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Apr 7, 2007 | 12:03 PM

motormike40

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Oil on a spark plug

I was driving down the road, and I felt the plug foul, so I pulled it and found oil on my plug. Whats Wrong??

Apr 7, 2007 | 12:45 PM

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Have you done a compression test?

Apr 7, 2007 | 12:54 PM

motormike40

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I just picked up the car on friday with 80,000 on the engine that was built by a shop with a good rep. There should be no reason to why the walls, or rings are weak.

Apr 7, 2007 | 03:02 PM

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Re: Oil on a spark plug (motormike40)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by motormike40 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was driving down the road, and I felt the plug foul, so I pulled it and found oil on my plug. Whats Wrong??</TD></TR></TABLE>

Laff! You felt the plug foul....

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by motormike40 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just picked up the car on friday with 80,000 on the engine that was built by a shop with a good rep. There should be no reason to why the walls, or rings are weak.</TD></TR></TABLE>

... put your beliefs in the trash until you get a compression tester.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by inspyral »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Have you done a compression test?</TD></TR></TABLE>

DO IT