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Apr 17, 2006 | 07:31 PM

97AccordProject

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Few random questions I could use some assistance with

Alright, I"m trying to get a general idea of what I should be looking for in terms of regular maintence on my car.

I just rolled it over to 134K and change last week. And I had tuned it up and changed the oil. I'm going to have to replace the Spark Plug O-Rings because on Cylinders 2 and 3 I found puddles of oil when I removed the plugs and wires.

I'm wondering if it'd be a good idea to just have a Honda tech check the valves and then replace the valve cover gasket and plug o-rings?

And one last question, how many miles have people gotten out of a factory clutch under standard conditions? Because I'm getting the horrible feeling that my clutch is starting to slip at varying speeds...

Any insight I can get on this situation will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Apr 17, 2006 | 07:42 PM

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Re: Few random questions I could use some assistance with (97AccordProject)

I just recently purchases my 92 accord. It's got 151K on it and I adjusted the valves and replaced the valve cover gasket and seals. I would recommend doing this yourself. It's a pretty easy job as long as you have a feeler gauge. Sorry but I don't know anything about clutches.

Apr 17, 2006 | 07:48 PM

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Re: Few random questions I could use some assistance with (97AccordProject)

The orings are under the rocker arm assembly. So it's not as easy as taking the valve cover off. It's a good idea to have them changed. The leak is not going to get better, only worse. There are many links for DIY on changing the orings, if you want to do it yourself. Oh, heres one. Below

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/sh...seals

Apr 17, 2006 | 08:28 PM

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Those are under the rocker arms? Ah crud... Well then I'm gonna just get those changed and the valves adjusted by someone who does that stuff for a living... I may be a mechanic, but I don't want to get into that involved of a project in my backyard.

Especially when the valve-train and disassembly of the upper cylinder head are involved...

Apr 18, 2006 | 08:56 AM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97AccordProject »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Those are under the rocker arms? Ah crud...</TD></TR></TABLE>There's round gaskets around each spark plug hole in the valve cover. Those are easy, just like replacing a valve cover gasket.

If that doesn't stop the leak, there's ALSO a set of O-rings down lower in the spark plug tubes. THOSE are the ones that require taking off the rocker assemblies.