eghatch

so i have a b16 and im guessing its a bad ring but im not 100% so it only really smokes when i hammer it and when i went to change a spark plug there was a puddle of oil on the plug anyone backing up it has a bad ring and if so how hard are thy to replace?

Jarrod

What?

When you went to change the plugs it had oil on it? Change your tube seals.

Does it consume alot of oil?

eghatch

ya man there was like a puddle of oil around the plug itsself, where are those? .... no it doesnt

Hibs

remove the valve cover, pretty sure you replace them from the inside of the cover.

eghatch

so you dont think its the ring w/e it is its only one b/c the others had no oil in them

99gsrcivic

its the spark plug tube seals. u get them with the valve cover gasket kit. goes on bottom side on v/c round plug holes. takes 5 min to install

Hibs

a bad ring would equal smoking from the exhaust, low performance, etc.

Newbsauce

Do a leakdown test... that will be the way to tell. Oil on the plug bottom IS an indicator of a bad ring or a bad seal so is the smoking while "hammering" it. Don't have to listen to me though... but I did already have a ring fail

DORKO

tube seals deffiantely if you have oil ON TOP of your spark plugs.

this also makes your plugs foul out, robs performance, gas mileage, and can even over heat your engine.

replace the tupe seals that come with the valvecover gasket, and then recheck everything.

Braineack

oil on top of the plug might indicate a bad valve cover gasket or spark plug seal or whatever your motor uses...

was there oil on the electrode itself? did you have oil in your intake plumbing where your breather line attaches?

a simple compression test would let you know if it's a ring...but smoke under flogging says blow-by to me...