Last October while driving, the oil warning light illuminated. Long
story short, the engine dumped most of the oil within a very short
period. We're talking minutes here if not less. Got under the car and
verified oil had leaked from behind the left side lower timing cover,
indicating to me the front balancer shaft seal went south. The T/B and
all the usual suspects were replaced back in 98 at the dealer including
all seals (crank, b/s and cam) according to the receipt. I'm guessing
the b/s seal retainer was not installed as I'm not sure when this part
became available. However doing a little google researching indicated a
TSB for 94-97 2.2l engines with this problem. Seems to me pre 94 2.2l
engines were also having their fare share of failing b/s seals as well.

So now I'm rolling up my sleeves and thinking it's time to get this
puppy back on the road after sitting seven months idle. I've got two
other cars to fall back on and therefore was not in a big rush to repair
the Accord. Since I previously replaced the T/B myself on my 95 Civic
EX, I would like to replace the b/s seal and do a T/B job on the Accord
since it's at 175k miles. Questions regarding seal replacement:

1) First, has anyone in here replaced the b/s seal on a 2.2l engine?

2) Any recommendation for an installation tool such as the press on type
from SP tool P/N 60170?? Looks like this:
http://tinyurl.com/fa9bd Wonder if I can rent one like that...

3) Anyone have a preference between the Honda b/s seal retainer vs the
aftermarket by Sure Seal? I like the way the Sure Seal fits and mounts
myself.

I'll probably use the following S/B procedure for the seal installation:
http://tinyurl.com/g7m67


Any pearls of wisdom is appreciated here.....Thanks