Hey guys as I was doing an oil change today I noticed that there was a good amount of oil on my transmission where the transmission and engine meet it looks like the leak either came from the tranmission or somewhere behind/side of the engine because I could see oil coming down from the side of the header. I read alittle on it and from what ive read it could possibly be rear main seal or input shaft seal but im opening to more opinions. I keep my car garaged and I havent found any oil on the ground so im assuming I may have caught it early.

-Thanks

 

If it's up by the header, check your oil filter first. If you're removed or replaced your vtec solenoid or anything up around that area, check them also.

 

Same thing right now.. Its your valve-cover gasket. If you let it sit for a few days, it wont leak. Look at the back of the valve-cover and you'll see its leaking. If its not that, than the only thing I would suspect would be a rear main crank seal leak.

 

It could possibly be my valve cover gasket I do see oil around the area.

 

Yup. I think that would be it, mine is also leaking from there

 

Get new spark plug seals too while you are in there.

 

^Thanks guys im pretty sure its my valve cover im gonna try tightening it in the mean time, I found some a little bit of oil on the card board I put under there. Would it be okay for me to drive it?

 

What is the part number for that?