strange oil leak problem

[boostedlude3g]

My car only leaks oil when its parked up hill. I looked at the drain plug and the oil pan gasket and both are dry. It looks like its coming from around the timing belt cover at the head level on the back side. I was thinking oil pump but I dont think its that high up and like I said it only leaks when I park up hill. I just replaced the valve cover gasket too and it still does it.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[batever]

Besides pulling the timing belt cover and having a look inside, i have no ideas.

[h22dude]

mine did the same thing, is it draining out on ur downpipe? not sure if this is the problem but mine was an easy fix. check all the bolts around your oil pan. when this happened to me ever time i went up a hill/parked the oil sloshed out, i tightened them up and have never had it happen since then. also could be cam seals?

[Rome702]

mine did the same thing, is it draining out on ur downpipe? not sure if this is the problem but mine was an easy fix. check all the bolts around your oil pan. when this happened to me ever time i went up a hill/parked the oil sloshed out, i tightened them up and have never had it happen since then. also could be cam seals?

I would agree with h22dude and try tightening all your bolts and check all visible seals before tearing into it. i had this problem with 2 different motors. My f22 was leaking cuz the person that had it before me never tightened the valve cover down all the way. the other time was the cam seal to my h23

[boostedlude3g]

I would agree with h22dude and try tightening all your bolts and check all visible seals before tearing into it. i had this problem with 2 different motors. My f22 was leaking cuz the person that had it before me never tightened the valve cover down all the way. the other time was the cam seal to my h23

I have had the leak since I bought it, and a few weeks ago I did the valve cover gasket. I didnt see any evidence of oil leaking from the cam seal but I wasnt exactly looking for it either. That seems to be a very possible source of the leak because its running from the the top of the motor to the bottom on the drivers side. I can see the oil trail its leaving. I guess I will retorque the valve cover just in case and maybe open the top timing belt cover for a better inspection.

~I think I will hit it with some brake cleaner and see if I can find the source that way.

[Dis1hmongcord]

If you've already found it then good! but if not maybe try the balance cam shaft seal, its right under the cam shaft. you have to take off the belt cover though.

[93accordlx93]

Sounds like it might also be a front main seal or oil pump gasket. Thats whats wrong with mine And im having the same problem

[19dabeast85]

Sounds like it might also be a front main seal or oil pump gasket. Thats whats wrong with mine And im having the same problem

It's possible his front main seal is also leaking but that leak would not cause oil to leak from head-level from behind the camgear cover. It's most likely your cam seal, it's possibly the head gasket but unlikely.

[batever]

[QUOTE=boostedlude3g;2601881 I guess I will retorque the valve cover just in case and maybe open the top timing belt cover for a better inspection.
.[/QUOTE]

unless you are using a torque wrench and setting those valve cover nuts to spec, I do not advise guesstimating the torque on those nuts. You could end up snapping a stud and that would be somewhat of a pain, all because you were hoping you were going to stop an oil leak.

[Fleetw00d]

Same leak I had on my EX - cam seal or between the end cam hold down and head. With the car parked uphill, the oil level in the cam wells make be high enough to get to the interface between the head and the cam hold down. If you've also got oil in your spark plugs holes, you can kill two leaks at once. With the tension released from the timing belt, I put a zip tie around the belt and cam pulley to keep it from shifting, then removed the rocker assembly and pulley to change the cam seal and lower seals. After reinstalling the cam and rockers, I was able to slip the cam pulley back on without affecting the cam timing.