Replace your tube seals

[cb7rush]

Or your spark plug cables and holes could end up like my girls CB..

not one..not two..not even three..but all four lower tube seals and upper tube seals were worn..and there was oil on all four spark plugs..about 3 inches of oil in each..









If any of your plugs look like this replace them now!!!

[DREAMER]

WOW thats ridiculas

[rhythmkeytar]

Ouch. I hope you cleaned everything well before putting in new tube seals.

[Gsquat]

Just did it. Had a little leakage in a couple. Nothing like that.

[bcjammerx]

@ work...pics no load...make sure to get uppers and lowers

[Gsquat]

@ work...pics no load...make sure to get uppers and lowers

Oops. I probably should've mentioned that. Assumed he did. It was my lowers that were brittle and cracked.

[vietkid_2006]

I forgot to put my upper tube seals in when i switched a new valve cover and that's what happened lol.

it was a bitch to get the plugs out because my spark plug wires the end pieces got stuck in there from the oil. and won't let the socket go over the plug.

[Dark_Accord]

god i hate those spark plug seals!! mine leak too , i put some rtv on the top ones and it helped alot, any idea how much they cost? also how do you replace the lower ones?

[JaK FRoSTWhiTE]

god i hate those spark plug seals!! mine leak too , i put some rtv on the top ones and it helped alot, any idea how much they cost? also how do you replace the lower ones?

Lower tube seals should be anywhere between $2.50 and $3.75 each depending on the dealership.

To replace:
-Remove valve cover
-Remove rocker arm assembly
(make sure you leave the bolts in the assembly.)
-Replace tube seals
-Re install rocker arm assembly
(Tighten the bolts in the OEM pattern)
-Perform valve adjustment
-Replace spark plugs if needed
-Re install valve cover

[F20A CB7]

he knows, he works for honda.

[Dark_Accord]

Lower tube seals should be anywhere between $2.50 and $3.75 each depending on the dealership.

To replace:
-Remove valve cover
-Remove rocker arm assembly
(make sure you leave the bolts in the assembly.)
-Replace tube seals
-Re install rocker arm assembly
(Tighten the bolts in the OEM pattern)
-Perform valve adjustment
-Replace spark plugs if needed
-Re install valve cover

sweet sounds pretty easy, ive been putting off a valve adjustment for awhile now so i reckon i have an excuse to do it now

[bcjammerx]

yeah my dumbass only did the uppers cause I didn't want to take the cam out...now they leak again...fail on me. Oh well I want to put in the a6 cam I've had forever...good incentive.

[AaronRVegas]

god i hate those spark plug seals!! mine leak too , i put some rtv on the top ones and it helped alot, any idea how much they cost? also how do you replace the lower ones?

i just bout a kit from autozone to change all the valve seals. it was $24 and included all the upper and lower tube seals and the big gasket around the valve body. i bought a tube of hondabond from the dealership for $20

in case you guys dont know there is a thread about replacing your tube seals on this site.

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...lug+tube+seals

[tomnlindsay]

i just bout a kit from autozone to change all the valve seals. it was $24 and included all the upper and lower tube seals and the big gasket around the valve body. i bought a tube of hondabond from the dealership for $20

in case you guys dont know there is a thread about replacing your tube seals on this site.

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...lug+tube+seals

i suggest buying the valve cover gasket from honda and not using the hondabond the gasket fits better and you dont get shit all over i bought the same kit and used the hondabond and it just turned into a big mess so i just got one from honda and it worked perfect