Recently I had really bad multiple misfires so I checked the obvious things. . plugs, wires, all connections. I found oil on plugs 2,4,and 6. I replaced them and the misfire went away. today I checked them again and they have oil on them again. What could be causeing this? There are no valve cover/ exhaust leaks.
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My Chilton manual says that an oil-fouled spark plug indicates an engine with worn piston rings and/or bad valve seals.- Mike<br /><br />Pewter 2001 Pontiac Firebird<br />Bone stock<br /> <a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/nighteye\" target=\"_blank\">http://members.cardomain.com/nighteye</a>
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I've had the car since about 12,000 miles. It's been taken care of and not driven too hard.
I was talking to a friend about this and he brought something else up that I was kind of wondering about. would changing from mobil 1 to say max life do anything? He was saying something about that some synthetics will "leak" easier than other oils.
I'm going to go ahead and change the oil tonight, clean those plugs and see if the mineral based oil has a harder time gettin to em.
[ September 14, 2004, 02:28 PM: Message edited by: Mr. Spock ]
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I would say its your valve guides.08' L76 6.0L 4X4 Chevy EXT.Cab LTZ Vortec MAX with Snug top cover, Dynomax exhaust,Hptuners& K&N intake
96' Camaro M5 to A4 conversion, alot of mods . GT35R Turbo full suspension. Built engine
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how much is this problem to fix? how hard? i found oil on my plugs when i changed them out this past weekend... i had a hardcore misfire for a while, and fouled the plugs, so i swapped them and found oil.<a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/325081\" target=\"_blank\">1998 Red Firebird M5</a><br />not enough mods
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