its My moms 96 accord with the 16 valve four cylinder. im not experienced with hondas, but i'm guessing the rings are worn or for some reason the bore was worn to wide. there was oil on the spark plug on number 3 cylinder, there is alot of blowby.(don't know if these engines normally have a bit of blowby) and it's starting to burn some oil. the engine does have 220,000 miles on it, so do you think its due for a rebuild or could it be something else? just asking for your opinion as im not used to the hondas.

 

if its a non vtec there are oil seals at the bottom of the rocker arms that dry out and probably need to be replaced. That is if oil is on the spark plug wires.

If the plugs themselfs, maybe the headgasket is blown.. check for oil in the antifreeze.

Do a compression check, and write down the numbers. Then add a little oil down the spark plug hole, and check it again. If it raises alot, then you know you have worn rings.

 

Right. The compression test is the best way to find out what's going on inside this engine.
The 5th gen F22's are supposed to create 178psi when brand new. The minimum compression should be 135psi, and between each cylinder you shouldn't have a variation bigger than 28psi.