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Spark plug #6 has oil in spark plug well

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Spark plug #6 has oil in spark plug well

Post by MATEO7788 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:26 am

Hi I have a 2000 s80 2.9 with about 198,000 and just changed out the spark plugs and when I got to #6 it had oil in the spark plug well. The car runs fine with one check engine code for a o2 censor, get about average gas mileage. I'm wondering if this is somthing serious or if it could be just a bad oil cap seal or run off oil because of it the only one having oil and its right in front of the oil fill cap?
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Re: Spark plug #6 has oil in spark plug well

Post by ThommyKent » Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:36 pm

It`s for sure just oil from someone being sloppy filling oil
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Re: Spark plug #6 has oil in spark plug well

Post by ThommyKent » Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:50 pm

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Re: Spark plug #6 has oil in spark plug well

Post by Roger_850T » Tue Jan 31, 2017 8:25 pm

I would agree, likely sloppy filling. Also, the rubber gasket in the filler cap gets dry and brittle; replacements are cheap (under $1 if you buy carefully,) I just replace them every 3rd oil change. I'd clean it, replace the gasket, and see if the issue comes back.

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