Spark plug wire orange and around the spark plug hole

[BostonGST]

I changed my spark plug and wires yesterday. Everything looked good until I got to the far left spark plug and found an orange/tanish residue on the plug. The spark plug was clean and looked good. There is orange ish down the hole walls.


By looking at the pic should i worry? Could it be a cracked head or should I just check the new wire in a couple weeks?

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[97gsxIA]

Drive with a vented hood in the rain much at all?
The coloring bares resemblance to corrosion and water damage.

If there was any lithium grease put on the boots from what looks like years ago and then water got in or around your valve cover (which it definitely looks like) that would explain all the colors of the rainbow.

 

[BostonGST]

Drive with a vented hood in the rain much at all?
The coloring bares resemblance to corrosion and water damage.

I bought this car a couple months ago so I have no idea what the previous owner was doing . I thought it was weird the top was also orange making me think maybe some water was sprayed and then leaked down?

 

[97gsxIA]

I would look around for other areas of water damage to electrical components.

I.e connections at your starter, alternator, battery as well as any damage to the main wiring harness and connectors.

If it's old and corroded, replace it or clean it up.

 

[BostonGST]

Ok thanks for the advice, as for the spark plug hole and the pic, should I be concerned at all? First thought was cracked head or headgasket but you think it's okay and water just got in the engine bay?

 

[97gsxIA]

It's just water damage.

Unless you're experiencing other symptoms of a blown head gasket (frothy oil, burning coolant, or oil in your coolant), I wouldn't worry about that.

 

[BostonGST]

It's just water damage.

Unless you're experiencing other symptoms of a blown head gasket (frothy oil, burning coolant, or oil in your coolant), I wouldn't worry about that.

Okay awesome!! Really relieved I immediately assumed the worse and was mentally preparing for dealing with something bad.