I replaced a gsr valve cover gasket including the the 4 circle grommets. The motor ran harder than ever before and just about a week after the job was finished.......the motor had similar problems, but not as severe as the 1st time. It sputters just a bit.......almost enough to say it is in one cylindar(around 3000-4000 rpm). I pulled the plugs and they look great; except cyl #1 smelled more like gas than the others. All 4 plug tips were dry so i guess they are all firing. What is the deal? a fouled plug possibly? thanks all, again and again and again.....

 

maybe something fell into the head

 

bumped

 

no

 

How the hell are you relating the way your engine runs to replacing a valve cover gasket? I think you need to do some more research cause this can't be your problem.

 

i appreciate it, man.....this is an old post oif my problem.....here's the new one:::..I havent touched the timing on my jdmb18c1. Rpm put in a new belt with pumps at swap time......the motor ran like a Gem for a full year.....Then recently, I took it to the track and we experienced some sputtering on the way(before we got there). I bought new plugs which are pre-gapped from acura(at the dealer-oem)......and when I pulled them....the plugs and bottom of the spark plug boots we're covered in oil. I did the required valve cover gasket(cause thats what that is-the grommets were there problems) repair. Motor seemed to run harder than ever for like 2 days until the sputtering AGAIN at 2000-3500 rpm's.............I was beside myself......I have changed the wires and the plugs twice(my 1st set got drenched in oil before I repaired the valve cover gasket set).........the dist. rotor and cap are soooo clean.....No Red dust .....just dust from packin' 30,000 miles on the motor. It stops bogging and sputtering after I floor it.......How do I stop this........it ran great for so long.....and the valve cover gasket was prolly never the MAIN problem all along!!! I had my racing mechanic/pal look at my car.....he diagnosed the distributor and wires to ensure they were getting a pulse he said they were and that it was most likely an ignition problem. I have received no codes......I only wish I did!!! Could this be an ECU Problem.........(should I get a usdm 0bd21 ecu or a jdm?) thanks for ANY help......Im really confused.
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