Get a turkey baster or one of those rubber baby nasal vacuum things at the convenient store, then fine a piece of hose or a straw to fit over the end.

A rag and a stick like Jim Blake mentioned will work.

 

Both of those suggestions I will try for sure. And yeah I really don't want to pay for tow truck, good to know it just seals instead of busted pistons/head gaskets too! I am picking up new wires, air/oil filter, plugs, valve gaskets etc etc and doing a major tune up this weekend. Any brand suggestions?

 

If you are not going to spring for the NGK (OEM) plug wires, I would just clean the originals. Most aftermarket wires just don't fit right.

 

If you don't have a manual for the car I might want one of those. Again, the upper tube seals are easy. If you are going to go all the way to the lowers, a manual or a u-tube video (eric the car guy has one) is a must if you have never done this. Also they will give the spec on the bolts.....the vc bolts are only like 9 ft lbs....less than what the spec on the plugs is.

 

Eric the car guy has a wonderful video on youtube for the selas under the CAM cage. Its not too hard i had the Same issue.

 

NGK or Denso spark plugs. Specific type is in the owner's manual.

I would just replace the upper seals along with the valvecover gasket. If it still leaks, then do the lowers because the new-ish valvecover gasket will still be soft & it most likely will still seal.

Don't overtighten the bolts that hold down the valve cover. There's several threads around here with people asking how to remove the broken bolts.

Use a tiny little bit of HondaBond (Permatex Ultra-Grey sealant) just at the corners where the valvecover gasket goes up over the camshaft.

If you DO have to replace the lower seals, you'll have to remove the camshaft bearing caps. Make sure you know the bolt sequence and tightening torque.

 

I'm getting NGK(OEMS) for it, I heard those fit the best and last the longest as well, heard good things about them.

 

Ahh, very good to know, thanks!

 

Another question, where did the oil come from, exactly? What kind of oil, and will it need more of it now that it leaked out?

 

It's engine-oil, leaking out from the space under the valve cover. When the engine is running, there's oil spraying all around inside there.

The loss of a teaspoon or 2 will probably not show up on the oil-level as indicated on the dipstick. The dipstick is where you should be checking for the oil loss but probably not enough loss to worry about.