I just went out to check my oil, and I noticed that a little oil was coming out of the far right cylindar. I pulled the spark plug and noticed a small amount of oil on the bottom of the plug. What is causing this? Can this damage my car?

 

change the O rings under the valve cover.

 

And if I don't change the O rings, what could happen?

 

itll leak more oil down the spark plugs. it cost a few bucks each. just replace them.

 

And what will that cause? Will I just burn more oil, and lose oil quicker?

 

ttt

 

it can cause the spark plugs to foul up if it leaks bad enough.
and you will lose some oil also

 

the dealer sells them for pretty cheap, but i dont know i replaced mine and they still leak.

 

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then you did something wrong.

 

if you have never taken your valve cover off then i think your car is ok. put the spark plug back in.

 

I have never removed my valve cover since I've owned the car. There is VERY little amount of oil around the far right cylindar. I also noticed when I pulled that spark plug a little peice of the rubber around the shaft was coming off...

 

i had the same prob on my old motor. except i would have oil on top of the spark plug and in the cylinder part of the spark plug. anyways, head down to the local dealer and buy 4 of those spark plug "O" rings and get a new valve cover gasket. shouldnt be more than 20 bucks.

 

If you really don't want to get new o-rings, you can just got to pepboys and get some "blue" silicone gasket maker material. Pull the old rings, clean the oil off them and run a bead of the silicone around them before you put em' back. It's the cheap way out (I guess), I've done it before and it works very well. Also, when I replace anything with a gasket (water pump, thermostat housing valve cover gaskets, oil pan gasket) I use the stuff. I haven't ever dripped a drop from anything I've used it on.

 

the point here guys is that i dont think there is a problem at all. wipe off what little bit of oil there was and put it back in. maybe check it in a few days. if you fear oil leaking from your valve cover down into the spark plug hole then yes replace the O-ring, but from reading what youve posted i dont think you should be worried.

 

or do that

 

replace the grommet... if not, your car will start misfiring