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Topic #65770 12 posts Started by d0w0rkS0n
hey there. its just as the description says. my car is leakin oil out of the first spark plug grommet. i have replaced the seal twice now. even put atv around it. still leaking! anybody have any input??? please!

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spark plug grommet...?

do you mean the round seals that go into the valve cover and seal the tubes from the top?

or do you mean the spark plug tubes themselves? where does the oil accumulate? if it accumulates inside the tube where your ignition wire meets the top of the spark plug you need to pull out the tube and reseal the bottom of it.

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QUOTE (hurley97 @ Feb 25, 2009 - 7:36 PM) *
>spark plug grommet...?

do you mean the round seals that go into the valve cover and seal the tubes from the top?

or do you mean the spark plug tubes themselves? where does the oil accumulate? if it accumulates inside the tube where your ignition wire meets the top of the spark plug you need to pull out the tube and reseal the bottom of it.


it looks as if its from the seals in the top of the valve cover. the round seals. not from the actual spark plug tubes. ill post pics soon

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sounds like spark tubes

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It's very common to leak from the spark plug tubes, not common at all to leak from the top seals. Plus, if you've already changed the round seal a few times and it hasn't changed anything, it's the tube.

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so what do we need to do to fix the tube can it be replaced or do we need a valve cover

thanks

-Rick
this sucks.. lol


so do i just need new spark plugs? or do i actually need to replace the actual cylinder metal tube that goes above the pistons and surrounds the spark plug and spark wire. sorry, just not familiar with this issue.

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You replaced the valve cover gasket, right?

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QUOTE (lagos @ Feb 26, 2009 - 5:20 PM) *
>You replaced the valve cover gasket, right?



yea i replaced it a while ago. i have 2 extras... so i mean... i can replaced it again. but i didnt think i needed to since thats not where the oil is coming from

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Im not a 7a guy, but on the 3s the valve cover gasket is what seals out the oil from the spark plug holes.

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Not on the 7A Art. The spark plug tubes are just sealed with FIPG at the bottoms. You can just pull them out and reseal the bottom.

7A-FTE:It's not about the money.Our Beams Swap.I <3 Dustin---07/16/06
i guess ill take a look at it when i get a change tomorrow. i just hate driving the car like this

This post has been edited by d0w0rkS0n: Feb 26, 2009 - 5:26 PM

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