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Thank you for your replies. I have air tools and a roll around tool box...just no experience working on newer japan-type cars.

Now that the oil leak is fixed I want to replace the struts. It seems pretty straight forward but 1 question. Do I need a spring compressor to remove the struts from the car or just to remove the springs from the struts after they are off the car?

Oil leak is fixed!!! Turns out the mechanic who did the timing belt used non-Honda cam and crank seals and they were the problem. The Jap Shop in Boca Raton,Fl took the thing apart and found the problem and used Honda seals and now there is no leak. We are going to change the oil pan gasket...

Is it possible there could be a small leak where the power steering pump bracket bolts to the head? I could have sworn there was something bubbling from where the bracket meets the head. I was able to get about an eighth of a turn on the bolt then I sprayed 409 or something like that on it and...

Just an update.... I will be out of town for the weekend so I am taking the car to 'The Jap Shop' to have them look at it when I come back. They too feel something is wrong from the timing belt change. I explained my situation with the car and they told me I can stand with them while they work...

Yes driver side. Also thank you for not berating me for posting in the wrong forum. I started out with just wanting to say hi like the forum stated for me to do the first time.

Airjockie, I am sure I will see the leak after 5 minutes, (probably after 2). I ran the car up on ramps this afternoon and checked all the oil pan bolts, got just a touch from most of them. Replacing the valve cover gasket is something I will do tomorrow but the cam seal was replaced a couple...

I will gunk down the motor tomorrow and pull the left front wheel and see if I see anything. I didn't know there was a front cover seal. The garage told me there was a hole in the cover incase the water pump leaked you would see it. Maybe I need to go to another garage that is Honda friendly.

Would any of you guys just replace the head and see what happens or would you go for the engine?

No I cannot take a picture of the leak. It is below the valve cover and above the oil pan. It is difficult to see exactly where it is coming from because the engine is so close to the fender, but there seems to be a cover in front of the cam and it seems to be below (closer to the ground) that...

New guy here in the Honda world and looking for advice. My daughter has a 97 Civic EX (automatic) with 125k miles, and it has an oil leak (not from the cam seal) at the front corner (Driver side) of the head. Took it to a garage and he said I would probably need a new head (also said he never...