mavigozler <mavigozler@turkiye.gov> wrote in
news:Xns9C3C410E526FAmavi@207.115.33.102:

>
> I have some photos of a 2000 Honda Civic engine with 140,000
> kilometers (87,500 miles). 98% of them local, urban miles. Fuel has
> always been a 95 octane. Engine oil has always been synthetic (in
> this part of the planet) but changed every 10,000 km (6000-7000 miles)
> anyway because all the driving is local and in high stress traffic.
>
> Photos: http://drop.io/OilyHondaEngine
> [note that image size is 2048x1536 pixels, and the website preview
> is
> too small to see detail; click download to see orig rez]



The valve cover gasket is leaking. It could be old, aftermarket, or the
nuts may be improperly tightened.

This is a simple fix: Just replace it with a new one from the dealer.



>
> * some other seal or gasket problem? in addition to the problem I
> indicate above? I will probably only be able to learn this after
> having one part replaced and then somehow cleaning the entire engine
> block free of dirt and oil...how to do this easily?



Once the leak is stopped, wipe off as much as you can with a rag. The rest
will wear off with the weather.



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