Oil in the Spark Plug ( Car running rough )

[Cole]

I need help,
My car has been running rough for the last couple weeks.

I did some reading on here to try and find the same symptoms as my car.

I found where somebody said that they had oil in my spark plug hole.

I took out all 4 of my spark plugs, one at a time. Looking at the engine from the front of the car, I removed the plugs from right to left.

When I got the the third plug, there was oil all around the threads. And also the plug had massive build up of oil and dirt around the prongs where the plug sparks at.
I cleaned this off, and the car did run a little better for a short while. Not its back to running bad again.

Can someone please tell me what I need to change to fix the oil around the plug problem?
Do I need to change the valve seals? or, the valve seal covers? Im not sure.

Please help,

Cole

[accordhonda9192]

you might have some bad spark plug groumets i know at autozone they come with the valve cover gasket they are just on the bottom of your valve cover

[Brandoncb7]

The same thing accordhonda said. You can go to your local auto parts store and get the valve cover gasket and it should come with the o-rings to go in the spark plug galleys. Those four are on top. There's also four other o-rings that are below that and they could be causing your problem but there's a little bit more work into replacing them.

[carlosamador16]

Is the valve cover leaking oil directly over that sparkplug? If not, it's either the piston rings or valve seals.

[JunyAccord]

Those four are on top. There's also four other o-rings that are below that and they could be causing your problem but there's a little bit more work into replacing them.

Werd. I had my lower oil lube seals replaced not too long ago and it did the job.

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...ght=tube+seals

Might be a bit tricky because of the removal of the rocker arm assembly.

[akeel92ex]

yea that shit happened to mine, what it was that the valve cover gasket was leaking, change the seals, and get new spark plugs, of course make sure you spray everywhere degreaser

[Cole]

It is leaking on only one spark plug.
I pulled out all 4, and the other three were dry.

Thanks for all the help. Im gonna try to do this myself.

Not sure what to expect though

[Brandoncb7]

I had the same problem you are having and I replaced the valve cover gasket and the four o-rings up top and it solved my problem. I would start with that first seeing as how it is the easiest. If it turns out that it doesn't solve your problem then you're only out of 15 bucks. With it being a new gasket though if you have to tear it apart to replace the lower four you could be careful pulling it apart and maybe reuse the the ones you just bought with some sealant but it's too cheap to risk it and you might as well just replace them again. Good luck though.

[Crankshaft]

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if the piston rings were bad the car would be smiking, its the seals around the plug dude

[Crankshaft]

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i forgot to ask is the timing good on the car? according to all my resources timing its between 600 to 700. also a disproportionate compression ratio between pistons causes rough idle

[DImages56]

most likely the rubber grommets and/or valve cover gasket

[AK-49-CB7]

ya i had the same prob i'd redo the valve cover plug grouments and then look again but from what i saw you typed that there was oil around the threads and on the actual sparking end of the plug in that case if the groument doesnt work its prob a seal else where

but my diagnosis is when you pulled the plug out if there was oil on the plug wire then its a groument if the wire is clean and the end of the plug firing into the chanber is f'd up then its a seal but go one step at a time

[ash]

I had the same problem you are having and I replaced the valve cover gasket and the four o-rings up top and it solved my problem. I would start with that first seeing as how it is the easiest. If it turns out that it doesn't solve your problem then you're only out of 15 bucks. With it being a new gasket though if you have to tear it apart to replace the lower four you could be careful pulling it apart and maybe reuse the the ones you just bought with some sealant but it's too cheap to risk it and you might as well just replace them again. Good luck though.

when u change the valve cover gasket, do u need to use anything to help it stick..eg sealant?
or do u just lay it down and it sticks automatically to the valve cover

[AK-49-CB7]

when u change the valve cover gasket, do u need to use anything to help it stick..eg sealant?
or do u just lay it down and it sticks automatically to the valve cover

the way the rings are designed the pop in to place like almost a lego no sealent but they do fall out some times so push in easy and hope there formed right i have had some mis formed ones that fall out when ever those were a bitch to try to get the cover in place falling out when i turned the cover over but yat just push them in place and go for it

[civic_90_08]

If you push them in hard enough(you wont hurt them) then they should stay in place. I've had my valve cover off plenty of times. I also work on cars for a living, its just a matter of getting them in place and getting them in there good, nice and tight.

-Jordan