Hi grumpy

Thanks for the info and the pic
I finally got he engine out. See pic

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So one of the bolts(near) the leak was looser than the others, so I think that this is the culprit. Since it was such a bigger to get the whole thing I am wondering whether it makes sense to replace the gasket. Actually, they don't make these gaskets any longer. Honda dealer told me to use product called "Honda Bond". It's a silicon based glue, costs about $10US per tube. Not sure that its worth the extra effort/risk.

I am thinking that while I have the engine out I should test for the leak. Put some thin oil in and blow through the filler hole (if necessary) to precipitate the leak. Then tighten the nuts and see if that fixed the problem.

It was quite a bugger to remove the two nuts that holds metal base plate to the oil pan, even with an impact wrench. Do you know what the torque for these two nuts should be? I have to find me a torque wrench somewhere for both these nuts and the oil pan. Honda dealer said that the torque for the 7 nuts was 7.8 lbs. Thanks, kurb

Last edited by grumpy; 28/05/14 06:16 PM. Reason: Localise image