D15B2 Engine Oil Leak

Valvoline MaxLife 5w-30. I've been using that it both cars for at least a
year.


"jim beam" <spamvortex RemoveThis @bad.example.net> wrote in message
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> Dave Wick wrote:
>> I actually have two cars with a similar problem.
>>
>> The oil pump has a little knob or bump on the bottom ... and I have oil
>> dripping off of that and off of the oil pan. It does NOT look like the
>> oil is coming down from where the crank comes through the oil pump.
>>
>> So, am I right in thinking that this is an oil pan gasket issue and NOT
>> an issue with the oil seal where the crank goes through the oil pump?
>> The area under between the oil pan and oil pump is definitely wet but
>> again, nothing seems to be coming from above from the area of the oil
>> seal.
>
> what oil are you using?
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Dave Wick wrote:
> Valvoline MaxLife 5w-30. I've been using that it both cars for at least a
> year.

try a different oil. my 89 civic was pissing oil from the main seals
when i first got it 3 years ago, and continued to piss oil with
motorcraft "semi-synthetic", but after a couple of weeks with castrol
gtx, it dried right up. 55k miles later, i still haven't needed to
install the seals i bought. it's not perfectly dry, especially since
i'm currently experimenting with mobil 1, but there are no spots on the
driveway. try it before you start swapping seals. check gasket bolts
too - not too tight, but not loose.


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> "jim beam" <spamvortex RemoveThis @bad.example.net> wrote in message
> news:NNWdnT5sxaGAL6vanZ2dnUVZ_rvinZ2d@speakeasy.net...
>> Dave Wick wrote:
>>> I actually have two cars with a similar problem.
>>>
>>> The oil pump has a little knob or bump on the bottom ... and I have oil
>>> dripping off of that and off of the oil pan. It does NOT look like the
>>> oil is coming down from where the crank comes through the oil pump.
>>>
>>> So, am I right in thinking that this is an oil pan gasket issue and NOT
>>> an issue with the oil seal where the crank goes through the oil pump?
>>> The area under between the oil pan and oil pump is definitely wet but
>>> again, nothing seems to be coming from above from the area of the oil
>>> seal.
>> what oil are you using?
>
>
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