Oil Leak...

[sittin-sidwayz]

I saw some spot's of oil on the floor where i park my s2000. So i popped my hood, and it seem's like it's leaking from the top hose above the oil filter, because there are some drop's of oil on the top of the filter. Anybody have this same problem?? And should i bring it to honda, or can i replace the hose myself?? If indeed it is that hose, i also checked all the clamps and they seem to be on there fine.

[J'sS2K]

Originally Posted by sittin-sidwayz

I saw some spot's of oil on the floor where i park my s2000. So i popped my hood, and it seem's like it's leaking from the top hose above the oil filter, because there are some drop's of oil on the top of the filter. Anybody have this same problem?? And should i bring it to honda, or can i replace the hose myself?? If indeed it is that hose, i also checked all the clamps and they seem to be on there fine.

No leaks for me.

[Swingle1]

This is engine oil? I may be showing my ignorance here, but I can't imagine engine oil running through a hose. I would be inclined to say motor oil is not leaking from a hose.

[sittin-sidwayz]

Originally Posted by Swingle1

This is engine oil? I may be showing my ignorance here, but I can't imagine engine oil running through a hose. I would be inclined to say motor oil is not leaking from a hose.

Yes this is motor oil!! I went to the honda dealer and they printed me out a detail drawing of the filter where the oil flows...he gave me an O-Ring. But it seems like i dont need to replace mine. And i has to be above the filter cause oil has leaked onto the top of the filter...and there is oil dripping from the hose/tube.

[Swingle1]

Hmmm. Wow. Any insight on this guys?

[dezignpro04]

Originally Posted by sittin-sidwayz

Yes this is motor oil!! I went to the honda dealer and they printed me out a detail drawing of the filter where the oil flows...he gave me an O-Ring. But it seems like i dont need to replace mine. And i has to be above the filter cause oil has leaked onto the top of the filter...and there is oil dripping from the hose/tube.

IIRC, shouldn't that hose be carrying coolant and not engine oil?? If your talking about the ones right above the oil filter. Maybe it is from the VC gasket. I will have to look at that area of my engine.

BTW - you should replace the O-Ring every oil change regardless if it looks like it should or not. It is called a crush washer cause the metal is weak and gets crushed upon tightening. When you take it off it will be slightly thinner than when new and could cause oil to slip out at a very slow rate.

[sittin-sidwayz]

Originally Posted by dezignpro04

IIRC, shouldn't that hose be carrying coolant and not engine oil?? If your talking about the ones right above the oil filter. Maybe it is from the VC gasket. I will have to look at that area of my engine.

BTW - you should replace the O-Ring every oil change regardless if it looks like it should or not. It is called a crush washer cause the metal is weak and gets crushed upon tightening. When you take it off it will be slightly thinner than when new and could cause oil to slip out at a very slow rate.

Thanks....im probably wrong with thinking it was the oil then, cause it looked like it. Now the crush washer is below near the oil pan and the bolt...right?? I changed that. It seems to me looking like its leaking somewhere above the oil filter near the hose.

[Swingle1]

I would definitely look above the hoses for the leak. I don't know for a fact on this car (for better or worse, I pay people to work on my cars now), but have never seen motor oil routed through hoses, and I can't imagine why they'd do it here.

In any event, best of luck.

[J'sS2K]

What color is the liquid? Just to be sure, taste it...LOL j/k

[sittin-sidwayz]

Originally Posted by J'sS2K

What color is the liquid? Just to be sure, taste it...LOL j/k

hahaha....now i thoroughly went through every possible situation. I think i found it!! I have oil pressure and vacuum gauges in my car, and it seem's like the so called mechanic didnt install them right and didnt use teflon tape around the threads for a good seal... And the oil sensor/switch is right above those hoses, where i thought it was coming from!! So it was dripping from the nipple, to the "T" to the top of the hose, to the top of the oil filter, to the ground !! So i took everything apart and did it correctly. Now i guess i'll see in the morning if it worked ahha Thanks everyone for the help!!!

[Swingle1]

That makes more sense. Hope that's it...

[sittin-sidwayz]

Originally Posted by Swingle1

That makes more sense. Hope that's it...

It looks like that was it, havent seen any leaks today!!

[sittin-sidwayz]

AGGHHH!!! I checked this morning and it's leaking more than ever!!! ALOT Im gonna have to take it to a honda dealership. I cant even tell where its coming from. There is oil all over the filter, all over those hosed, and all over the "T" and "nipple" from my oil pressure sensor! Does anybody know what it could be???

[Swingle1]

Valve cover gasket and head gasket would be the first places I'd look.

[dezignpro04]

Originally Posted by Swingle1

Valve cover gasket and head gasket would be the first places I'd look.

That is what I said in post #6.

[Strikker]

Not trying to discourage you from going to a dealer for the solution, but it sounds like you may have already been on the right track. You identified a problem with oil pressure gauge and after repairing it the problem stopped. I would think if it was the valve cover or a head gasket the problem would not have gone away. I am wondering if the problem got worse the next day, maybe your repair did not hold. Do you have any documentation for the gauges that might help identify a proper installation? Also did you inspect the connections to see if there is not a fitting issue here? (Threads, threads matching and swivel fittings)
Just a thought,