Alot of Oil on my plugs ?!
05-24-2004, 08:24 PM
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Alot of Oil on my plugs ?!
i changed out my plugs yesterday to colder from honda, when i pulled out the ones i had in there, #4, #2 and #1 plugs were Drenched in oil on the lower side (electrode side) in 1 of the cylinders when i pulled the plug wire ooil came out of it alot i figure thats the valve cover gasket.
also my car smokes like hell when i first run it or idle too long when im driving the smoke goes away after a bit. is that normal? its some thick clouds i know that its the oil burning off the plugs, but where is the oil coming from ?
also my car smokes like hell when i first run it or idle too long when im driving the smoke goes away after a bit. is that normal? its some thick clouds i know that its the oil burning off the plugs, but where is the oil coming from ?
05-24-2004, 09:36 PM
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Re:Alot of Oil on my plugs ?!
the same thing happen to my car when i first turbo it. 95 accord ex. i found out the my valve cover grummets were bad. i just replace the grummets and everything is good, until i blew my motor a month after that.
05-25-2004, 12:00 AM
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Re:Alot of Oil on my plugs ?!
I just don't see how a bad valve cover gasket would cause oil on the electrode side...
you mean the side of the spark plug that goes into the the combustion chamber right? If that's the case then I'm confused; definately get a compression check just to set you mind at ease, the only causes for oil on the electrodes would be cylinder rings or valve stem seals(my guess), or a head gasket.
In other words you would need hella blowby or a popped head(white exhaust smoke) or worn valve stem seals to get to the sparkplugs.
If it's on the other end of the sparkplug(the part that the plug wires connect to); it's the seals around the sparkplug holes themselves. They come in seperate from the valve cover gasket or you can just buy a kit=$15
you mean the side of the spark plug that goes into the the combustion chamber right? If that's the case then I'm confused; definately get a compression check just to set you mind at ease, the only causes for oil on the electrodes would be cylinder rings or valve stem seals(my guess), or a head gasket.
In other words you would need hella blowby or a popped head(white exhaust smoke) or worn valve stem seals to get to the sparkplugs.
If it's on the other end of the sparkplug(the part that the plug wires connect to); it's the seals around the sparkplug holes themselves. They come in seperate from the valve cover gasket or you can just buy a kit=$15
05-25-2004, 04:37 PM
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Re:Alot of Oil on my plugs ?!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33665
that fixed my problem
when i removed my valve cover, i didn't properly place it back with all the seals aligned, so some were ripped, that was why i ask did he ever removed his valve cover....not that it has anythin to do with it directly.
that fixed my problem
when i removed my valve cover, i didn't properly place it back with all the seals aligned, so some were ripped, that was why i ask did he ever removed his valve cover....not that it has anythin to do with it directly.
05-25-2004, 07:51 PM
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Re:Alot of Oil on my plugs ?!
Originally Posted by Project CRXtacy
Originally Posted by d16z64life
Do a compression test.
Your rings might be shot
Your rings might be shot
How does the motor feel?
Could be valve seals also
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