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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by OptimusPrimeSr
3 of my old sparks had oil on the threads and even up on the white ceramic part. How bad is that? Is there something else I should do even after replacing them with new ones and wires? I drove around a bit after swapping em and then pulled the cap off and checked...no oil. So what does it mean to have oil on my sparks?
Oil on your spark plugs is either coming from a leak around the spark plug seals on the valve cover or from the o-rings between the rocker arm assemblies and the cylinder head. With your mileage, my money is on the rocker arm o-rings.
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