oil in spark plugs????

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 39

hi everyone, right, to cut a long story short, changed HT leads recently an the ends of them were wet with what looks like oil??? so i took all spark plugs out an they were also wet! only down to the bottom of the thread? the tips of them were not wwet and it is NOT mis-firing at present?? has anyone had this or does anyone know what it is?????

Level 7 User Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 206

loose plugs?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

nip up the cam cover bolts if theyre loose. If not, get a new cam cover gasket.

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 39

funny u should say that, coz when i was putting all the ht leads back in place, i went round tightening loadsa bolts an almost all of the ones holding the rocker cover on were really loose!!! hopefully that should be the end of it Smile

Level 9 User Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 412

clean em, put em back and watch them. if it doesn't come back then don't worry. at the moment you've solved the problem by removing the oil from the plug wells Wink

If they all have the problem its more like whatever it is has got in from above rather than ALL the plugs being loose. remember its possible for rainwater and general grime to get down there occasionally

EDIT: Sounds like you've fixed it. All thse pesky rocker cover bolts eh! theres no harm in whipping that off and taking a look at the gasket, you dont have to drain the oil or anything like that, just remove anything thats attached

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 39

think its called the rocker cover anyway??? i just drive it Wink

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 39

hi tom, thanks for that, i was wondering if it was the rain water getting in from the vent on the bonnet??? under the bonnet below the vent is summit that catches the water but the drainage hole is right above where plugs 1 & 2 are? could be the water i suppose Wink

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

it will be rocker cover gasket related if it was loose could be that but for 7-9 quid its worth replacing

and i would say that the oil on the thread is from when you are un-doing the plugs

Level 1 User Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 39

ok thanks for the info peeps ;