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Noise from valve cover and oil burning smell.

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Old Sep 19, 2025 | 07:21 PM
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Recently got a hold of this 1993 Honda Accord LX, the car has a very strong oil burning smell. I pulled out the spark plug wires and every single one was completely filled with oil, so I decided to change the valve cover gasket and the seals around the spark plugs along with the spark plugs. After changing everything the car still has a strong burning oil smell and is making a ticking noise from the valve cover, along with a squeaking noise that is hard to hear in the video.
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Old Sep 22, 2025 | 12:22 AM
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Default Re: Noise from valve cover and oil burning smell.

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https://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb5/forum/...al-replacement

On the f22 non-VTEC engines there seals at the bottom of the spark plug wells. If oil is leaking into the spark plug wells still, it will most likely be those seals that need replacement.

After that is done, verify the valves are adjusted properly.
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Old Sep 29, 2025 | 06:33 PM
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Check the PCV valve too
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Old Nov 12, 2025 | 12:09 AM
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Got a distributor cap on tune up that 13,000 miles later was cracked on one of the contacts. Might have had something to do with my 91 accord spark plug wells filling with oil and needed a valve cover gasket job.
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