How much it will cost to fix an oil leak on a 1994 Honda Accord EX with 157k miles?

Answer 1

It depends on the cause of the leak. If it's a rocker cover or pan gasket, you might be able to just tighten a few bolts. If it's a main seal it will be quite expensive, since oil seals will usually not leak much unless you build up excessive "blow by". Blow by is a condition where exhaust gasses leak past the rings and create pressure inside the crankcase. The pressure blows out of the main seals and rapidly destroys them. Repairing a leak that is caused by blow by is expensive because you need to rebuild the engine and a 94 Honda may not be worth the expense. BTW, don't buy an engine from Japan. They have requirements that vehicles be taken out of service with relatively low mileage. As a result, they have plenty of engines to sell to the U.S. On the other hand, since they don't need to really worry about maintaining their engines, they tend to be worn far more than an engine with comparable miles in the the rest of the world.