Just a few more, first - the oil pump cycles all the oil through the engine every minute at dile, so figure your putting a lot of oil into the cam box while driving. So, as Miles says, look at the rubber seal, it could be cracked, it's enough to put a few Oz. of oil on the engine. The cam box cover seal looks a bit over tightened, which could also cause a leak.
Remove the cap and look at the seal for hair line cracks.
Remove the valve cover and check out the seal, it looks like a sedan seal to me, but it too might be cracked.
My bet is the cap. The oil is to high on the engine to be anything else.
Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com] > On > Behalf Of > Miles > Sent:
> Monday, February 25, 2008 9:45
> PM
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Oil cappy
> The oil cap looks too tall, I recall the caps cutting into my finger
> & thumb when I remove/install them. It looks like the diameter is too
> small and height is too tall/long.
> Miles
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> "twincarb600"
> wrote:
> > Just let
> it idle and it will make a mess. Winter is no fun for a
> car
> hobby. Trying to snow now and 30 degrees. Home for a week and no > > time > for cars. Did get to play in the snow with the RT5000 Honda
> tractor.
> > Robert
> > --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> Steven Michelsen
> > wrote:
> well I guess I will have to test all of this - idle the car and > > take > a look.
> > > I'll get someone to step on the gas and see what
> happens. Too
> bad
> > the
> > > weather is back to rain and
> snow tomorrow - I am fed up with
> winter.
> > > -----
> Original Message -----
> > > From: "twincarb600"
>
> > > To: 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:38 PM
> > > Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Oil leak??
> Depending on how much blow-by you might have it can make a > mess.
> You
> > > > can't take the oil cap off while the engine is running > and not > > make a > > > > mess. So if yours was not tight then > you have oil splashing the > > > > underside of it and then blowing > out. I would every now and > then > > > > loosen mine real quick > just to make sure the oil pump was still > > > > pumping to the top > end good.
> > > > Robert
> > > --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> Steven Michelsen
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> I seem to recall maybe using my Coupe motor oil
> cap on this
> sedan
> > > > engine, or
> vice-versa.. . anyway, assuming that the cap is to blame, does
> the
> > > > engine oil
> > > >> generally become
> under pressure while driving, enough to find
> > it's
> way out
> > > >> of an ill-fitting cap?
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "twincarb600"
> > > >> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:22 PM
> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Oil leak??
> > > >> >I was thinking that there were was a
> difference between coupe
> > and
> > > >> > sedan
> bolts.
> >> > --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> Steven Michelsen
> > > >> > wrote:
> > > >> >> The odd thing about the
> oil cap is that it doesn't clear the
> > > >> > adjacent
> head
> > > >> >> bolt - I have to pull it up and over the
> bolt to screw it
> down
> > > > all
> > > >> > the
> way.
> > > >> >> -----
> Original Message -----
> > > >> >> From: "twincarb600"
>
> > > >> >> To: 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > >> >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:35 PM
> >> >> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Oil leak??
> >> > Doesn't look like the oil cap is on all the way. From > the > > > >> > pictures it
> looks as if the arrows don't line up on the cap and valve
> cover.
> Robert
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> Steven Michelsen
> > > >> >> >
> wrote:
> >> So today was a clear day with dry roads here in New
> Jersey,
> > > > so I
> > > >> >> > decide
> to take my Coupe out for the first time since last
> > > > fall.
> I
> > > >> >> > check the oil (full) and crank it up. It
> takes a bit of
> > time
> > > > to
> >> > start, but once it's going, it does well on a "spirited
> drive"
> > > > of
> > > >> > a
> >> > couple of miles. I pull into my driveway and upon
> stopping
> > > >> > discover
> >> > smoke coming from under the hood. Oh, FINE. I finally > get
> > it
> > > > out
> > > >> >> > for a
> drive and this is the thanks I get? Anyway, I pop
> the
> hood
> > > >> > and
> discover that oil has been leaking, or maybe actually
> shooting,
> > > >> > out
> of the engine around the driver's side of the head. Oil
> was
> >> > getting
> > > >> >> > on the exhaust; I am
> glad I stopped when I did! I cannot
> > tell
> > > > if
> > >> > I
> > > >> >> > blew a seal anywhere;
> I did not idle the car to look
> after I
> > > > saw
> >> > this
> > > >> >> > mess. The oil level
> actually was a bit beyond full;
> could
> > it
> have
> > > >> >> > been forced out from under the oil
> cap? Here are a few
> > > > pictures;
> > please take a look. Comments are appreciated.
> http://www.honda600 coupe.com/ photos/oil_ leak/
> Steve