i was checking my plugs and i had a tough time getting one out, when i got it it had a seal 1/2 cut and hanging onto it.

how much of a problem is this and how do i fix it.

thanks guys

 

thats called the plug tube seal, they usually come w/ the valve cover gasket kit, or you can buy them individually. take the valve cover off and they are pressed into it from the underside.

 

its time to upgrade your spark plug wires

 

will upgrading only the wires give any of a difference without getting an external setup?

and i cant find them in any local auto store. gonna have to order online but i want to fix this asap.

 

i read on another thread about you having to take off the valve cover to replace this o-ring like seal. is this what i have to do or is the seal i am seeing from the wire

 

no chief im pretty sure you have to take off the valve cover off and replace all the gaskets in the valve cover not just the 4 that r broken no sense in doing a job twice

 

i bought http://www.partsamerica.com/Pr...set=A
this is not the part i need

these fit easily around my thumb, what i need would be like an impossibly tight fit around my pinky finger. i think i can take these back to the local store for a refund atleast.

if i could get pointed to where i can buy what i need that would be really awsome. thanks

p.s.: i think i need the small ones in this auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWD1V


Modified by dafuzzbudd at 8:20 PM 5/6/2006

 

got mine from NAPA. came with the Valve cover gasket

 

no you need the big ones that will slide over your thumb. the small ones go on the valve cover bolts, if its leaking oil in the spark plug tube you need the half dollar sized gaskets.

 

i actually puleld out a seal that was stuck on the spark plug by accident, that one was like a dime/nickel size


Modified by dafuzzbudd at 12:31 PM 5/7/2006

 

sounds like the piece thats on the end of the spark plug wire itself. that wont cause oil to leak into the tubes, just keep the moisture off the plugs.

 

i repalced the half dollar sized tube seals and oil does not leak anymore. But i am not sure where that other little ring is located at, it doesnt look like anything is missing off of the spark cable but ill examine closer.

 

if you could explain it a little better we can figure out what it is. maybe just the old piece of tube seal, they dry rot, break off and fall down into the spark plug tube.