I changed spark plugs today and 2 for them had lots of oil on them. They told that the gasket seals are probably broken, so oil gets in therel. The thing is that everything seems normal. Idle, gas mileage, power, etc. I have a 96 Max with 90K miles. Is this a normal problem??
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I have the same problem (although only on 1 plug) on my 95 SE w/ 120k. I was told that it's not really a big deal. The o-ring around the spark-plug hole is leaking a little oil onto the threads and into the spark plug wells. As long as there is not a lot of oil on the plug itself (the parts inside the cylinder - electrode, porcelin), or in the spark plug well of the valve cover, it shouldn't be a problem. You would have to replace the whole valve cover gasket including the o-rings to fix it; so if you don't have any other leaks don't worry about it.
After I changed the spark plugs and started the car I could see lots of smoke (oil burning I suppose). Now when I start the car everything seems normal. Sure I should just forget about it??
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Originally Posted by jguillory
I have the same problem (although only on 1 plug) on my 95 SE w/ 120k. I was told that it's not really a big deal. The o-ring around the spark-plug hole is leaking a little oil onto the threads and into the spark plug wells. As long as there is not a lot of oil on the plug itself (the parts inside the cylinder - electrode, porcelin), or in the spark plug well of the valve cover, it shouldn't be a problem. You would have to replace the whole valve cover gasket including the o-rings to fix it; so if you don't have any other leaks don't worry about it.
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this same thing happened to my prelude over the summer,,, u feel no difference, cause i was shocked when i found out there was oil leaking in there... i guess it is one of those things that will eventually get worse over time and you will start to feel a difference.. but for now, there shouldnt be a difference in power and such, just change the gasket and o rings