# 1994 Honda Civic Oil in Plugs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-civic-oil-in-plugs/11655>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sparkplugs, plug, civic, oil, honda\
**Created:** [March 10, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-civic-oil-in-plugs/11655 "2008-03-10T14:43:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![grosserot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@grosserot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grosserot)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-civic-oil-in-plugs/11655/1 "2008-03-10T14:43:11Z")

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I went to change the spark plugs and found that there was oil in one of the spark plug sockets. So I’m asking what this means. Is the problem the head gasket, valve seal, spark plug tube o-rings, or the piston rings?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-civic-oil-in-plugs/11655/2 "2008-03-10T14:49:23Z")

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The oil is coming from a failed O-ring seal at the bottom of the sparkplug well. Purchase a new valve cover gasket set and have it installed. It will come with new O-ring seals.

Tester

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**Author:** ![grosserot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@grosserot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grosserot)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-honda-civic-oil-in-plugs/11655/3 "2008-03-10T15:19:52Z")

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Sorry for the multiple posts, I had some trouble getting started.