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Old 04-24-2006, 11:59 PM
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Default Cylinder 1 : oil on spark plug.. too much? pics..

as i was trying to trouble shoot the problems i have been having with my car stuttering under high boost i came across this.. now i know in that in some cases its not a big deal to have a little oil on the spark plugs.. but Audi's are new to me.. so i wanna see what you guys have to say..

plugs 2- 4 were perfect..no signs of oil at all..

bad plug gasket?




 
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Old 04-25-2006, 12:15 AM
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yeah, im interested too. Mine has the same thing. I just did the valve cover gasket and the gasket around the coilpack holes, should this make a difference? do i need to change my plugs again?

PS. mine has a little shutter as well at high boost, funny thing is when i changed my plugs a while back, it went away. Opinions??
 
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Old 04-25-2006, 01:18 AM
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That is to much oil....looks like you have a DIY on your hands [:-]
 
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Old 04-25-2006, 01:46 AM
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time for a gasket change?
 
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Old 04-25-2006, 02:14 AM
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Valve cover gasket. The Gasket at the top of the valve cover can leak and leak down the sides and run onto the spark plug over a period of time. Normally its at the top of the plug but it can also get down there.
 
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Old 04-25-2006, 02:29 AM
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ya i had the same issue on my 240sx.. the spark plug gaskets were leaking..

guess ill be searching for a new set of gaskets [:@]
 
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Old 04-25-2006, 02:38 AM
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Sounds like a good time to [sm=icon_guiness.gif][sm=icon_cheers.gif]
 
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Old 04-25-2006, 02:41 AM
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really easy, maybe 1-2 hours. Only like $23 at ecs.
 
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no ****? nice.. the gasket for my 240sx was like 90 bones..
 
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Old 04-25-2006, 10:45 AM
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i guess swaping out my plugs wouldnt be such a bad idea then? Time to go to the auto parts store.
 


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