Help Me Find The Oil Leak From The Pictures (Thank You)

Always check the engine oil after the engine has been shut down for at least

So, if I have an OIL LEAK but the OIL LEVEL is always at the HIGH MARK when I check oil level before starting engine in morning, can I conclude that the OIL is OVER FILLED and it is just pumping the extra oil out to make it seem an oil leak??

No. You could conclude that: A) It's not an oil leak, B) What is on the dipstick may, or may not, be oil, C) Your car has the wrong dipstick, or D) The oil may be overfilled. People sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf......George Orwell.

Approximately 9/17/03 13:50, Great Deals uttered for posterity:

No, it takes a pretty big leak to be noticeable on the dip stick, you would see a big wet oily spot a couple feet or larger if it was that bad. Figure that mere half inch or less on the oil stick represents 4-5 quarts or more of oil, then try to figure out how little the mark would move for 10-20 drops of oil leaked overnight.

The lower and upper marks on the dipstick normally represent 1 quart of oil, not the entire sump capacity.

Approximately 9/17/03 14:28, Matthew Hunt uttered for posterity:

Ooops, good point. Still it takes lotsa little drops to move that mark. Kinda rare unless you have a hole in the pan or are driving an old british sports car. And most of the oil spots on driveways are from oil that collects along the vehicle during driving, then runs to a low spot and drips when parked. Takes a surprisingly few drops to make a big ugly spot.

Some Honda's require a new cruch washer at the drain plug when the oil is changed. When the old one is used the oil will run out like yours does.

A) It got to be a LEAK. B) I am sure the LEAK is OIL, 100% sure. C) It is original. Never changed, so it can not be wrong stick

Can you tell anything from the pictures of the oilpan?

The leak size on ground every morning, is about half of a hand I timed the leak, it is about 1 teaspoon very 5-10 minutes. I saw the drops and counted time. Could you tell me what you see from the pictures?

As the pictures show, the leak looks like from the up somewhere, not from the drain plug, because I can see there are other spots on the bottom of the engine. Leaks from drainplug, can not go that far to front...

my first instinct is to see if that oil pan of yours is cracked. the picture looks like it showing a crack frontview.jpg right side about 1/3 from the bottom of the picture. this may be just a scratch though.

a problem on hondas is oil leaking through the oil pressure sending unit. a less than $20 part, but you need to remove the oil filter and have a 24mm 6pt deep socket to remove it. you'll probably need a knife to cut the boot off the sender and then unplug it, do you best not to rip the wire right off the connector, it's a beast to remove with just your fingers.

Looks like a pretty obvious crack on the pan in the second photo. You can try to patch it, but my experience is that unless the pan is completly clean of oil, patches dont take. Suck it up and spend the $$ for a pan, or remove it, clean it inside and out, then patch it. JB weld will work if the area is clean of oil.

Check your oil hot or cold, after the engine has been off a minimum of

Approximately 9/17/03 21:10, Curly uttered for posterity:

I can't tell if that is a crack just to the right of the "Engine Oil" or not in the second photo. If possible, you may try washing the underside of the engine with a coin op car wash, then rephoto. As much oil as you are dropping, would think fixing the pan at a japanese auto specialty shop would be cheaper than oil.

my first instinct is to see if that oil pan of yours is cracked. the picture looks like it showing a crack frontview.jpg right side about 1/3 from the bottom of the picture. this may be just a scratch though.

a problem on hondas is oil leaking through the oil pressure sending unit. a less than $20 part, but you need to remove the oil filter and have a 24mm 6pt deep socket to remove it. you'll probably need a knife to cut the boot off the sender and then unplug it, do you best not to rip the wire right off the connector, it's a beast to remove with just your fingers.

don't forget the Swedish Undercoat System on old volvos!