Major Problem: Oil on plug electrodes!

[bluedragon17]

ok so im changing out my cap rotor and plug wires since the plugs were done 3000 miles ago. i figure ill pull one out to see how my motor is doing and low and behold they are saoked in oil!!!!!! not the tops or anything the electrode and the threads but nothing from up top!!!!!!!!! im like WTF?!?!?!?!? this is not good!!!!!!! however what the hell does it mean?!?!?!?! bad rings bad valve seals help me please :aigo: :1zhelp:

 

[scottiedawg66]

if ur valve covers dont leak, it sounds like time to tear it down.

~scott

 

[Nick M]

Based on another thread, it is coming from the oil pan, through the combustion chamber, onto the spark plug threads.

 

[Supraboostin]

are you sure your valve cover gasket is not leaking?

 

[bluedragon17]

ok guys sorry i havent been on in a while. the valve cover gaskets are not leaking they were when i first got the car which i replaced promptly. and i found out its blow-by from the pan into the number one cylinder seeing as how thats the only one with oil on it the others were dry but carbon build up everywhere on them. the plugs were only in for about 4k miles and they looked like they were crappy and needed to replace. they were also white which is lean which explains why i was lean popping. anyone know how to get more fuel into the motor???

 

[Supraboostin]

damn thats alot of blowby

 

[Nick M]

Uhh, you think you are lean yet have blowby? Your injection duration may be wrong, but oil is hydrocarbon. And if it is as bad as you say, it will foul the plugs.

 

[bluedragon17]

yeah they were hella bad plugs. white with a little black tinge they also look heat scoured spelling?? idk whats wrong with it ill try to post pics but no guarantees cuz my camera sucks. any idea how to richen the car up??

 

[Nick M]

A little bit white is fine. Just so you know.

 

[bluedragon17]

yeah but it wasnt a little bit of white the whole electrode was hella white and the porcelain around it was discolored as hell

 

[IJ.]

Pics?

 

[bluedragon17]

camera wont let me load them so i found this

mine looked like a cross between the ash deposit one and the too hot one

 

[Nick M]

Over advanced timing can do it too.

 

[bluedragon17]

timing is stock 10 BTDC ive always used 91 in her too...............

 

[Refib87]

I had the same problem when i was changing my spark plugs. Once i changed them i havent had them covered again but my valve covers do leak, I'm changein them out today cause I have oil sitting around the plug wires. Hopefully this will solve my oil leak and burn.