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Good Evening Friends.
See Exhibit C below.
What you are viewing is the underside of the valve cover from a F23A1 engine from a 2001 Honda Accord Coupe LX. The goal here was to replace the spark plug tube seals. As you can see, I began to gently pry off the the seal (utilizing a miniature flat head screw driver and needle nose pliers) starting from the tube seal displayed on the right in Exhibit C.
Note :It did not work out so well. See Exhibit B below.
After toiling away for an extended period of time, I managed to scrape off most remaining particles of all four seals. As an example of what the end product looks like, See Exhibit E below.
Look closely at Exhibit E above. Within the diameter of the spark plug tube seal housing, note that there is a ring “lip” at the entrance of the housing. Now for my question: is this “lip” a part of the old tube seal? or, is this a part of the valve cover itself? When I attempt to insert the new tube seal, it is nearly impossible to insert it within the housing. See Exhibit F below.
As I attempt to seat the seal within the tube seal housing, the “lip” prevents such an insertion. See Exhibit G below.
I’ve attempted to force the tube seal into the housing; however, it is utterly apparent that the force I project downward onto the tube seal is counteracted by the “lip” within the housing itself; thus, preventing the insertion of the tube seal. My best guess is that this “lip” is actually a metal ring that was once a part of the old tube seal. I scraped off most of the old rubber within the tube seal housing; however, I did not remove this “lip” because I believed that this “lip” is part of the valve cover itself. Is this really part of the valve cover? Or, is this part of the old tube seal? If it is part of the old seal, how should this be removed? If this “lip” is part of the valve cover itself, what is the best method to insert the new tube seal past the “lip” and into the housing itself? My goal is to have this fixed prior to Monday morning. If I’m unsuccessful, I’ll be forced to rent a car to commute to and from work/school. All comments, suggestions, advice, tips, pointers, or even criticism will be immensely appreciated. Furthermore, I would like to extend my heartfelt Thanks to all members who read and/or reply.
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I am confused . some info re: the photo – will help us to help you.
Weird. wasn’t any info when I first posted. now there is . so I edit myself
You got the rubber part out the rest needs to come out as well. use a drift and drive it out from the top side. just catch the edge of the seal and it should pop out.
Thank you for your prompt reply. Although I’d like to think I’m mechanically inclined, sadly the truth is I’m really “UN-inclined” in regards to most things mechanical; Hence, could you please explain what a “drift” is? Is it a tool?
A drift is a tool that resembles a center punch but has a flat end instead of a pointed end. you can use a long screwdriver ( flat blade ) and a hammer. make sure to catch the seal body ( the metal ring left behind in the hole ) and not the casting of the valve cover itself.
Thank you. I finally got them out. I saturated them with WD40 prior to using a medium sized flat head screw driver and a hammer to gently pry them out. See Exhibit H below.
Yes I got the new ones in. After removing that metal ring in Exhibit H, I was able to insert the new ones into the spark plug tube seal housing. Although I was able to insert the new ones in by hand, I also used a rubber mullet to seat them in tightly. Also, I drenched them in WD40 for a few minutes before attempting to seat them into the housing.
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