My SI is leaking oil, what about yours?

[herox]

I remember reading a thread where someone had an oil leak around their valve cover gasket and it prompted another person to check their car and find the same leak. I finally got around to checking mine and I also have the same problem. My car is an '18 and I would never have checked if I hadn't read the other thread. So now I'm curious, how many of you have checked your car and do you have a similar issue?

Also, bonus points if you know what that white goop is by the oil dipstick. Is it Hondabond? Does Honda use that from the factory? I purchased this new car so I hope this wasn't added by the dealer..

 

[360glitch]

Yes it is HondaBond and yes valve cover leaks are common on this vehicle, from the factory. Many have had it taken care of under warranty. Mine leaked a bit but never enough to warrant a trip to the dealer.

 

[Tenshi]

That sucks, OP. I would try and get this fixed under warranty. You'll never have a clean engine bay with that going on and after purchasing a new car... I think you bought a clean engine bay for at least a few years!

 

[amirza786]

Nearly 15k, so far no leaks, oil never went down in 7K miles, etc. I do have the HondaBond near the dipstick like your engine. Maybe while pulling out your dipstick oil may have leaked on to the engine? If it is a leak in the engine seal, I would get it checked and fixed ASAP

 

[si_zaleski]

so I have had this issue for awhile. not very common from what I've seen. been to the dealer twice for it. "Valve cover gasket" was the fix second time around & as you can see it's still seeping out. haven't driven it in a few months but noticed it's started coming back. dunno if anyone else has run into this but will be taking it back soon! doesn't even have 11k on it

 

[mvela]

Does this seem to be just with the Si’s or any 1.5t ?

 

[herox]

Yes it is HondaBond and yes valve cover leaks are common on this vehicle, from the factory. Many have had it taken care of under warranty. Mine leaked a bit but never enough to warrant a trip to the dealer.

Thank you, that's reassuring and good to know. I'm not familiar with HondaBond so I wasn't sure.

That sucks, OP. I would try and get this fixed under warranty. You'll never have a clean engine bay with that going on and after purchasing a new car... I think you bought a clean engine bay for at least a few years!

I have an appointment Monday and I'm sure they'll take care of it. It just sucks to see this on a new car.

Nearly 15k, so far no leaks, oil never went down in 7K miles, etc. I do have the HondaBond near the dipstick like your engine. Maybe while pulling out your dipstick oil may have leaked on to the engine? If it is a leak in the engine seal, I would get it checked and fixed ASAP

It was there yesterday before I decided to check my dipstick for oil dilution. My local dealer completed my 2 oil changes and they didn't notice anything during their inspection. I don't know when this leak started as I haven't had the need to look at the engine bay (Last 2 oil changes were covered by the dealer).

so I have had this issue for awhile. not very common from what I've seen. been to the dealer twice for it. "Valve cover gasket" was the fix second time around & as you can see it's still seeping out. haven't driven it in a few months but noticed it's started coming back. dunno if anyone else has run into this but will be taking it back soon! doesn't even have 11k on it

Yikes, thank you for sharing. Your earlier post was what added a mental note in my head to check mine sometime. Do you mind letting us know if the next visit fixes the problem for you?

Does this seem to be just with the Si’s or any 1.5t ?

There are threads for the 1.5T (SI and non-SI), Type R, and 2.0 NA.

 

[SI_honda_2k17]

Last summer, when washing my car i noticed something that could look like an oil leak.
When i reported it tonmy dealer they said to not worry, it was probably just dirty water coming from the road and I accepted the answer.
The dipstick never showed oil leak neither
Now that i see your picture i realize that it maybe was oil leak
I found the picture that i took at this moment

 

[herox]

Last summer, when washing my car i noticed something that could look like an oil leak.
When i reported it tonmy dealer they said to not worry, it was probably just dirty water coming from the road and I accepted the answer.
The dipstick never showed oil leak neither
Now that i see your picture i realize that it maybe was oil leak
I found the picture that i took at this moment

It's worth taking a look at again. My oil level looks fine but the possibility that oil dilution is refilling the oil did cross my mind this morning lol.

 

[Tenshi]

I've had warranty work done on mine twice now. Once was the shaft bearing on the passenger side. A big Thanks to Civicx members for drawing my attention to that area. The second one was an oil leak from the AC compressor. The best piece of mind I have heard is "New cars have around 30,000 individual parts and the factory makes thousands of cars per year. There is bound to be some problems so that is what the warranty is for."

 

[herox]

I've had warranty work done on mine twice now. Once was the shaft bearing on the passenger side. A big Thanks to Civicx members for drawing my attention to that area. The second one was an oil leak from the AC compressor. The best piece of mind I have heard is "New cars have around 30,000 individual parts and the factory makes thousands of cars per year. There is bound to be some problems so that is what the warranty is for."

What's this about the shaft bearing on the passenger side? Since I'm bringing the car in I'm going to ask about the oil dilution update and anything else I can think of.

 

[Tenshi]

What's this about the shaft bearing on the passenger side? Since I'm bringing the car in I'm going to ask about the oil dilution update and anything else I can think of.

https://www.civicx.com/threads/18-si-oil-leak.28428/page-2

Read up on this. Checking it takes all of 30 seconds once the plate is off the bottom. Dry=good. Wet=leak, bad bearing/seal, warranty replacement.

 

[1stAznBum]

Had the valve cover gasket leak on me too, plus the brake master cylinder. Both were covered under warranty.

 

[si_zaleski]

Thank you, that's reassuring and good to know. I'm not familiar with HondaBond so I wasn't sure.



I have an appointment Monday and I'm sure they'll take care of it. It just sucks to see this on a new car.



It was there yesterday before I decided to check my dipstick for oil dilution. My local dealer completed my 2 oil changes and they didn't notice anything during their inspection. I don't know when this leak started as I haven't had the need to look at the engine bay (Last 2 oil changes were covered by the dealer).



Yikes, thank you for sharing. Your earlier post was what added a mental note in my head to check mine sometime. Do you mind letting us know if the next visit fixes the problem for you?



There are threads for the 1.5T (SI and non-SI), Type R, and 2.0 NA.

Yeah I'll let you guys know what happens !

 

[Spike Spiegel]

Mine after 6 months and 4K miles. Should I be worried?