Disturbing Find
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Disturbing Find
So I just changed my spark plugs @ 65k miles. I was saddened to see that some oil is seeping into the combustion chamber. This was what they looked like...
New vs Old:
Old & Oily:
When I started up the car with the new spark plugs, there was white smoke from all the oil... it's all burned off now I think though. Doesn't seem to have affected performance though, last I dyno'd @ 244whp, 236wtq, and I haven't felt any loss of power since. I'm not sure how recent this seepage occurred though. Is this a pretty common issue?
New vs Old:
Old & Oily:
When I started up the car with the new spark plugs, there was white smoke from all the oil... it's all burned off now I think though. Doesn't seem to have affected performance though, last I dyno'd @ 244whp, 236wtq, and I haven't felt any loss of power since. I'm not sure how recent this seepage occurred though. Is this a pretty common issue?
What cylinder is it? Sounds like the same problem http://g35driver.com/forums/g35-seda...rranty-up.html
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i have a warranty for 10yr 100k miles. will nissan cover this? I need to know because i feel a lot of power loss from my car. compared to my buddies 335 i feel like im driving an 89 buick regal lol
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If its not the valve cover gasket, then how did oil get onto the spark plug socket. and he said that it put out a puff of smoke after the new plugs were installed. after the oil that was in the spark plug tube ran down into the combustion chamber.
Last edited by erban32; Mar 19, 2009 at 05:36 PM.
Pretty common problem I have seen. There is a o-ring seal on the valve cover that sits around each plug, which seem to go bad quite often. I heard the only remedy for this is to buy a whole new valve cover because the o-rings can't be replaced individually.
What is your oil level like in between oil changes?
What is your oil level like in between oil changes?
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Pretty common problem I have seen. There is a o-ring seal on the valve cover that sits around each plug, which seem to go bad quite often. I heard the only remedy for this is to buy a whole new valve cover because the o-rings can't be replaced individually.
What is your oil level like in between oil changes?
What is your oil level like in between oil changes?
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