"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote
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> > As for the oil in the spark plug tubes, your Accord has
two
> > seals per spark plug tube that could be leaking. Given
your
> > car's age, I would suspect the four O-rings that are
lower
> > in the tubes have hardened and no longer seal properly.
>
> I had this problem with my old 93 Accord. It took the
mechanic
> over 4 hours to replace them. It happened while I was on a
trip
> and had to have the car towed to the nearest Honda
dealership.
> I will never forget that day. I had to set in the waiting
room
> at the Honda dealership while the mechanic was working on
the car.
> I only wish that the problem had happened while I was in
my home
> town.

Did the dealer tell you the oil leakage was catastrophic and
had to be done immediately?(?) If so, that sounds very
suspicious. I drove over a year with a little oil leaking in
every few months but in my estimation, getting progressively
worse. (At the time I thought the non-OEM valve cover spark
plug tube gaskets were the problem. But I wasn't sure, so I
just kept wacthing it all and of course reading here, until
Eric and Tegger said something to a guy with a similar
problem, and light bulbs started a-lighting... )

Hey, four hours! Great, on my first time doing this job
ever, going super slow, it took me about seven hours. Next
time, I estimate I will have it done in under four hours.

Do you remember what the guy charged you? It's 98% labor,
ISTM.