Oily spark plugs

[icedplaya123]

Ok guys i just got this car, and i noticed that the plugs that cover the spark plugs were covered with oil, took out the spark plug and they're covered aswell.
What can i do to get rid of this mess ? all help would be appreciated

[accordztech]

well thats lower spark plug tower seals....its not uncommon for our cb7's at this age.

u put new ones by removing the rocker arm...

[92accordf20a]

stay thing hear// changed those seals and the oil leak stopped..
my leak was the spark plug nearest to the distributor.. how about u??

[Boost_Lee]

mines leakin on the far right cyl.

85 on the compression I dunno what to do. How bad is the tube seal job gonna set me back....

[icedplaya123]

the one on the left was clean, 2nd was a lil dirty not much, 3rd and 4th the two towards the right were the worst ones

thanks, how hard is to to replace

[brough]

That job took me about an hour. It isn't hard but you may need more tools than you have, ie. torque wrench.

Get the manual for the car and follow the directions for tightening the bolts on the lifters.

Getting the lifters off isn't tough. An extra pair of hands to hold them up while you put in the new O rings makes it easier and faster. Just get a complete valve lifter cover gasket set.

[icedplaya123]

hmm doesn't seem too bad, do you think i can rent a torque wrench from autozone ? right now i'm not using the car just changing some things Thnaks

[HondaFan81]

This job needs to be done on my F22a4, three of four cylinders last I checked had this issue and it started off with only two. I have all the parts which I ordered from www.hondaautomotiveparts.com and they been sitting around til I get this job done. There isn't much to it, you should replace the valve cover gasket, grommets in the valve cover if need be, the upper and lower spark plugs tube seals while you are there...it's all cheap so why not prevent further probs ya know.

lower tube seals, part # 19 - $2.39 x 4 = $9.56

upper tube O-ring, part # 4 - $1.88 x = $ 7.52

valve cover gasket, part # 3 - $5.89

TOTAL = $22.97 + $4.95 handling fee + shipping

compare this price to Honda Dealer or PM Kabuki for these parts he has access to Honda OEM parts and usually has competitive prices, shipping included.

[brough]

You can buy the cheep kind for about ten bucks. They will lend it to you for a big deposit but make sure it has the lower range of torque you need, I think it is around 16 foot pounds. They lend the big ones. It started at 25 lbs as the smallest amount.

[ACCORDianate]

You can purchase the FelPro VCG set with plug rings and lower plug tube seals for about $16-$18 at AutoZone.

Be careful you don't split your acorn nuts on top.

[brough]

I ment a torque wrench for ten bucks. You can find gaskets on line that are stock for cheeper than the dealer.

[cp[mike]]

i recommend the FelPro set, even includes the valve cover stud grommet things.

[Boost_Lee]

I need to do this job to my CB7, but im too scared to mess with the rocker assembly. I dont want to mess anything up in there, then im really fucked. I called a Honda-Acura shop and they are chargin me....$486 ...WTF shouldnt be that hard to do this job, im just a noob when it comes to engine labor. I did the Valve cover and upper tube seal gaskets myself, but it didnt solve the problem.

[cp[mike]]

the rocker arm assy isnt anything to be scared of... theres a proper loosening/tightening sequence, i guess to make sure nothing gets warped... but when its all unbolted, the whole thing lifts off as a whole, you can just set it aside, do what you need to do, and put it back on as a whole.

[dwoloz]

Originally posted by 91accordexr33
I need to do this job to my CB7, but im too scared to mess with the rocker assembly. I dont want to mess anything up in there, then im really fucked. I called a Honda-Acura shop and they are chargin me....$486 ...WTF shouldnt be that hard to do this job, im just a noob when it comes to engine labor. I did the Valve cover and upper tube seal gaskets myself, but it didnt solve the problem.

god damn

i called my shop and they quoted me just an hour of service at 68 dollars and 10-20 bucks for parts



i have the same problem
number 4 plug (far left) is dry but the other 3 have oil on them

weird thing is i JUST had the valve cover gasket replaced a year ago