Ok I have a 2002 civic dx 4cyl and it has an oil leak just to the left of the valve cover gasket. The valve cover was replaced about a year ago so not sure if its the problem or not. Well any advise would be great.

 

vtech?? mine was leaking behind it and replaced the o-ring and that fixed it ,.....might also be the distributor shaft,...........good luck

 

The 2002 has no distributor, but it does have a "camshaft plug" where the distributor used to be and it can leak.

You're talking about what should be called the right end of the engine, the end that attaches to the transmission, right? Always refer to parts of a car from the "car's perspective", not which of your hands they are on as you look under the hood. "Left" means a part on the driver's side in the USA.

 

Yes its the right side I figured you would be able to figure it out from the pic. Is this a common problem, and is just as simple as it looks just pop it out and pop it in? or remove the valve cover and undo the rocker arm assembly?