need help with oil leak

[earn8fan]

hi i have a 92 accord lx 2.2 that is leaking oil from the main seal front, does anyone no where i can get a breakdown pic of the motor so i can see what all is involved with repairing this myself thanks in advance.

[mpumas]

Usually the front oil seal is changed when the timing belts are changed. So you need a manual and tools to do the job. At the same time consider changing the water pump if you have more then 50K since it was changed last. Same for the timing belts. It is not the easiest job and special procedures must be followed..

[jeffcoslacker]

Quite a few of those came into the shop with an oil pump seal leaking under the cover. Blows a lot of oil when it happens, but is fairly easy to fix. Much easier than a main seal. Common problem on those, for some reason.

[Sconic]

wheres the oil pump seal? Mine is leaking a lot and i thought it might be the valve cover gasket

[mpumas]

The oil pump is inside the timing belt cover on the left side of the car. If the oil pump or oil pump gasket is leaking you will see oil coming out of the weep hole at the bottom of the timing belt cover. If the water pump is leaking you will see coolant at the same place. If the valve cover gasket is leaking, you will see oil leaking down the back of engine near the intake manifold and definitely at the ends where the camshaft enters the cover.

[jeffcoslacker]

Originally Posted by Sconic

wheres the oil pump seal? Mine is leaking a lot and i thought it might be the valve cover gasket

When these blow, there is oil literally running out of the cover when the motor is running. It's a mess.