oil in spark plug cylinders....great....

[cherrybombcivic]

ok i found out what was wrong with my idle before, i had the MAP sensor and the TPS sensor switched, stupid me. Fixed it, and it idled perfectly. So i take the car out and about to put some miles on it. Its driving fine and everythings great but i need some gas. i pull into the gas station and right before i stop i hear a weird noise almost like i drove over something, check, nothings there but some white smoke did come out just as i shut down. So i fill her up (91 of course) and she starts up, makes that noise again and shuts off. i do the usual routine checks and take the plug wires off. shit, theres fucking oil in the spark plug cylinders. lots of it. i clean them off, soak up as much of it as i can and put them back in. She starts up, but sounds like shes missing bad. i drive her home, lucky i live real close and shut her down for the night. idea's anyone?

[ryanman]

Bad valve cover gasket(s) and oil is leaking into the hole and filling it up causing misfires.

[CT9A]

There are 4 round gaskets included with the valve cover gasket kit. I've seen these leak on Hondas all the time, try using some silicone sealer on them.

[ryanman]

Yup exactly what I was talkin about.

[cherrybombcivic]

sweet, ill buy some from my work tomorrow and give it a shot. At while mileage would u guys reccomend changing the plugs, oil and filter?

[CT9A]

If it's a new motor, I would change the oil at 2,000 miles and just check the plugs to make sure there's nothing funky there.

[HONDA GHANDI]

Plugs: 30k
Oil and filter 1500 after break in and 3k after that.

Did you put new seals on or did you forget them entirely when you built the motor?

[cherrybombcivic]

i put brand new seals on it. i bought a valvecover gasket kit, that came with the valvecover gasket, those 4 seals and some other stuff i dont remember. thats why i dont understand why theyre leaking so much.

[HONDA GHANDI]

Joo fuked up somewhere. They normally wont leak unless they are pinched or have 150,000 miles on them. Silicone sealant will also make them leak. I put them on clean and dry just like Honda wants.

Is it all 4 or just one?

[Kwando]

my g/f has the same problem on her car, but there is no performance problems.

[cherrybombcivic]

all four. no other way for oil to get in those cylinders?

[HONDA GHANDI]

Not on a B. On older Ds it would go between the cam mounts and head but you dont have those problems. Its an easy fix as long as nothing is really messed up.

[cherrybombcivic]

nothing is really messed up as in? what could be messed up from oil leaking in there?

[HONDA GHANDI]

Dont know, id have to look at it. FI the head has ever had machine work done to it theres a possibility of an improper cam line rebore. That is highly unlikley but you never know. Until you go out and pull the valve cover off we will never know.

[cherrybombcivic]

alright, understood. Thanks.

[cherrybombcivic]

fixed. zang.