Spark plug holes have oil

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Post by Spider »

Audacity Racing wrote:..........................Check your plugs... they are a cheap way to see how healthy the engine is... if they look bad, replace them. It'll be a good 5-10 bucks spent...
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Here is some:

Plug Reading 411

Plugs with white spots and burned electrodes=lean
Plugs that look new=lean
Plugs wet, black electrodes=rich
Plugs with oily/sooty black electrodes=rich and oil being burned
Plugs wet with oil= valve cover gasket leaking. (Daewoo)
Plugs that are corroded/rusty= water/coolant leaking into combustion chamber

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The car doesn't have that issue anymore, but many others...
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