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My Honda is leaking oil badly. It is not seeping, but leaking. After driving the top of the engine looks wet with oil. Over night there is a puddle of oil under my car. It does not smoke.
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It's probably seeping out from the front main seal. Look underneath or behind the harmonic balancer and you might see some drops of oil, or a small puddling. Mine seeps/leaks from there too. It drips 2-3 drops per day, so I throw down cat litter every month or so, rub it into the concrete with my shoe, and then sweep it off the floor. Much cheaper than replacing the seal.
for sure engine leak oil (what about 1/2 on the road)
and for sure if said leak , travels by wind or gravity, lands on the
exhaust PARTS, it will smoke and burn.
fix leak, stop burn.
when u say drive line do you mean the drive shaft for front axle and what side transfercase side or axle side and how bad a oil leak as it's normal for a slight wet look to be around the transfercase side shaft exit as this is all a "Wet" system and will seep a bit as things get lubed by oil in use , now if it leaves a puddle on ground thats too much and you should have it ck'd by a trusted mechanic (don't allow transfer case to go "dry") that would be expensive to fix then
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If this has the v6, it's probably the intake manifold gaskets. This is a super common problem with these. You end getting oil in the cooling system and anti-freeze in the oil, they also leak externally when this happens. I would get it looked at/repaired asap or severe engine damage will result. I've had to replace quite a few over the years.
SOUND LIKE FRONT CRANKSHAFT TIMING COVER SEAL OR REAR MAIN OIL SEAL LEAKING START ENGINE LET IT IDLE SEE IF YOU SEE OIL DRIPPING UNDERNEATH CAR LOOK FOR OIL LEAK AT TIMING COVER OR AT REAR OF ENGINE WHERE REAR MAIN SEAL LOCATED. CHECK ON TOP OF ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA WHERE OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR IS.O - RING AT THE OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR WILL CAUSE LARGE OIL LEAK.OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR IS LOCATED WHERE THE DISTRIBUTOR USE TO BE LOCATED.KEEP EYE ON OIL LEVEL IN CRANK CASE.KEEP PLENTY ENGINE OIL ON HAND UNTIL YOU FIX.I WOULD FIND LOCATE PROBLEM QUICK AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OIL LEVEL GET TOO LOW ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP LACK OF OIL..
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