On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:08:47 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <invalid@invalid.inv>
wrote:

>Tegger <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in
>news:Xns9C3CC11DD1500tegger@208.90.168.18:
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>> "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote in news:h2ic1f$ib7$1
>> @news.eternal-september.org:
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>>> Compared to my Sister's old Civic, your engine is clean. Looks like a
>>> weeping valve cover gaskets to me. From what I have seen, this is
>>> standard operation proceedure for older Hondas.
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>> There's absolutely no inherent reason why that should be so. Honda
>> valve covers (including the OP's) are traditionally cast-aluminum.
>> They fracture rather than bend, so the mating surfaces tend to remain
>> intact and true unless obviously damaged.
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>> My money is on an original (or aftermarket) valve cover gasket that is
>> not sealing properly. Has the OP even checked the nuts to see if
>> they're tight?
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>I just had a better look at the OP's images 04.jpg and 05.jpg.
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>OP's original text:
>>> Photos: http://drop.io/OilyHondaEngine
>>> [note that image size is 2048x1536 pixels, and the website preview
>>> is too small to see detail; click download to see orig rez]
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>See the seepage from the hold-down bolt gasket at right? This is NOT
>normal.
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>I suspect bad installation, aftermarket gasket, or simple neglect.

What about the PCV valve?