Ok guys i could really use some help from those of you who have had problems with your S leaking oil. Right before summer started i realized my s2000 was leaking oil/ burning it. After looking around the bay i realized it was leaking from the v-tec solenoid, so i replaced it and drove it for a few day before i decided to park it so i could begin prepping it to be painted. So i finally finish painting my car and get it back together but after driving a few days around town i realized my car began leaking AGAIN..... Very frustrated at this point with the car as it only has 82K miles on it. Its not the v tec solenoid leaking now but whatever is under it? iv attached some pictures so you guys can see it first hand (sorta). Looks like the v-tec solenoid is perfectly dry. i plan on doing the valve cover gasket and would like to know what else i might as well do while im at it. Anything helps guys!!!

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It's more then likely leaking from the top of the vtec solenoid and unfortunately honda doesn't offer a replacement gasket.. Billman is currently trying to have a gasket made for this issue because it is extremely common on our cars. Only thing you can do if it is that gasket is wipe it down from time to time. DO NOT TRY FIXING THE PROBLEM WITHOUT A GASKET. It's highly possible that you could/would starve the cylinder head of oil

 

I wondered about that to but it seems like the v-tec solenoid is never oily or never appears to look like its leaking. Seems like its coming form something else.Maybe oil pressure switch? or what ever is above that and below the v-tec solenoid. I thought it was the seal that connects the v-tec solenoid to the head but i replaced it and still have a problem with leaking oil. Im going through about 1 quart every 2 weeks id say.

 

You're not going to lose that much oil from that leak. I'd say replace the valve cover gasket, maybe the TCT gaskets, all 3 of them, there's also a gasket at the vtec switch. If you're positive the top triangle isn't leaking. Other than that, check under the transmission, hopefully it's not the rear main that's leaking, also check your spark plug tube seals. Do you have any oil spots in the front of the engine?

 

Yea i got a similar issue did the same thing replaced the vtec gasket with the filter and even the vtec oil pressure switch because when i unplugged it there was oil in it but still got the same issue i noticed when i had the car jacked up on the driver side and it was running it was leaking alot but when it's leveled it's a slow leak and is definitely not the upper seal on the vtec i cleaned the area up before i did the repairs and that area is 100% dry but there's oil on the lower part of the solenoid. So should i just replace the vtec solenoid all together?

 

Im 100% positive it not coming form the top of the v-tec solenoid (triangle part) and i just replaced the other seal. No oil spots or leaks on the front of the motor. Just the side. Looks like its coming from whatever that is in between the v-tec solenoid and the oil pressure switch.