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California98Civic · 03-31-2015, 12:34 AM

Finished the oil pan gasket replacement, part of a project to eliminate a last fluid leak so I can install a more extensive front-end undertray. The old gasket was in such bad shape it took hours to scrape the brittle and cracking old bits off the oilpan.

But I still have the oil leak.

Even before doing this job, I suspected the front main seal too but I was unable to tell for sure. The oilpan seemed easier, and it has never been replaced. But there is new oil on the cardboard I left under the car after my test drive this evening, three to five drops I would guess. Maybe it is residual oil dropping off the engine after it warmed up. But all the drops are in one small spot right under the front main seal behind the crank pulley.

I gotta do the front main seal too, don't I?

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California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,174 Times in 1,470 Posts	Have you experienced this? Finished the oil pan gasket replacement, part of a project to eliminate a last fluid leak so I can install a more extensive front-end undertray. The old gasket was in such bad shape it took hours to scrape the brittle and cracking old bits off the oilpan. But I still have the oil leak. Even before doing this job, I suspected the front main seal too but I was unable to tell for sure. The oilpan seemed easier, and it has never been replaced. But there is new oil on the cardboard I left under the car after my test drive this evening, three to five drops I would guess. Maybe it is residual oil dropping off the engine after it warmed up. But all the drops are in one small spot right under the front main seal behind the crank pulley. I gotta do the front main seal too, don't I? __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.