i just bought this 93 accord ex and i did the spark plugs today, NGKs from the dealer, and there was tons of oil as i pulled out the plug wires, even the spark plug was drenched in oil. my valve seals bad? or my valve cover gasket? anyone know?

 

check your spark plug "o" rings. they are the part of the valve cover gasket that go over your tubes that your spark plugs are in.

 

RPRAcing, are you sure that is the problem? is that hard to do? i mean to change the valve cover gasket and the "o" rings?

 

sure? no. i dont have the car in front of me. being that you just bought it, and depending on the vehicle's history (if known), I would do a cap, rotor, plug, and wire change, also, a valve adjustment and replace the valve cover gasket (and "o" rings).

to change the gasket set, take the valve cover off, pull off the old seals, and put the new ones on, and bolt the cover back on. its real easy.

 

Common problem and easy fix, tube seals.

 

sam, what are tube seals? same stuff RPRacing is talking about?

 

yeah, tube seals are what i am talking about

 

what are the torque specs for the valve cover bolts? any other bolts i have to take off?