EuroDude
19-02-2006, 07:59 PM
D16A8 Civic Si '93
The problem is that my Spark Plug leed lids pop back up when I push them all the way down (Even when the engine is OFF and COLD). I can force them down, but they lift up when I let them go.
Actually its just three (3) of them that do it, the last one (near the timing belt) stays all the way down when I push it - I can hear the air pressure seep out of that small air-bleed hole when I push it. But I cannot hear the air come out of the bad three.
These leeds are new ones only a few weeks old (standard ones but they are non-OEM).
BUT the same problem used to happen with all four of my previous OEM Honda ones, for as long as I can remember...
[unrelated] I used to have a problem where they would pop ALL the way off when driving (causing dead cylinders and obvious power loss), but this was resolved by replacing the head seal.
Ive checked the air-bleed holes of all the lids, they are clean and exactly the same as the last lid which sits fine. I cant really see any reason why the holes dont bleed the air pressure,
Ive already tried replacing the Sparkies with brand new Honda ones.
Im using K20PR-L11 sparkies, and all of them screw in the same height.
The first three leeds all have a guide-mount near the lid, and so does the last one but thats further away and has more slack.
But ive tried pushing them in without the guide-mounts, with no luck.
Ive cleaned the spark plug holes in the head and around the lid base, and even jiggled and rotated the lids around to try and bleed the air out properly, but no dice!
Any ideas? - I mean its not really a problem as the spark leed contacts still make full contact, its just that contaminants/oil/dirt could make its way in through the side of the lids and fall in the engine next time I replace the sparky's.
:confused:
The problem is that my Spark Plug leed lids pop back up when I push them all the way down (Even when the engine is OFF and COLD). I can force them down, but they lift up when I let them go.
Actually its just three (3) of them that do it, the last one (near the timing belt) stays all the way down when I push it - I can hear the air pressure seep out of that small air-bleed hole when I push it. But I cannot hear the air come out of the bad three.
These leeds are new ones only a few weeks old (standard ones but they are non-OEM).
BUT the same problem used to happen with all four of my previous OEM Honda ones, for as long as I can remember...
[unrelated] I used to have a problem where they would pop ALL the way off when driving (causing dead cylinders and obvious power loss), but this was resolved by replacing the head seal.
Ive checked the air-bleed holes of all the lids, they are clean and exactly the same as the last lid which sits fine. I cant really see any reason why the holes dont bleed the air pressure,
Ive already tried replacing the Sparkies with brand new Honda ones.
Im using K20PR-L11 sparkies, and all of them screw in the same height.
The first three leeds all have a guide-mount near the lid, and so does the last one but thats further away and has more slack.
But ive tried pushing them in without the guide-mounts, with no luck.
Ive cleaned the spark plug holes in the head and around the lid base, and even jiggled and rotated the lids around to try and bleed the air out properly, but no dice!
Any ideas? - I mean its not really a problem as the spark leed contacts still make full contact, its just that contaminants/oil/dirt could make its way in through the side of the lids and fall in the engine next time I replace the sparky's.
:confused: