1993 Honda Accord oil in plug chambers

1993 HONDA ACCORD
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ITALIAN_GODDESS
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1993 Honda Accord 4 cyl Wheel Drive Type unknown Automatic 200000 miles
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went to do tune up and found oil in chambers with spark plugs to me was alot of oil how ever car was running just fine except with some shaking on idle.what can cause oil in the spark plug chambers..it was in every one of them .
Jan 12, 2008 at 10:29 AM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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its caused by a bad valve cover gasket. there are o rings inside the valve cover that you change when you change the valve cover gasket. it is a simple and cheap job. just ask your parks guy for a valve cover gasket and it comes with the o rings.
Jan 12, 2008 at 10:35 AM
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