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1994 HONDA CIVIC
218,898 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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HONDAGIRL
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I have a 94 honda civic dx with218,898 miles. I have a small oil leak and my car has a ticking sound. Just had a oil change. About 10 months ago I changed the timing and water pump
Feb 16, 2011 at 9:16 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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6cyl? i only see a 4cyl inn the data base.

mark (mhpautos)
Feb 17, 2011 at 2:01 AM
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F4I_GUY
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He most likely meant to put 1.6L

Anyways, the ticking sounds may be due to low oil from your external leak or an internal leak. Check your oil level first, is that is fine, the ticking noise may be due to too much valve lash clearance (a valve adjustment is needed).

Your oil leak could be from anywhere, there are many common seals that leak on civics. Cam seals, crank seals, v-tec seals, distributor seals, etc. Just clean up the area in question and re-test for leaks.
Feb 17, 2011 at 2:35 PM
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