no matter what i do i cannot get the cyl 3&4 spark plug tubes to seal. i thought it might be a shot PCV system but its the same 2 everytime.
wheni installed the gasket last time i sanded the VC and head clean and used high temp RTV and still no luck



no. 4 is so full of oil you cant see the spark plug :P



anyone have a suggestion??

 

gasket maker worked for me. are all your valve cover studs still present/unbroken? cause those lil bastards are easy to break... I think i broke like 4 of them myself

 

what kinda motor is it, it might not be the valve cover gasket

 

it could also be the lower spark plug tube seals.(if yours has them, accords/preludes do)

 

valve cover have a slight crack somewhere maybe?

 

I've never had a problem, still using the OEM valve cover gasket and tube seals @ 180K miles.

 

i know that is where it is leaking



that possibillity never even crossed my mind :1

 

well then replace them.


I'm not talking about the ones that come with the valve cover gasket. There are more tube seals underneath. You have to take the rocker assembly off.

 

i had the same problem on my D16A6 and after changing the lower spark plug seals, I found out that the grommets/rubber washer seals on the top of the V/C were squashed and needed to be replaced.
They came with the new V/C gasket.

 

i have never seen those leak before. i'll look at it when i take the VC off