In article <MWetf.343$%W1.1@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net> , "Elle"
<honda.lioness@nospamearthlink.net> wrote:

> "Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote
> snip
> > > 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.

There were two mechanics working together on the project since
the manager knew that I was setting in the waiting room.They wanted
to finish the job as quickly as possible. The problem was so bad
that the car almost stopped running. The engine light came on so
I pulled off the freeway at the next exit. I did not know what was
wrong with the car until the mechanic discovered the source of the
problem. I now keep a code checker in the tool box in the trunk.
Jason

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