ENG: F22 Spark Plug Tube Seal Replacement

[Bad_dude]

I bought a valve cover gasket kit from hondapartsnow.com and it did not come with the lower tube seals. I should have bought the Autonzone Felpros kit which I think does come with the lower tube seals.

[Sarthos]

I'm confused, will this cause the engine to let oil on the tip of the spark plug and burn oil and let out blue smoke, or will it get it in the spark plug tube and get it all over the back of the spark plug and the wire?

[F20A CB7]

worn lower tube seals causes the spark plug to have oil on and around the electroid.

[F20A CB7]

ahhh this seams hardddd to do. i dont no if i can pull it off.

[stretch JDM]

good job on the write up pal. this is a fairly easy job to do . thanks for the info.

[Joshy]

This past Monday, EricTheCarGuy posted a very thorough lower tube seal replacement video on his YouTube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYU8qtPzQOY


Ignore his nagging. (For those of you who've seen his other videos, you'd know he's sick of that particular CB.)

[Hostile]

Great DIY did this last ight.

[darkfusion42]

Just to clarify since there are differences in the video and this diy:

So there is no need to completely remove the distributor and cam seals (or mess with the timing belt at all)? He simply removed the top bolt, loosened all the 10's and 12's, and popped the whole assembly off, without any of that having to hold one side of the camshaft down nonsense. If so this certainly simplifies this for the noobs.

[GeoffM]

Just to clarify since there are differences in the video and this diy:

So there is no need to completely remove the distributor and cam seals (or mess with the timing belt at all)? He simply removed the top bolt, loosened all the 10's and 12's, and popped the whole assembly off, without any of that having to hold one side of the camshaft down nonsense. If so this certainly simplifies this for the noobs.

I saw that in the video. Made the job MUCH easier knowing I wouldn't have to touch the timing.
Also, I'd make SURE you have the assembly tightened down all the way. Mine was leaking and I couldn't figure out why. Turns out I'd tightened them to 11 ft lbs instead of 16lbs.

[A Zombies Minge]

Did this today alone without messing with the timing at all. I think the act of setting the engine to TDC still needs to be done on account of the lash adjustment. My old lower seals crumbled when I tried to remove them.
All in all it was fun and only took me (a noob) about 3 hours, mostly because I could not find the torque wrench anywhere......

[TypeG]

Just to clarify since there are differences in the video and this diy:

So there is no need to completely remove the distributor and cam seals (or mess with the timing belt at all)? He simply removed the top bolt, loosened all the 10's and 12's, and popped the whole assembly off, without any of that having to hold one side of the camshaft down nonsense. If so this certainly simplifies this for the noobs.

that is correct.

i think i'm going to add the vid to the first post. eric the car guy does it just like they do at the dealership. later.

[GeoffM]

that is correct.

i think i'm going to add the vid to the first post. eric the car guy does it just like they do at the dealership. later.

Apparently they don't do it at the dealership. I went in and asked for parts and the parts guys said, exactly, "That's not something we'd do here.".
Also, that video is in the beginner technical stickies.

[TypeG]

i don't know what to tell you guy. i watched it done on hundreds of accords at my dealership. later.

[GeoffM]

i don't know what to tell you guy. i watched it done on hundreds of accords at my dealership. later.

I think the parts guy must've been new. I took it apart again, this time only took me about 10 minutes.

[GsPaDeZ]

in need of this surgery asap.. all my tubes got oil in em...