Leaking Oil

[1993 CB7 LX]

Howdy. My car loves to leak oil and i cant figure out where its leaking from. i have replaced the drain plug, and i replaced the oil pan gasket yesterday, and it still leaks oil. If i could get some help, that would be great.

[Juan4DCB7]

check if it leaks around the oil filter, or take pics of were there is oil on the engine.

[1993 CB7 LX]

well, there are oil spots on the valve cover, but i replaced valve cover gasket and tube seals while ago. Its not leaking around oil filter, and there is always a little drop right below the drain plug.

[chillin943]

and there is always a little drop right below the drain plug.

there is a metal washer that goes on the oil plug bolt that should be there. try a rubber washer or mabey the threads in your oil pan are shot. pending the amount of oil leaking, its common. both my cars do it. remember these cars are 16 to almost 20 years old. a drop or two in a week no biggie, a puddle ever night u park ur car, big issue. just be sure to check ur oil frequently. i check mine everytime i fill up. (about once a week)

[Juan4DCB7]

there is a metal washer that goes on the oil plug bolt that should be there. try a rubber washer or mabey the threads in your oil pan are shot. pending the amount of oil leaking, its common. both my cars do it. remember these cars are 16 to almost 20 years old. a drop or two in a week no biggie, a puddle ever night u park ur car, big issue.

these cars are old and a little oil leak here and there is normal, but if you have oil everywhere yea that is an issue.

did you put rtv when you replaced your gasket?

[visualpoet]

Clean the engine, everywhere, there are several threads on how to. Then park on top of a clean piece of cardboard, in the morning, trace the drips until you find your leak. It's much easier to see leaks on a clean engine than a dirty engine.

[1993 CB7 LX]

these cars are old and a little oil leak here and there is normal, but if you have oil everywhere yea that is an issue.

did you put rtv when you replaced your gasket?

The gasket had permadry on it already. and yea, it leaves a pretty good sized puddle when i park it.

[batever]

there is a metal washer that goes on the oil plug bolt that should be there. try a rubber washer or mabey the threads in your oil pan are shot. pending the amount of oil leaking, its common. both my cars do it. remember these cars are 16 to almost 20 years old. a drop or two in a week no biggie, a puddle ever night u park ur car, big issue. just be sure to check ur oil frequently. i check mine everytime i fill up. (about once a week)

if the oil filter is dry and there is just a drop on the end of the drain plug you have a minor leak at the drain plug.

my advice is next time you do your oil change put a rubber washer under the drain plug, or wrap the drain plug threads with pipe tape (PTFE) before installing it.

Alternatively, install a Fram Sure Drain or Fumitomo oil center drain plug with thread sealant the next time you do your oil change. It will make future oil changes much much easier and cleaner and once that plug is sealed you don't have to remove it and it will stay dry for years.

[batever]

If the oil filter is dry and there is just a drop on the end of the drain plug you have a minor leak at the drain plug.

my advice is next time you do your oil change put a rubber washer under the drain plug, or wrap the drain plug threads with pipe tape (PTFE) before installing it.

Alternatively, install a Fram Sure Drain or Fumitomo oil center drain plug with thread sealant the next time you do your oil change. It will make future oil changes much much easier and cleaner and once that plug is sealed you don't have to remove it and it will stay dry for years.

[1993 CB7 LX]

the drain plug has a rubber washer on it already. I will give those suggestions a try, hopefully they work!

[Brandoncb7]

There's also a sensor or oil sending unit or whatever it is called that is by the filter that leaks oil sometimes.

[96accord914]

check your rear main seal, balance shaft seal, crank shaft seal, distributor o-ring seal, valve cover seal

[96accord914]

the rear main seal is the most important one that the seal between the motor and tranny when my went bad i had to keep pouring oil every two days

[1993 CB7 LX]

shit, that sounds like me. my car will go through oil every like 3 days. Is the main seal a pain in the ass to replace?

[OldMan'92Accord]

yeah, you have to drop the transmission to get to it