Oil on the spark plugs

[OBie20]

I went to change my plugs today and when I pulled out the plugs there were covered in oil...there was oil on top of the valve cover that has been there for a while... no smoke coming out of the exhaust so I dont think it is the head gasket..what should I do? How do you get the oil out of the valley...the car runs great though...thanks

 

[DSM90AWD]

There are four circular valvecover gaskets that seal the sparkplug holes. One or more is likely bad. Oil on top of the valvecover means either you have a crack in the VC (overtightening the bolts) or your oil cap gasket is bad

 

[Turbo Talon DL]

Replace the seals, or buy another valve cover. If you DO buy another one that has been powder coated (Bonehead Performance) make sure you get all the sand out.

 

[OBie20]

Thanks for the help

 

[ddavisaf]

I went to change my plugs today and when I pulled out the plugs there were covered in oil...there was oil on top of the valve cover that has been there for a while... no smoke coming out of the exhaust so I dont think it is the head gasket..what should I do? How do you get the oil out of the valley...the car runs great though...thanks

Was the oil at the top of the plug or the bottom? You need to run a compression test and make sure that you're not having excessive blow by (alot of oil getting through your piston rings).