hey guys
problem my car keeps spitting out i guess u would all it the 2nd spark plug wire so it is running on 3 cylinders! this happend after oil came into 1st and 2nd spark plug i dunno if my head has a hole or if my spark plug is bad the motor is a b16...anybody else had this problem before HELP I NEED MY CAR BACK!

 

intresting problem the 3 cylender VTEC b16

 

uhh...funny really funny!

 

you need a valve cover gasket set, the orings around your plug holes are leaking.

 

:sigh: why do people have swapped cars if the dont know a damn thing about that they are doing? seriously, first get a clue, then get the fast car.

 

well....the oil problem was fixed with all new seals under..i did that the other day...i dont think that can be fucked up from factory but i dunno i will check that today..i am going to take the plug out of 3 and swap it with 2...to see if the plug is bad or if the head is bad..o yea rexb16 what the **** is this page called HONDA-TECH not dick tech

 

Well I'd love to help, but honestly I'm not sure I completely understand what you're trying to say.. The car is running on 3 cylinders because something happened to the 2nd spark plug wire?? But both cylinder 1 and 2 are filled with oil also? Be a little more clear and I'm sure someone can help you.

 

vtecrex..ok thanks..this is the main problem..last weekend the seals went bad in the vavle cover so i repaced those seals..that was when oil went into 1 and 2..i fixed that i cleaned out the holes...drove around for a day replaced the plugs the next day with ngk's ...this weekend..the 2nd plug wire keeps comming out..like air is pushing it up...i was "told" that the plug might be bad so i swapped out the plug in 2 with the plug in 3...so i am going to drive it today and see if it keeps happing in hole 2 if soo then i am sure there is a crack or something in the head...letting air come tho and push the spark plug up....thanks mike

 

i dunno, maybe b/c i had to read ur first post about 10 times just to understand what the **** you were saying.

 

Naa, I really don't think it's an air leak. There are enough passages in the head that any crack would leak, and you'd notice a severe drop in compression. I bet your plug wires are just not gripping onto the top of the plugs. This happened a lot with my 240sx.. I had some Auto Zone plug wires, and for the life of me I couldn't keep them on the plugs.. I bought some OEM ones and never had another problem. Have you checked the lip of cylinder 2? Maybe another reason it just happens to that one is the cover can seat properly?

But just incase, have you done a compression test on the motor yet?


[Modified by VTECReX, 9:39 PM 6/2/2002]

 

I love Dick-Tech Thanks for the great advice.

 

if the wire pops off its b/c its not seated properly. if the plug pops out its because your threads are stripped and need to be tapped or replace the head.

 

i usu give great advice. but sometimes the people in here rub me the wrong way with their stupid blathering.