Oil under spark plugs
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Oil under spark plugs
do you know what im talking about?.. just sitting on the cylender heads, right underneathe the spark lugs?. Why, ? is it bad?
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Re: Oil under spark plugs
I had the same problem, it's very common on higher mileage engines. Cost me about $225cdn after taxes to have the 'Valve Cover Gaskets' replaced at my local mazda dealership.
Re: Oil under spark plugs
Yes this is the problem, only I fixed it for around $30 in my back yard.
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Re: Oil under spark plugs
is it hard to do, just take off each valve cover and plop in a new gasket?
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Re: Oil under spark plugs
Well, depends what leaking, it could be that simple or it could be an idividual valve is leaking. That happened to me in a civic. One damn cylinder ruined the entire car(to fix it would be more effort then to buy a new piece of ****).
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Re: Oil under spark plugs
The front one is easy, but the rear one is under the intake manifold.....so the hard part is uninstalling and reinstalling your intake manifold.Originally posted by advantiracing:
is it hard to do, just take off each valve cover and plop in a new gasket?
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Re: Oil under spark plugs
do you have to take out spark plugs on K8 to remove valve covers?
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Re: Oil under spark plugs
bump, I would like to know this alsoOriginally posted by mitmaks:
do you have to take out spark plugs on K8 to remove valve covers?