so i have recently just been doing some basic tune ups....oil change air filter blah blah blah...and i was about to take out my spark plugs and noticed that there was some oil around the inside. i have just a std motor....(no big deal...just a daily driver.) and it just hit 200,000 miles like a week ago...the thing is it runs really good still. no unfamiliar sounds or anything.....i do believe i "might" have a blown head gasket....i am not sure why there is oil around the inside but if someone can help me out. please do so...also if it is or is not a blown head gasket....either or...how do i go about fixing this...how much..parts...

 

If you had a blown headgasket, the oil would be a greyish color. You'll also see white smoke when you start it up in the morning.

The oil you're seeing could be due to the 200,000 mile mark. Could be worn rings or seals. Either way, if you aren't noticing anything bad in performance, I wouldn't worry about it. Just change your fluids and do tune-ups, you should be fine. Does your car smoke at all? What color, if so?

 

That was happening to me ..So I changed the o-rings and valve cover gasket and it cured the problem..It got so bad the car wouldn't even start sometimes without taking out the plugs and soaking it up with a paper towel..

 

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I had the same problem and replaced the o-rings and it fixed it for the most part. I think that my vc surface isnt true though thats why its still leaking a little.

 

it's defective O-ring. My car usuallyy have oil in spark plug and spark plug
wire. I know it's a leaking oil from a defective one of O-ring. Not really
big problem.

 

get a new valve cover gasket kit..it will have the spark plug seals, grommets, and valve cover gasket

 

thanks for the fyi...it really helped.

 

Ho much would it be to fix a blown head gasket?.....I have white smoke on startup, and I think some grey-colored oil.

Damn I'm scared, iono if I can afford this [college student money sucks]