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Subject: Re: 92 Accord : oil in the spark plug holes


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Spredvan
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Date Posted: 12:38:44 12/25/03 Thu
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In reply to: Don 's message, "92 Accord : oil in the spark plug holes" on 22:20:08 12/24/03 Wed

Hi Don;

The valve cover actually has 5 gaskets. One around the perimeter, and 4 smalller, round gaskets that surround each spark plug hole. When these leak, oil escapes and flows into the spark plug hole.

You can obtain new gaskets from your Honda dealer, or get the Honda part number from them and order from:
http://www.hondaautoparts.com/flindex.html
whichever is cheaper.

Remove the wiring harness from the channel in the cover on the right side, then remove the valve cover.

Remove and replace the spark plug gaskets and the perimeter gasket. I would suggest you add a (very) small amount of high temp RTV sealant to the perimeter gasket on the corners of the semi-circular parts over the cam and distributor shafts at each end. These areas usually leak over time, and a small amout of sealant should do the trick. Be careful not to put too much. You don't want it to ooze inside when you tighten the cover. Doesn't take much.

Clean off the mating surfaces on the head and reinstall the valve cover.

Tighten the 4 cap nuts to 7 ft lbs. Don't overtighten them.

That should do it.

Merry Christmas...

Mike

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