# 2013 Honda Accord Cpe - Forensic request

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-cpe-forensic-request/158815>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [February 19, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-cpe-forensic-request/158815 "2020-02-19T02:18:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![RobertDittrich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/47e85d/32.png) [@RobertDittrich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertDittrich)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-cpe-forensic-request/158815/1 "2020-02-19T02:18:43Z")

</div>

Front aluminum valve cover of V6 engine developed an oil leak. $1000 repair found a hole (melted?) in the cover beside center plug/coil. All three plug/coil holes are distorted more oval than round. It like the aluminum was softened by overheating. Parts replaced were valve cover, various gaskets & V-TEC valve. Any idea what could have caused this peculiar failure? I have photos of the cover (inside & outside views). This vehicle has 70k miles on it. Thank you.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-honda-accord-cpe-forensic-request/158815/2 "2020-02-19T16:20:12Z")

</div>

Did you drive around Area 51 by any chance? 🙂  
Are you sure parts are aluminum, not aluminum-colored plastic?