Went to change coil pack & plug was covered with oil.Is the Head or headgasket blowed?

Hi Brian what you are describing is a little confusing however if you have oil in the spark plug holes the most likely cause would be the rocker cover gasket. Now this is not the head gasket but the cover that goes on top of the cylinder head. There are normally rubber O ring seals that are part of the sealing gasket they sometimes leak oil into the plug holes. Normally this is the only entrance for oil into spark plug holes. There is or should be a rubber seal at the top of each stalk of spark plug connector from the coil pack to stop water or oil entering the plug hole. However if oil is leaking at the breather pipe connected to the rocker cover there is a very slight possibility it may be leaking oil into the cavity of the coil pack and into the plug hole. This I have never seen as due to its design it would normally find its way down the side of the engine before the cavity for the coil pack. Good luck

if the coil goes into the valve covers i would install new value cover gaskets and that should take care of the oil getting on the coil packs or the coil packs are leaking and then you should change them.i looked up your vehicle and noted that the coils are separate from the valve covers,i would inspect the coils and the valve covers and replace as needed, if you find that the coils are leaking you should change it so that you don't have an ignition problem later, autozone has them for your car around 52each or 250-300a set with lifetime warranty

oil change wont be the cause of the fault

missing could be
a plug , loose plug wire or coil pack
or the DFI below the coil pack


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if oil consumption then valve guide seals may be leaking or head problems.have compression check done

If you had a head gasket leak then there would be higher oil pressure but I think you would notice other signs of problems. Air and oil are typically sucked into the carburetor or air intake from the top of the valve cover. This is the Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) Valve. You could try changing this valve. They are cheap and it is pretty easy to do yourself. In Honda's they can have problems leaking oil from this point and if yours is clogged for some reason, that may help (not sure).

As far as blowing a spark plug out, that is a pretty big problem. Immense pressure has to happen for the threads to fail, unless the spark plug wasn't screwed in all the way. I would say there is a mechanical problem in your engine somewhere. Either timing is off slightly or a valve isn't working correctly, or there is something in the cylinder that hit against the spark plug.

How did they repair the spark plug problem?

I will try and simplify the problem. I have an oil leak, which I traced up the back of the engine to the cylinder head area.
When I removed the top plastic cover on top of the coil packs I found oil in every recess next to the coil packs. The crankcase breather pipe was also off. The source of the leak is not evident, but it is definetely above the cylinder head gasket area.

pull the leads one at a time from the coil pack. if you pull a spark plug wire and the engine rpm doesn't change and there is a weak or no spark the coil pack is likely the problem.

Is the heaps of white smoke come out of the tail pipe LONG AFTER the 15 minutes period?
To pin point a blowing headgasket you will need
1)coolant system compression tester
or
2)chemical reaction test for combustion test gas
If it's the org. engine from 1998,with over 120,000 then blown headgasket is a good possiblity.
Tow it to the shop and let the pro to do the coolant pressure test and combustion gas test.
A full head gasket job with head re-surface (if it can be re-use) is worth it.
Shop around on well estiblished independent shops.

no, not a blown headgasket, remove the valve cover and inspect the spark plug hole seals(tube seals in the valve cover) replace if brittle and old. also change the valve cover gasket since u have it off...adjust the valves as well

these cars go through coil packs regularly as the packs overheat due to their position on the end of the engine. I have 3 lanos and have replaced all coil packs at around 90,000 k's.
Hope this helps.