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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 95civiclx
I just did an engine swap in a 92 civic LX (d15b7). and we were letting it run. after about 10 minutes i noticed several small puddles of oil underneath the car. The oil level was still just slightly under the max line...but i wiped everything down, and let it run again...and you could see it dripping. It looks like its coming right out of the headgasket. Is this possible or should i check for something else? Theres like 140,000 on the motor.

Thanks.
Clean up all the oil with 2+2 (or carb cleaner) and wipe the engine dry. Start it and find your leak. It might just be the valve cover gasket and that's a brazilian times easier to fix.
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