This is for my buddy's 2000 Accord (F23A?), he said it suddenly started leaking massive amount of oil after he came back from the gas station. It wasn't even leaking a drop of oil today morning. We've too out the upper timing belt cover, the oil doesn't seem like it's leaking from the cam, but from somewhere down there near the crank pulley. Could this mean the crank bearing or something is gone? His car is bone stock with 80k miles on it, never raced or redlined. So what could be the problem, and about how much to fix it? Thanks in advance. Here are some pics.



What's this gear connected to (oil pump, blance shaft?)? Or is it just a tensioner?


This is the crank pulley, there's a lot of oil on it, but I'm not sure if the oil is leaking from it tho.


In this pic you can see the oil splashed onto the driverside wheel well.

 

Not sure of the exact problem but with those miles and that amount of oil, I would do the timing belt service for that car. That service should include changing the camshaft seal, balance shaft seal, valve cover gaskets, and making sure that the car has a balance shaft seal retainer.

 

From what I can see, it's definitely not leaking from the cam or the valve cover, but other than that, I don't know where it's leaking from. I guess we'll have to take it to a stealership for repairs.

BTW, does anyone have a picture (or diagram) of the belts' configuration? I tried searching on google but couldn't find anything useful, thanks.