Started it up ran for 5 min turned it off, pulled out the spark plug wires and all 4 are full of engine oil. the only thing it could be is those 0 rings- they are there and are brand new... maybe they didnt set well?

And how would i go about getting this oil out of the spark plug holes...

 

Two ways that I can think of to remove the oil

1) Rag at the end of stick, just keep dipping in until the actual liquid is gone and the film coat remains
2) Remove the spark plug, allow into combustion chamber and burn it off. Probably not the best idea though.

 

i had this problem a while back on my dohc zc...

I tried stuffing the whole with paper towels to absorb it and all that **** and then i just yanked the plugs and let the rest fall into the wholes...just as long as you get most of it out before you pull the plugs you should be fine.

go to any auto parts store or walmart or whereever and buy some rtv sealant and take the valve cover and apply that around those o-rings and put the valve cover back on. You'll be good to go. make sure you torque the vlave cover correctly. Rubber gaskets are bitches, if you over torque them, they leak, if you under torque them, they leak. I usually apply some rtv sealant on my oil pan, valve cover, o rings, and then valve cover studs, along with the thermostat housing, and all of those other fun places. it is really a great compound.

for rtv sealant

 

A squeeze-bulb like a battery filler or a turkey baster would also work..

If you have a wet-dry shop vacuum,You can stick a small piece of hose
into one of the small attachments and seal around it with duct tape..

 

whats the torque specs for the valve cover? B16a1

 

put the 10mm socket on a 1/4 in ratchet and hold the head of the ratchet. stop turning the ratchet when you cant turn it anymore and dont use the end of the ratchet for leverage. then it should be tight enough

 

thanks but im looking for exact torque specs, have broken off those bolts. pita

 

7ft lbs for SOHC I believe.

 

< DOHC b16

 

Also 7 ft lbs..
See: http://www.hondahookup.com/manuals/
Look for VTEC supplement..

 

just use a 1/4 drive ratchet and a 10mm you'll be fine

 

Unless you have arms of doom and don't know your own strength; I go through so many of those damn bolts because they are so finnicky I am about to let my 12 year old sister do the wrenching when it comes to tightening them done.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88DXCRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also 7 ft lbs..
See: http://www.hondahookup.com/manuals/
Look for VTEC supplement..</TD></TR></TABLE>


thank you sir.

 

If your spark plug holes are filled with oil it probably didn't come from the valve cover packing (the ones in your valve cover) it came from the cylinder head o-rings (the next step in the spark plug hole seals). You will need to remove the cam shaft cap assy and replace the o-rings and hondabond them to make this leak stop.

 

ugh, i totally didnt understand what you just said, pictures please.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Super Chicken &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If your spark plug holes are filled with oil it probably didn't come from the valve cover packing (the ones in your valve cover) it came from the cylinder head o-rings (the next step in the spark plug hole seals). You will need to remove the cam shaft cap assy and replace the o-rings and hondabond them to make this leak stop.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This isn't a single cam.

 

When you take your valve cover off there a 4 rings seal the valve cover the cylinder heads spark plug valleys, these get old, hard, and brittle and leak. And sometimes people either neglect to put the back in or forget that they are there because they commonly stick the the under side of the valve cover.

i 100% know that this is the problem. Goto honda and buy new ones.


EDIT: didnt read your whole post. Try it with another valve cover if you have one sitting around. Start with the process of elimination, the only thing that can let oil in there is those seals, so you have a damn good start. So consider everything that would affect the seal of these.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by untitled &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When you take your valve cover off there a 4 rings seal the valve cover the cylinder heads spark plug valleys, these get old, hard, and brittle and leak. And sometimes people either neglect to put the back in or forget that they are there because they commonly stick the the under side of the valve cover.

i 100% know that this is the problem. Goto honda and buy new ones.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes it has to be the problem, it cant come from anywhere else.
I had my local garage do my timeing belt and they did all the gaskets, maybe they over looked them?

They look fine, not hard, cracked or anything of that sort.

Oh well to honda i go.

 

I thought you said you had new ones? Or did you assume that the shop used all new gaskets?

I think the shop definetly overlooked these.

 

well they put liquid gasket on the valve cover.

All the other gaskets on the valve cover look new.

 

Just put some RTV sealant on it and you'll be fine.

RTV sealant owns...I've had to use it for a damn intake manifold gasket before when it was my daily drive that was fucked up.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HatchBox &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well they put liquid gasket on the valve cover.

All the other gaskets on the valve cover look new. </TD></TR></TABLE>


umm... I wouldnt of use liquid gasket in the valve cover. RTV works great but just inst the proper way of doing things, i guess im by the book. Plus I would think that it would look messy. I only use hondabond where honda bond is asked for.

You say that you took the VC off and the seals were still on there?

 

i dont want the sealant just inthere with my engine oil..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ssl2k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

This isn't a single cam. </TD></TR></TABLE>

How would I know? If you don't say what you have people will not have a clear idea of whats really wrong!

This is the EF forum so we could assume that most of them (USDM) came with a single cam.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by untitled &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">umm... I wouldnt of use liquid gasket in the valve cover. RTV works great but just inst the proper way of doing things, i guess im by the book. Plus I would think that it would look messy. I only use hondabond where honda bond is asked for.

You say that you took the VC off and the seals were still on there?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah it looks messy, oh well it seals well.

Yes i took off the cover and the seals were there, and there was oil on the part where the ring connects to the head. So it must be them, there was some residue on there so i took that off,