highmileage
New Member
So I have a 1990 Acura Integra LS. The car has no performance parts, and 311,000kms. Standard Tranny.
A few weeks ago I had a problem with it starting, it was turning over fine but would not start. I pulled the plugs and noticed some oil on them, wiped them off and it started second try. It idled smoothly and normally to my knowledge. It felt to have normal power.
The problem happened a few more times, but was not consistent. Some times the car operated flawlessly. Yesterday the car did not start. I pulled the plugs and cleaned them off. The two plugs on the passenger side of the block had the most oil on them. There was no oil on the spark side of the plug. I cleaned all four and put them back in the engine. It started fine. The same thing again today. But in between the last two events I was able to start the car and drive normally. No noticeable problems...
Valve cover gasket and spark plug tubes? I was not able to find a similar forum for my car so thought I would try.
If you think that is what it might be, is it simple to fix?
Any other suggestions?
Thank you in advance for your time!!!!!
A few weeks ago I had a problem with it starting, it was turning over fine but would not start. I pulled the plugs and noticed some oil on them, wiped them off and it started second try. It idled smoothly and normally to my knowledge. It felt to have normal power.
The problem happened a few more times, but was not consistent. Some times the car operated flawlessly. Yesterday the car did not start. I pulled the plugs and cleaned them off. The two plugs on the passenger side of the block had the most oil on them. There was no oil on the spark side of the plug. I cleaned all four and put them back in the engine. It started fine. The same thing again today. But in between the last two events I was able to start the car and drive normally. No noticeable problems...
Valve cover gasket and spark plug tubes? I was not able to find a similar forum for my car so thought I would try.
If you think that is what it might be, is it simple to fix?
Any other suggestions?
Thank you in advance for your time!!!!!