Oil leak from betwwen engine & gearbox

Post by **Merlin** » Thu May 14, 2015 4:42 pm

Yeah the ATR clutch is the way to go. Cox Motors is generally the cheapest although I'm sure your local Honda should be able to price match it.

Post by **vanzep** » Thu May 14, 2015 5:59 pm

Merlin wrote:I am pretty sure the main seal is leaking on my 4th gen, not the circular seal around the crank but rather the seal that goes round the plate.

When I changed my flywheel over the inside of the gearbox housing was manky with oil and and had contaminated the clutch plate too. At the end of this season everything that hasn't already been changed in there will be swapped out and the seal done as well.

Pic of the end of my crank and the main seal plate after I cleaned all the crud off.

If you look at this pic it looks like its hondabond or similar that used to seal main plate
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Prelude ... 5673df922d

when we did my clutch i only looked at the round seal and as it was dry i thought it would be ok - i never thought to look at the seal around the plate

thinking about it its probably a fairly common issue but only really has a big effect if its a big enough leak to get onto the friction plate.

Post by **ek9sid** » Thu May 14, 2015 6:05 pm

Gearbox oil absolutely stinks...you'll know if you rub your fingers in it and then smell your finger...you'll be able to tell.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Thu May 14, 2015 6:08 pm

ek9sid wrote:you'll know if you rub your fingers in it and then smell your finger...you'll be able to tell.

OMG yesss. Absolutely so much win. That's a fishy smell then?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu May 14, 2015 6:18 pm

Merlin wrote:Yeah the ATR clutch is the way to go. Cox Motors is generally the cheapest although I'm sure your local Honda should be able to price match it.

Cheaper than £159 delivered?

damon · Post by **damon** » Thu May 14, 2015 6:36 pm

That's mega cheap.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu May 14, 2015 6:44 pm

Bought one today. I'll post the link once I'm on the laptop.

Post by **vanzep** » Thu May 14, 2015 7:50 pm

yep ATR clutch is the way to go - fitted it about a year ago with no issues

little bit more bite than the prelude one but feel totally OEM.
a year ago it was £135 plus vat and the prelude clutch was £300+ both from Honda
like the others have said just go to your local Honda dealership say youve seen them at cox motors and they should match the price.