oil in sparkplug well & on 2 off the plugs,when taken ou

Newbie Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 9

.HI ALL AGAIN GOT FUEL PUMP WORKING,,WHEN I WENT TO CHECK SPARK PLUGS I NOTICED OIL ON TOP OF 2 OF THEM,,,AND THE 1,S THAT HAD NO OIL ON I TOOK OUT,,,,BUT 2 MY SURPRIZE THEY WERE COVERED IN OIL EVEN WORSE,,,,COULD THIS BE THE HEAD GASKET AND ROCKER GASKET....IF SO IS THIS A EASY JOB,OR WOULD IT BE 1 FOR THE PRO,S...IF SO HOW MUCH WOULD THIS JOB COST IN ALL....MANY REGARDS LEE(J-REG 16V CLIO)[/b]

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

its most probably the rocker cover gasket ,either needs tightening the bolts on top or needs a new one ,about 15-20 quid from motor factors and a piss easy job to do

Newbie Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 9

cheers schakal....what about the oil on bottom of plugs,would this be the same problem m8....

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

yeah ,the oil gets to the plugs in the end naturally

just one thing here ,dont overtighten the rocker cover bolts as you might snap them in the process.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

lol the oil is on the plugs cos when you took them out the oil that was sitting on top of them due to your leaky rocker cover just ran over them as you pulled it out.

the gasket is anything from about 3 to 8 quid.

Newbie Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 9

would this prob still stop the car from starting though....im still thinkin when i disconnected the thob key in the glovebox,and bypassed it...i may have done it wrong

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

this prob would cause the engine to missfire and i suppose it may prevent it from firing up if 2 plugs have been taken out by it.