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Is this oil around the outside of the plug or inside (on the threads and
around the electrodes)? If it is in the hole around the outside of the
plug, then they screwed up the replacement of the rubber seal in the valve
cover or didn't bother to clean out the hole when they did it.

It is not hard to replace. You should replace all four of them and the
valve cover seal (also a rubber gasket) at the same time. Be careful about
the torque on the valve cover bolts when you put it back. Too tight and it
can distort, causing more leaks.



On 8/7/03 4:08 AM, in article bgt4dg$olh3@rain.i-cable.com, "Zebra"
<t_perpetuus@hotmial.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Recently I noticed that there is oil around the 1st spark plug of my 94 1.5
> vti Civic. I sent it to a garage and they told me they had replaced the
> corresponding rubber seal. After a few weeks, I pulled out the spark plug
> again and I still found oil around it. Any suggestion? By the way, is it too
> difficult to change the seals by self? Thanks in advance.
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