is this normal?
what could cause this?

 

Leaking valve cover O-rings? Thats the only thing I can think of... Happened to me before, and I replaced them and the problem went away.

 

yep thats usually what causes it the rubber o ring around the spark plug holes under the valve cover. if you took your valve cover off before than that might be the reason.

 

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was yours a lot of oil? was the oil on top and all over the spark plug?

 

mines was just alittle i could see it on the threads of the spark plugs.
my friend had the problem you described oil puddled up in there. better replace them soon then.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hayabusa160 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">mines was just alittle i could see it on the threads of the spark plugs.
my friend had the problem you described oil puddled up in there. better replace them soon then.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm having the same problem. mine is little. it's just on the threads. not puddled up. should i by fine? i'm still gonna replace it but for now, can i drive around?

 

yea i drove around like that for a few months didnt do nothing

 

so as long as it's not puddled all over the top, i should be fine, right?

at least until monday?


but the inside the threads, what causes that? the o-rings?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1.8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so as long as it's not puddled all over the top, i should be fine, right?

at least until monday?


but the inside the threads, what causes that? the o-rings?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea it should be fine. the only thing that i have heard with oil in the spark plugs is that your car wont start. But if your car starts i guess its not that bad. But of course i would definately recommend you change them asap before it leads to anything else. It only cost a few bucks for the rubber o rings. Make sure you hand tighten them and dont over tighten them either... that could cause leaking as well. A tube of hondabond wouldn't hurt either (for valve cover gasket)

 

could it be because of too much motor oil? i over filled it about 1/2-1 quart. i dumped it already though.

 

could be pedistule(sp?) gaskets. as long as its not puddling it shouldnt be a big issue.

 

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and could it be because of too much oil?

 

Too much oil can make various seals leak. How much is too much ....1/2qt ..1qt ?

 

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around that much. probably on the lower end of 1 qt.

so could it be because of that?

 

How long did you run with it over-full ?

 

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only started it up. probably started up twice for 30 sec MAX. why?

 

bump to see if it's because of too much oil....

 

Knew a guy who had 2 quarts too much in an h22. Drove around. Cheaked his oil and realized it was too much. Took off his oil cap and drove around. Burned that beast up. WHAT AN IDIOT.

 

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thats it

 

cool, i'll replace the o-rings. thanks!

 

anyknow answer the "too much oil" question?

 

Just dont overfill it again and dont worry about it.

You have to replace your spark plug o-rings in the valve cover, and since you'll be pulling the valve cover, might as well grab a fresh valve cover gasket to throw on.

Should take all of 20-25 minutes to pull and replace, and maybe cost you $20??