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was about to change my cam chain tensioner when I noticed oil dripping on the ground. Where can this be coming from? I hardly hit 61k miles... Checked the oil level, seems fine. I changed the oil last week and didn't notice anything. Is it oil or is it coming from the boot? I made an appointment at my local Honda dealership for the recall. They'll take a look a the leak.
The boot would have grease, so that is likely oil. It also hasn't been there long, because I don't see dirt/dust sticking to it.
Since you just changed your oil, you may have spilled some during the change. I'm not sure where your oil filter is in relation to the leak, but it is possible that the gasket on the original oil filter stayed stuck on the engine block. When you installed the new filter, you would have a leak between the old and new gasket.
Yeah, i think it was from the old oil filter when I pulled it off. I cleaned the area up with break fluid and started the car. Let it run to operating temps and no drips or anything. I’m gonna leave cardboard under the car of night just to make sure there’s no oil