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Oil in spark plugs
in my fiancees 93 accord there is oil in the spark plugs. We had a flood
here last night and when i was going to work i got stuck in some high water. It killed the engine but i got it restarted and got back home well the engine died 2 or 3 more times and then after i got home it wouldnt restart. Is that because of oil or the water? Did the water cause the oil? any help woould be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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Did you check for water in the oil? Did you check for water in the intake?
The oil in the plugs is coming from somewhere. Was it there before you tried using it for a boat? "bigrob4201" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > in my fiancees 93 accord there is oil in the spark plugs. We had a flood > here last night and when i was going to work i got stuck in some high > water. It killed the engine but i got it restarted and got back home well > the engine died 2 or 3 more times and then after i got home it wouldnt > restart. Is that because of oil or the water? Did the water cause the > oil? any help woould be greatly appreciated. Thanks > |
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I dont know if the oil was there before or not. It looked like there was
some baked onto one of the wires, where it connects to the spark plug. I got the car to start today, but it just died again. Her moms taking it to a mechanic tomorrow. But thanks for the help |
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I have the same problem with my 93 Accord. I was noticing a very slight
skip at idle and since I had not changed the plugs in a while, I checked them...there was oil standing in all four plug wells. Oil is apparently not in the engine...I have no burnage or any smoke, but one of the plugs had burned-on oil as you described. I do have slight "skipage" at various speeds...maybe this is another problem...AT related, I hope not!! Maybe you can tell me what you found out or someone else may offer some help. Thanks, Dan PS..I was never in a flood..haha! |
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"Dan0845" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... >I have the same problem with my 93 Accord. I was noticing a very slight > skip at idle and since I had not changed the plugs in a while, I checked > them...there was oil standing in all four plug wells. Oil is apparently > not in the engine...I have no burnage or any smoke, but one of the plugs > had burned-on oil as you described. I do have slight "skipage" at various > speeds...maybe this is another problem...AT related, I hope not!! Maybe > you can tell me what you found out or someone else may offer some help. > Thanks, > Dan > PS..I was never in a flood..haha! EGR ports clogged. |
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Dan0845 wrote:
> I have the same problem with my 93 Accord. I was noticing a very slight > skip at idle and since I had not changed the plugs in a while, I checked > them...there was oil standing in all four plug wells. Oil is apparently > not in the engine...I have no burnage or any smoke, but one of the plugs > had burned-on oil as you described. I do have slight "skipage" at various > speeds...maybe this is another problem...AT related, I hope not!! Maybe > you can tell me what you found out or someone else may offer some help. > Thanks, > Dan > PS..I was never in a flood..haha! -------------------- There's rubbar seals about 3/4 way down inside the holes in the cover where the plugs go. They keep the oil INSIDE the valve cover. When they get OLD, they start to leak unburnt (liquid) oil into the plug's domain. On some engines, you just remove valve cover and replace them. On others, the camshafts have to come out, i think. Search this group, or google.com to find the cure. Try tegger's faq: http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ Also, change your ATF with Honda Z1, and do it again a week later if you have any doubts whether it's been done.. always quote your mileage. 'Curly' |
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Steve,
I hate to sound stupid, but what are EGR ports and how might I deal with this myself or is an expert required? Is this a more obvious cause than worn out seals or valve cover gasket...and I assume replacing these is fairly straight- forward. Thanks for your help, Dan |
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"Dan0845" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... > Steve, > I hate to sound stupid, but what are EGR ports and how might I deal with > this myself or is an expert required? Is this a more obvious cause than > worn out seals or valve cover gasket...and I assume replacing these is > fairly straight- forward. > Thanks for your help, > Dan Not hard at all...although it does require the purchase of a slide hammer. I think I paid about $15 for mine. http://home.comcast.net/~em-engineering/T2T013.pdf I managed to do all the ports without removing the fuel rail...actually without removing anything except the port caps! |
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