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Oil on plug
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:48 amby openshot
Hello I have a D15 in my 95 EG and I had nothing to do one day and took out the spark plugs to clean them for fun. When I was taking out one of the spark plugs the spark plug was Full of motor oil and driping of it. so I cleaned it and put it back in. Does this mean my motor is shot or my head is shot? the car runs like new and i was told a year ago a new head gaskit was put on. oh the motor has around 300,000km and its not been on the road for omost a year.
Damien
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:30 amby Ajax1989
which part of the spark plug?
the white part or where it actually sparks in teh cylinder??
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:25 amby Punksz6
Yeah which side is oily and if its the insulator side (white side) try checking the rubber seals in the valve cover first...If there bad they will leak oil...Hope that helps!
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:12 amby openshot
the hole spark plug is full of oil its covered
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:13 amby asianrob
openshot wrote:the hole spark plug is full of oil its covered
was this just in the from the threads up?
if so just replace the seals on the spark plug tubes
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:20 amby openshot
asianrob wrote:openshot wrote:the hole spark plug is full of oil its covered
was this just in the from the threads up?
if so just replace the seals on the spark plug tubes
no it looks like some one put the plug in a cup of motor oil
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:35 amby 93cxhb
heres a good question are you spark wirs covered in oil too? . if so its your tube seals if not and its just the treaded part and the part that actually sparks than the easiest would be to replace your valve seals but it could also be thats your your rings arent sealing the cylinder ....is the car smoking? .. hope this helps
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:13 amby openshot
its only one spark plug is only fully covered some just have very little. could this happon if the head is not on fully and oil is geting past the gaskit because it was redone a year ago and the shop did not do that good of a job?
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:08 pmby VegasCivic
yes.
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:02 pmby openshot
i was told there are like orings where the valve cover goes on so you can put the spark plug in could the orings be shot and i need a new valve cover gaskit?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:31 pmby Ajax1989
there called tube seals
idk if there part of the VC gasket
but for the tube seals to leak is vary common for honda!
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:03 amby openshot
do you know how much they cost and do i get them from a honda dealer?
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:03 amby m73
This kinda happened to my old civic, although the oil was just in the tubes and on the top of the spark plug. I replaced my vc gasket, all new gromets, tube seals, and new plugs. Seemed to work for me.
I got it all as a kit from a local auto parts store, it was like 20 bucks.
good luck.
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:45 amby KingcoupeO
yea 22.50 at o'reilly's i just did my friends del sol , and his vtec solenoid gasket too !!! its worth it to get the whole set , peice of mind i suppose .
good luck man
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Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:11 amby PandaHatch
yupp. try that its the easiest if that isnt it then your only out 22 bucks but at least you have them and they wont be next to go bad. I strongly feel that will fix your problem though. I had a similar case but not as much oil as you described. I also used some liquid gasket for extra assurance.