why is there oil and a gas smell all over my spark plugs? 98 gs-t, with a month old valve gasket. no other leaks around engine? my plugs are bassicaly saturated in oil when i take them out. and this is causeing my car to start only sometimes. what can i do to stop the oil from doing this?
oil in spark plug wells... car doesn't start, then it does, then it doesnt...
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why is there oil and a gas smell all over my spark plugs? 98 gs-t, with a month old valve gasket. no other leaks around engine? my plugs are bassicaly saturated in oil when i take them out. and this is causeing my car to start only sometimes. what can i do to stop the oil from doing this?
Is it oil in the sparkplug wells or in the cyllinder itself?
If in the wells then you prol didn't replace the (4) spark plug gaskets with the valve cover gasket.. or didn't tighten the VC in the correct sequence / correct tork spec.. or the gasket shifted when you installed it.
If in the cylinder itself.. valve seals or Head Gasket.
If in the wells then you prol didn't replace the (4) spark plug gaskets with the valve cover gasket.. or didn't tighten the VC in the correct sequence / correct tork spec.. or the gasket shifted when you installed it.
If in the cylinder itself.. valve seals or Head Gasket.
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^^^ My guess would be the same as JL_90AWD said .
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trust me... it's on there real good. and so are the 4 spark plug well seals also.
but you may be right about the head gasket. isn't that a big bitch to replace?
but you may be right about the head gasket. isn't that a big bitch to replace?
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Yea the headgasket is a pain in the ass to change. You have to take the head off and timing belt. A few other little things too.
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everything on the top id bone dry. it's only the bottom that is saturated in oil. i took it to mitubishi to find out what the problem was when it wouldn't start. between the towing fee and everything else... they charged me $260 to tell me that they didn't know. gotta love stuff like that.
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i have 63,000 miles. and these spark plugs have probably ten miles on them
Are all four plugs fouled the same? The reason I ask is because it is unlikely that a blown head gasket or broken rings would produce more than fouling in one or maybe two cylinders. If all four plugs look the same, either they aren't firing or the oil is coming in from the intake.
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yes all are the same. they all have consitantly the same amount of oil on them everytime i take them out.
oil comming from the intake? that sounds very bad
oil comming from the intake? that sounds very bad
The source for intake oil generally is the turbo but, if you did break a ring, excessive blowby could also carry oil over to the intake.
So, check out the turbo for shaft play. Also, pull the vent hose on the end of of valve cover and check for excessive blowby. I'm surprised the garage didn't do these checks.
So, check out the turbo for shaft play. Also, pull the vent hose on the end of of valve cover and check for excessive blowby. I'm surprised the garage didn't do these checks.
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oh i don't think those checks are covered in the cost of what i payed. (very thick sarcasm)
never again will i go back to mitsu. for anything. i will have to say, they did give me a free coffee.
i will do that and get back to you.
thanks for the advise!
never again will i go back to mitsu. for anything. i will have to say, they did give me a free coffee.
i will do that and get back to you.
thanks for the advise!
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Not to hijack the thread, but I have the same exact problem. When I pulled my plugs out, all of them had unburnt gas on them (I could smell the fuel on them) and they were full of soot. I have so far changed the coil pack, plugs, wires, and the ingnition module (A.K.A. power transistor).eclipseGS-t9811 said:
Fuel is flowing, but I have not checked the compression. I have tryied to start the car in gear and the motor moved. Does that mean I have enough compression?
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did you try and clean the plugs off? everytime my car wouldn't start i pulled the plugs out and wiped them off with a clean rag. when i put them back in... the car would start right up. and your right about the unburnt fuel smell. it is very strong.
do you know what might help also?... if you try opening the throttle body to let more air in right before you start it.
so far it has started for the past six days in a row after i cleaned the plugs off. so good luck to you!
do you know what might help also?... if you try opening the throttle body to let more air in right before you start it.
so far it has started for the past six days in a row after i cleaned the plugs off. so good luck to you!
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thanks for your advice! I have new set of plugs and still it doesn't start.
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