loss of power

[ti's 92 accord]

i have noticed that my car has lost hp? i have a 92 accord lx stock, except for my header back exhaust with a hi flow cat. and an intake.

i have played with the spark plug wires and im pretty sure they are put back right. i had apc blue wires 9.2mm and i just put back on my oem.

i also have oil in the spark plug holes and i kno all the spark plugs are in well. and i just replace the seals for the spark plug holes. my engine has a slight knock in it and the area around my belt is rather noisy.
any suggestions on why i feel like i have lost hp?
to get rid of the oil?
and the noisey belt?

thank you. if i need to clear anything up let me kno.

[Djmoua]

head gasket could be for the oil issue...
tighten them belts...

[deevergote]

Recheck, or replace those sparkplug seals. You may not have done it correctly. Your plugs should not have oil on them, and that would cause a power loss if the electrode gets wet.

The noise from your timing belt area... give a little more info there. If your belt is loose or got oil on it, it could be a major problem. Change it. It may not be tensioned correctly, which would account for the noise and power loss. Your valves may need an alignment, and if your belt is loose, it may have skipped a tooth... which would give you horrible timing.



I would replace all the seals and gaskets around the sparkplugs and valve cover, and change that timing belt. Just to be safe. It'll be cheaper and easier to do it now, than when you blow up your motor.

[4CYLPOWER92]

I think more information would be helpful. When did you start to feel loss of power, after changing the sparkplug wires, or before. Any check engine lights? When does the loss of power occur, at any certain RPM's, all the time? etc etc.

It sounds like you have several unrelated issues though.

[deevergote]

Agreed... there's more than one thing wrong, from the sounds of it.

[ti's 92 accord]

when i race off the line it doesnt feel like its going like it used to just doesnt pull as much.

i have hit 125-130 in my car once. with oem spark plug wires. i put the racing ones in and when i got aaround 115 to 120 in 5th gear the car just like noticably drops hp like the car has a restricter on it. it would hit 115 in 5th gear and like shut down and i have to drop it back into 4th gear.

im pretty sure my car isn't leaking. there is snow on the ground here and i would be able to see if it was. i think i might have some how accidentally spilt oil into the spark plug ports. so i deffinatetly need to clean those out.

the belt just is really loud like well actually im guessing i need a new one because it makes a...its hard to discribe. you can hear the belt running obviously not normal noise. a little lounder. you can hear the pistons hit.


i was thinking on how to fix it by: cleaning the oil out of the ports. new spark plugs. new belt.

i was also wondering is it bad to have more anti freeze than water(for the radiator mixture)

if im not making sense let me kno please

[F22-GURU]

So does it do the same thing driving at sensible speeds or does it only do it when the engine is at the peak of it's power band.

[ti's 92 accord]

acceleration and peak

[4CYLPOWER92]

Are you referring to your timming belt? Have you replaced it recently? If so maybe it wasn't done right and your cam timming is off. Maybe you have a rod knock.

Sounds like your engine needs a major tune up. When you say you replaced the seals for the spark plug holes, did you replace the ones down below? or are you referring to the top ones. Anyways a little oil isn't going to hurt anything but you have bigger problems it sounds like.

And if you replaced the lower o-rings then you would of had to adjust your valve lash afterwards. If you don't adjust those within spec then you are asking for more problems.

And yes, antifreeze/ water should always be a 50/50 mix.

[JesseXC]

Start with a compression testand see where you stand.