Re: Oil leak

Posted by Re-run on Dec 23, 2009; 2:37pm
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Seconding this. You will want to pull the head. When you replace the gasket, I recommend getting a honda one OR if you have a bore job on the engine, a cometic gasket. Make sure you get every last piece of the old gasket off or you will just end up doing it again.
New valve seals are a good idea but hold off till you can pull and check the valves. You might want to get a spring compressor for the valve springs, they have about 150 pound of force. may as well measure those for spec too and check your keepers for bending.
As for the oil leak itself, it is almost positively the orings.