I WAS GIVING MY CIVIC A TUNE UP AND WHEN I TOOK THE SPARK PLUGS OUT I NOTICE THEY HAD OIL THE LOWER PART OF THE SPARK PLUG. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT COULD THAT BE, HOW MUCH SO U THINK COST TO FIX IT AND IS IT WORTH FIXING.

 

Could be a few things (wrong plugs, wrong gap, plug not firing, bad wires, ect...) but you could be developing a ring problem. Make sure you replace them with the correct plug at the right gap and make sure they are all firing. If that checks out, run it for a few days and check the plugs again.

 

after you try that, do a compression test and then drip a few drops of oil into the spark plug hole, then do another compression test and if the compression is noticeably higher, then you have a ring problem, also, the compression test will show if the engine has other problems, like dirty valves(very dirty) or a blown head gasket. its a good thing to do every once in a while.

 

check the valve cover seals, the ones that seal the plug hole. usually those will leak, and when your removing the spark plug oil will get on the threads as your taking them out. ddoes the car smoke at all while running?

 

MY CAR DOES SOMOKE ALL THE TIME, I THINK THE SMOKE IS BECAUSE THE HEAD GAKET MIGHT BE MESSED UP

 

If it's smoking and you have oil on your plugs.......sounds like a rebuild may be in your future.

 

I WILL PROBABLY BE BETTER OF BUYING A NEW MOTOR. GET MY SELF A B16 OR A GSR.

 

How many miles do you have?

 

whatever it is... its not going to be good.

 

IT HAS 89,000 MILES, I THINK I SHOULD JUST BUY A NEW LS MOTOR BECAUSE I GOT ALL THE BOLT ONS THAT I COULD PUT ON THE ENGINE. IAM LOOKING TO BUY AN LS AGAIN. I JUST HOPE THAT THIS MOTOR LAST UNTIL TAX RETURN SEASON BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO BUY A MOTOR NOW.