Hello,

I have some oil leakage when I accelerate fast, if I don't punch it everything is fine. I read this thread

https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/for...passenger+side

and changed the o-ring.

I am still having the oil leakage. here are some pictures. What else should I check?


Here are more pictures

http://www.mypicx.com/08042009/accord_98/

 

I've been working with deserthonda to figure out what the matter is.
I still have a leak and I have replaced the O-ring and Valve cover gasket.
A new problem has come up too. When I accelarate the car, it wobbles side to side. But if I let go of the gas and put it on neutral the wobbleing stops. The faster I accelarate the more it wobbles.

 

What about leaking from underneath the camshaft bearing cap?
In the picture, the bearing caps don't have part #s, but look at the distributor end, near labels #14 & 20. That bearing cap extends out of the VC gasket. Sealant is supposed to be used between that cap & the head.

Clean it up & watch to see exactly where it leaks. This leak I mentioned will come out of a horizontal split line just centered on the distributor opening. Your photos sorta look like it's dirty below that line, & cleaner above it.

If you decide to re-seal that bearing cap, find a manual & look up the bolt torque. Don't pull the threads out of the head casting... Actually, if you have to do that, I think you'll need to dismantle at least part of the valve gear.

 

Could you circle the area you are talking about, in my pics or your diagram, please. I just want to make sure I know what area you're talking about.

 

I made the last bearing cap green. The red is where it bolts down to the head. That red surface should have sealant when you assemble. If not, oil can leak out from the horizontal split line between those 2 parts, where I highlighted your photo.

Remember, I'm just speculating one possible place for the leakage. You have to clean up the engine & verify it's really leaking from there. It's a big-ish job to remove the valve gear & last bearing cap, so you don't want to disturb that stuff until you know that's where its leaking.

 

Does any one have an idea what the side wobble might be?
I've taken it to two mechanics so far with no luck.

FYI- I have not washed the engine yet, so the leak problem is still unresolved.

 

have you checked the tires ??inner broken ply?? frt suspension parts loose? worn ?

 

I did check the tires, still could not figure it out. So, I took it to one shop, they told me to change the two front tires because they were warn. I did that and got an alignmnet. Still wobbles. I took it to another shop, Firestone, they told me they think I need to replace the Outer Tie tod end and the left CV Axel, plus the rotor. I've bought both and now im broke.

I will have to wait till this weekend to clean out the engine and change those parts. Even after all this, I am still not sure if my wobble will go away. Since the Firestone guy told me he is not 100 % sure that is what is cause the wobble.

 

At the tire place I went to, they would take you into the garage and show you what is wrong before repairing.

What the tech did was push and pull the tire at 9/3 o'clock to see if there was any play to indicate a tie-rod problem (could be inner or outer). At 12/6 o'clock was for upper and lower ball joints.

Put your car on jack stands and turn the steering wheel until its locked. You may not find any play, but its something simple to try.

 

Fixed wobble, it it was either:

Tie Rod End Outer, Driver Side Axel, or the Lower Driver Side Ball Joint.

Either way I replaced all 3 plus the brake rotor and now it runs butter smooth.
I'm getting some simple green and cleaning out the whole engine bay. Hopefully cleaning the bay will let me know where the oil is leaking from.