Hi, I changed my plugs a while ago, and I noticed some oil in there, I am thinking that this is not good no, the car runs OK tho, what should i do about it?? My mate who changed them for me told me what it might be but for the life of me cant remember what he said...
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Oil in spark plugs :-(
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Hi, I changed my plugs a while ago, and I noticed some oil in there, I am thinking that this is not good no, the car runs OK tho, what should i do about it?? My mate who changed them for me told me what it might be but for the life of me cant remember what he said...
phew, thats the blighter he was on about. I dont think its that hard a job to fix is it? the part/s are about £20-30 i think. how do you get the oil out tho? rag etc?
the rocker gasket cost bout £3 and is piss easy to fit jus undo the 8 bolts in the head and take it off, then take off the old gasket and place the new on down!
for the plugs take em all out wipe and wirebrush em all and then clean all the area near the plugs and the threads! Use something that wont leave any fluff!
Alex
ahh, cheers, no fluff eh, was thinking of putting the pet hamster down there to lick it out but might not now.
Where can I get the rocker gasket from? dont wanna get ripped off if you say its £3
Well, I am not mechanically minded to be brutally honest, but this seems a simple enough job even for a f**kwit like me. I will go down there this weekend maybe
cool, that would be good mate. how long did it take you to do yours?
Ive been looking to do this myself, though I cant decide if its my bad pouring of oil around the cap or the gasket thatc causing oil to enter my spark plug wells.
The gaskets for the 16v/Willy/Megane 1.8/2.0 F7P/R cost about £5-8, depending on where you go. Might as well get the best quality ones, as no matter how easy the job is Id rather not have to do it again soon!
Theres too much other crap around (mainly from when that spark plug flew out of my engine) to tell. It doesnt seem that clean to me though.
But the good news is that the repair to my head, which I thought had locked one of the spark plugs in, is actually OK (bar the fouling of the top of the cylinder chamber by the insert) and means that I shouldnt need a new head in time after all. My ignition system is now delivering an even spark too.
Yellow = Undo all eight bolts on rocker cover
Blue = Undo two bolts and take off acelerator cable if necessary
Green = Take out spark plug leads or take off leads holder
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1051730085__Gasket.jpghttp://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1051730085__Gasket.jpg
Ur looking for one of these around the edge of the Rocker head! take out the old one and put in a new one or put on that orange/red stuff the other r talking bout!
http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1051729625__oil-gasket
mine also has a bit of oil around the plugs but its common like my ex misses!
Well, Halfords sell everything thats not useful!
is that your RT engine Essex Lad?
hehe, well, thats why we have bonnets i guess
hehe, yeah thats what i got when I changed my plugs, thought id buggered the engine for about 10 miles while it came out the exhaust!
6k i think, but silly me didnt do it for a bit longer
i thought the valver gasket was two pieces, also do you have to tighten up the bolts to a specific torque? mine is leaking from the rear of the engine and falling on to the exhaust maifold, so there is a nice burnt oil smell when you give the car a thrashing, saw some smoke the other day, only when you stop the oil leaks tho. Came out of the scoop, scared me a bit, thought i caned the engine, was flying round the M25 tho
no the valver gasket is one piece........of naff paper...........& dont worry.......its so easy a halfords mechanic could change it !!!!
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