i just noticed this morning that i have a little bit of oil residue on the block from the head gasket in the front of the motor. i talked with my professor at school, he said just to wipe the oil off and see if it leaks more. He also said that it may have been thermal expansion and the gasket may have already sealed the leak. my car is a 00' with 19,500 miles. i don't drive the car hard, just wondering if anyone knows if everyones leaks a little bit and stops or if it is a headgasket problem and if i should get it replaced?

tom

 

i'd just rip it apart and put a nice layer of hondabond.

I think it might just be a bad seal.

 

moving this to UTH - youd probably get a better response there...

 

Headgasket leaks are never minor and rarely "fix" themselves. Get it looked at soon.

 

Almost every S2000 I've seen has signs of light seepage there. Nothing to worry about.

 

Some light oil seepage from the front chain case/cylinder head is fairly typical. Cylinder seal is not compromised, and replacing the headgasket is very labor intensive to repair. IMHO, clean it off, and watch it. It will go many thousands of miles before seeping enough to show some dirt again.

 

yeah I had that leakage for like 40,000 miles. It happens, it wont damage anything.

 

are we talking head gasket or rocker cover here.

surley if its the head then comperssion would be lost.

if it the rocker the as the guys have said it np.maybe check the torque of the rocker bolts.

hth

 

It is seepage from the chain case area of the head gasket, at the front of the cylinder head. it is sealed With hondabond/ultraflange II. This part of the gasket doesn't hold in cylinder pressure.

 

The front of the head is on the right in this picture. Notice the area for the timing chain at the front of the head. There is no compression to be lost here.