Help identifying a leak
08-04-2010, 12:56 AM
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Help identifying a leak
I've had the car just over a week now and loving it.
A fellow S2ki member called round last night for a nosey and while we had the bonnets open he showed me a leak or soak on part of his engine. We looked at mine and it's there too.
I'll have to take a photo when I get home from work, but was hoping that someone might be able to help now if it's a common thing, so I've found a pic off the net and marked where it is
It doesn't seem to drip or else I'd have thought I'd have noticed something on the garage floor before now.
I checked the oil levels a few days ago and it was fine, but maybe should check again.
Sorry, still learning about engines so not sure all the right terminology yet
A fellow S2ki member called round last night for a nosey and while we had the bonnets open he showed me a leak or soak on part of his engine. We looked at mine and it's there too.
I'll have to take a photo when I get home from work, but was hoping that someone might be able to help now if it's a common thing, so I've found a pic off the net and marked where it is
It doesn't seem to drip or else I'd have thought I'd have noticed something on the garage floor before now.
I checked the oil levels a few days ago and it was fine, but maybe should check again.
Sorry, still learning about engines so not sure all the right terminology yet
08-04-2010, 01:14 AM
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Have you checked all around your rocker cover for any leakage? It's not uncommon for leaks to track down and appear elsewhere, other than that I assume the TCT plug (bottom left of red outline) is not leaking? If it is, a little thread seal and a new washer (same as sump I think) would sort that.
08-04-2010, 01:33 AM
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Would hope not on a newer car, can also get soaks from spilling on oil fill up (I though I had a leak but turned out to be some residual oil from a rushed top up migrating!), clean it up and see if it reappears.
08-04-2010, 09:14 AM
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Well I've got home and took some photos. Any ideas?
The one thing I do notice is that the oil level is over max when I checked it. It was serviced just before I collected it. Have they overfilled it?
The one thing I do notice is that the oil level is over max when I checked it. It was serviced just before I collected it. Have they overfilled it?
08-04-2010, 11:56 AM
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checked it not running round from the TCT?
i changed my O-rings on a '00my because of a weap of oil, and it turned out to be hardened O-rings.
on a 2008, i'd be sceptical, but maybe it's been out for some reason and the orings havent been replaced/been damaged?
TCT is inline with the allen-key plug in some of your pictures; a yellow paint mark at 12 o'clock, just above oil filter.
all 3 o-rings are about £10 from honda.
i changed my O-rings on a '00my because of a weap of oil, and it turned out to be hardened O-rings.
on a 2008, i'd be sceptical, but maybe it's been out for some reason and the orings havent been replaced/been damaged?
TCT is inline with the allen-key plug in some of your pictures; a yellow paint mark at 12 o'clock, just above oil filter.
all 3 o-rings are about £10 from honda.
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