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brucepick · 06-10-2012, 10:39 PM

Congrats on the new job! Something like a 50% raise is a good thing.

First topic:
I have a '97 Civic, same generation as yours. The left sided cam shaft leak location is an o-ring where the cam shaft drives the distributor, off the passenger end of the engine. Look at the top of the transmission case. If it's all slimy and icked up with oil, it's a safe bet that o-ring is leaking. Mine was cracked, with a small piece missing too.

My replacement was about $4 or $5 from a Honda dealer, the indy parts stores I went to wanted to see the old one to match it visually. That was a deal breaker for me. Took me about an hour to change it, maybe less. I'd had a Civic distributor off once before, so I was familiar with what you need to do.

Second topic:
I can get some of my best mpg on my commute when bogged in traffic. If you can kill the engine and coast, if you can avoid braking so you don't kill the momentum you've created, you can do well in traffic. Gotta have a manual tranny and be able to kill the engine though. If you're stuck with an automatic, traffic will really drive down your fuel economy.

06-10-2012, 10:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	Congrats on the new job! Something like a 50% raise is a good thing. First topic: I have a '97 Civic, same generation as yours. The left sided cam shaft leak location is an o-ring where the cam shaft drives the distributor, off the passenger end of the engine. Look at the top of the transmission case. If it's all slimy and icked up with oil, it's a safe bet that o-ring is leaking. Mine was cracked, with a small piece missing too. My replacement was about $4 or $5 from a Honda dealer, the indy parts stores I went to wanted to see the old one to match it visually. That was a deal breaker for me. Took me about an hour to change it, maybe less. I'd had a Civic distributor off once before, so I was familiar with what you need to do. Second topic: I can get some of my best mpg on my commute when bogged in traffic. If you can kill the engine and coast, if you can avoid braking so you don't kill the momentum you've created, you can do well in traffic. Gotta have a manual tranny and be able to kill the engine though. If you're stuck with an automatic, traffic will really drive down your fuel economy. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.