Ok as you might know from my prior post I am attempting to replace my sparkplugs today. I followed everyones advice and got through 2 sparkplugs with no problems. But when I got to the 2nd from the left one and removed the wire from the hole it had alot of oil in it. Not full to the top but enough that I could see it. I tried to get the plug out but it wouldn't move and I didn't want to force it so I just left it in there, with the oil.
The car started up fine....no studdering no staling nothing, just like normal. I didn't drive it yet thouth.

What will I have to do now? Please tell me this isn't goning to cost me an arm and a leg!

Thanks!
j

 

sound like u need a valve cover gasket---the kit comes with new plug seals

as far as trying to get the plug --try to run the engine & get hot then try agian

 

Should I replace the plug even though the hole is full of oil? or wait until I replace the valve cover gasket?

 

to get you by for now, i'd wait until you get the gasket kit. if it runs ok for now, you should be fine until you get the kit. it's also easy to install. try a breaker bar after warming the car up. if that doesn't work, then try it when it's stone cold.

 

Ok thanks guys....whew...Not as bad as I thought. I think this gasket was replaced a couple years ago. What would make it go bad like this again so soon?

 

tuttle is right. try it with the engine warmed up first. something else you can try, but please be very careful, apply pressure like you are tightening it. only just enough to move it, not even 1/8th a turn. just barely. sometimes that will be what it needs to break it loose then you should be able to loosen it on out fairly easily.

 

i forgot about tweaking it tighter first. good call.

 

Hey guys....will I have more power once this is all fixed? Is that cylinder that has the oil in the spark plug hole actually working properly?

 

It should work properly. Depending on what year car you have (96+) if your car was misfiring, it would set a code. My mom's car does the same thing, cylinder #1 has oil in the hole. It is driving me nuts, i changed the gasket and it still leaks. Now i'm thinking that the valve cover is cracked or something. I changed all the gaskets and it still leaks. So either i didn't install the gasket correctly or the cover is cracked. Don't feel like askin my dad for the money for a new cover so ill leave it leaking.

 

its a 95 lx with 140k miles on it. Runs really nicely, never misfired, no smoke, no rough idle and I get great milage out of it still, around 36mpg...so I was pretty surprised when all that oil came out of the hole! I didn't expect it at all.