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Old 08-11-2002, 08:19 PM
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Default 3 of my spark plug wires drip oil when i pull them out . and my car smokes alot ? how can i fix it?

well there is a little oil in 2 of the spark plugs and alot in another one and my car throws alot of white smoke all the time if i drive it semi hard to hard.. why and how much for me to fix it myself? also any pics of how to fix or diagrams?

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well there is a little oil in 2 of the spark plugs and alot in another one and my car throws alot of white smoke all the time if i drive it semi hard to hard.. why and how much for me to fix it myself? also any pics of how to fix or diagrams?

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Piston rings gone bad. Its not simple to fix and it requires the disassembly of your motor.
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Default Re: 3 of my spark plug wires drip oil when i pull them out . and my car smokes alot ? how can i fix

My DX used to eat oil like crazy. FYI, the dollar store sells oil.

You don't have to disassemble your engine to fix this...you could just replace it.
Actually though, I was surprised at how easy it was to tear the engine down; but I have alot of tools on hand and I have no time constraints, so I guess that's kinda easy for me to say... Also, the engine I tore down was already out, I don't know how hard it would be to actually remove the engine...
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Default Re: 3 of my spark plug wires drip oil when i pull them out . and my car smokes alot ? how can i fix

probably the inner calve cover gaskets werent put back properly or are leaking
yeah i was thinking it was the o-rings on the valve cover that go around the spark plug holes...
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replace your v-pac seals. Take off valve cover, on top of the spark plug holes are the v-pac seal's. Thats what you need to replace. total cost around $9
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Default Re: 3 of my spark plug wires drip oil when i pull them out . and my car smokes alot ? how can i fix

well there is a little oil in 2 of the spark plugs and alot in another one and my car throws alot of white smoke all the time if i drive it semi hard to hard..
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blown head gasket.
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Default Re: 3 of my spark plug wires drip oil when i pull them out . and my car smokes alot ? how can i fix

well there is a little oil in 2 of the spark plugs and alot in another one and my car throws alot of white smoke all the time if i drive it semi hard to hard..
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blown head gasket.
ehh doubt it. there would be worse problems such as over heating with blown headgasket.

you have either bad piston rings, or the those seals on ur valve cover aren't in place.

do a compression test and get those seals replaced.
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Default Re: 3 of my spark plug wires drip oil when i pull them out . and my car smokes alot ? how can i fix

Its most likely the seals on your valve cover. Dont take the spark plugs out until you get the oil out of there. Get an air compressor with theblower attachment,put a rag around the hole and blow the oil out. It takes a while to do it, but you dont want that oil on the tops of your pistons. When you get it all out, replace the o rings on the valve cover before you drive it again. That explains why the oil is in the plug holes, but the smoking is probably your piston rings going(unless you took the spark plugs out and let oil get on top of your pistons.
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