if you look at the picture you can see like a line were it looks like oil has been accumulating and im not sure if thats an indication that the vc gasket is blown or not. The motor has about 133k on it and im not sure if it has been replaced or not.






Modified by 4g4d at 8:46 AM 12/27/2005

 

my mom's car had the same thing, but she only needed a new seal for her valve cover or something.

but who knows.....

 

replace it. its around 10-15 bucks at honda. also while you are at it replace the rubber grommets too. 25 bucks at most for the whole project.

 

what do the rubber grommets look like?

 

you will see them when you take the valve cover off, they are under the bronze caps under the acorn bolts

 

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I know this is off topic but what brand intake is that??

 

believe it or not, its a ebay intake. All i did was sand blast it. Put two layers of high heat primer and 3-4 layers of wrinkle paint. I was going to do gloss black but ive never seen a wrinkled color intake so i went with it and its just looks awesome.

 

how does it fit??? b/c I bought one on ebay and it was a P.O.S. but if its a great buy then could you send me a link to the seller (if you have it???)

 

in terms of fit, its really close. im not even going to lie. its honestly made for a mpfi intake and i made it fit just barely on my dpfi. In terms of company you can use and generic seller. Just make sure its a cai instead of ram air. I was going to do a DIY on how to do paint the intake but i didnt have time to do it. Sorry but i dont have the sellers info.

 

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here you go, just order off this site: http://www.hondaautomotivepart...COVER or go to the honda dealer. if you order from the site, just get:
1-#83191 (valve cover gasket)
4-#83192 (spark plug tube seals)
2-#83199 (small washers for under nuts)
2-#83200 (large washers for under nuts)
at the bare minimum, get the #83191

 

put some Hondabond on the corners of the vc gasket just in case

 

check your cam seal also

 

Can i get these parts at any generic parts store or does it HAVE to be from honda?