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Old 03-24-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Default 1989 2.3l Strange Oil Leak at spark plug threds

I found this leak one morning when it was still dark and I was checking the plus wires, while the car warmed up oil bubbled out slightly from the spark plug entrance/threads. The plug is tight and the engine runs fine, but the oil collects on the exaust manifold and burns.

Is there something I can do? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Check it over good in the daylight. Probably a leaking valve cover gasket dribbling down to your exhaust manifold and ultimately down to the base of the spark plug.
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Acesway,
More likely or not the oil is coming from the valve cover gasket leaking and working its way down to the spark plug recesses.
The bubbling could be either a very slight leak from around the spark plug due to a earlier cross thread or the like, or just cooking from the heat of the plug, the head, the exhaust.
Oil likes to work its way from the front of the engine towards the back and down....give the bolts on the valve cover a little snugging up (DON'T get heavy handed and warp the cover) and see if that takes care of the problem if not there's a valve cover made of neoprene which stands up much better than the standard cork ones.
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