reported as too thin. Stick with oem for gaskets on the s2k.

F1TwoThousand

Also definitely wash all that down with engine grease cleaner and find the leaks before going turbo as the turbo manifold will make it imposssible to see once its on

treimche

Honda doesn't make the gasket from that Amazon link though, from what I can remember.

As far as the turbo manifold is concerned, its the P-Tuning manifold so I'll still be able to see the front of the engine easily.

F1TwoThousand

I see, yes there is no oem replacement. That is a problem. I wonder if using 2 of those gaskets will stay on place. Seems most after market gaskets are simply too thin

flanders

Wipe everything clean then careful inspect for new leakage after each run.
That's pretty much the only way you can find the source of the problem.

dakao

You could buy this kit from Amazon:
Kraken Automotive - Upper & Lower VTEC Solenoid Seal Kit for Honda 00-09 S2000

treimche

I'm not saying that the Kraken seal I have in there is the source of the oil, but I'd much rather have as many OEM Honda gaskets and seals as possible.

Car Analogy

Maybe it was those gaskets leaking from age, and the new ones are still leaking from some install issue (not a clean surface, ood gasket material, faulty gasket, etc).

Looking at where the oil stains are, the other thing that occurs to me is the tct grenade pin removal port bolt.

treimche

Can you tell me what bolt you're talking about?