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oh no...
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:27 PM
well my car started to chug REALLY bad, couldnt go about 3k rpms without misfiring BAD, so I drove home, turned it off...went inside to eat then came back and tried to start it...didnt fire. so I went to autozone to get plugs, I was taking my old ones out.. ALL 4 WERE SOAKED IN OIL. wtf does this mean.???? rings are broke in EVERY cylinder? hole in all for pistons? leaking through the intake manifold? is this motor done? btw its a 2.4

Re: oh no...
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:40 PM
Only way to tell is to get a borescope out or take the head off. Doesn't sound good though.





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Re: oh no...
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:27 PM
Yeah. That really does'nt sound good. I'd take that head off first and then check your gaskets(intake, head,etc), and then from there check your pistons. Might be easier to take it to a mehanic and let them deal with it. It is a PITA to check that stuff but that's just me.


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Re: oh no...
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 5:44 PM
well before you start ripping everything apart you could always do a compression test, also are you sure its motor oil and not fuel, does the motor oil smell like gas??
Re: oh no...
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:50 PM
I high doubt you would have that much oil blow by start suddenly, or extreme valve seal failure. It is most likely fuel, does you engine have good spark? Is the coil weak? Is my injector harness shorted? Do I have compression?

Those are the questions you should be asking your self





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Re: oh no...
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:07 PM
I put in new plugs and runs fine...doesnt overhead, doesnt blow black smoke as if I was burning oil, oil pressure is fine.... im stumped.....I touched the plugs to see what it was and its OIL, I even tasted it ( dont ask )
Re: oh no...
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:01 PM
hmm sounds pretty weird

I'd definetly be pretty paranoid about checking oil and coolant levels over the next few months tho

watch out for those stupid valve seals, and a compression/ leak down test might be a good idea to see if you have a possible blown head gasket








Re: oh no...
Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:11 AM
well just because you put in new plugs and it runs fine now, doesn't mean you solved the problem. A friends car did that, and he had to replace the plugs every couple of weeks, he finally just sold the car. i don't remember what his problem was.
Re: oh no...
Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:37 AM
is there oil on the plug threads ? oil from a leaky valve cover gasket.
Re: oh no...
Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:47 AM
yes it was on the threads....ALL 4 of the plugs, the ends seemed fine!
Re: oh no...
Wednesday, March 09, 2005 9:20 AM
yeah I am 98% sure it is not oil in the cylinders, it is oil that bled down from the cam housings (leaky gasket), and filled the holes around the spark plugs. So when you took them out, they were soaking in oil.

The leaky gasket should be fixed so you dont have the same problem. It was probably misfiring because the plug was immersed in oil.




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