I have had the turbo on for about 8 months and just recently it started running like crap. I started it up one day and it sounded like it was missing or something. It didn't run smooth at all. I pulled the plugs, which are nearly new, and noticed one had a brown tip and looked like it was covered in oil. I looked through the spark plug tube and noticed the top of the cylinder looked wet. Does that sound like bad valve seals? Would that make my car run like crap and miss? Please help

 

I suggest do a compressions check.

 

i forgot to mention i did a compression check as well. all the numbers were right around 185, same as before i put the turbo on.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TurboBA8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have had the turbo on for about 8 months and just recently it started running like crap. I started it up one day and it sounded like it was missing or something. It didn't run smooth at all. I pulled the plugs, which are nearly new, and noticed one had a brown tip and looked like it was covered in oil. I looked through the spark plug tube and noticed the top of the cylinder looked wet. Does that sound like bad valve seals? Would that make my car run like crap and miss? Please help</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not a valve seals but.... check under your vavlecover and look at the tube seals on each cylinder. If you have oil on the plug/wire it can cause the car to missfire and or also swell up the rubber boot on the wire also I'd start with checking that and go from there.

 

bump for any other ideas

 

Did you do what I said

 

rings

 

bad fuel injector

 

I think I read your first post wrong. Does it smell like gas or its defiantly oil on the plug

 

havent had any time to work on the car lately, so no i haven't checked the tube seals. i just want to get some ideas before i take the time to start tearing it apart. but there is definitely oil on the threads and tip of the plug.

 

was there oil on the spark plug socket? dont you remember this? if theres oil on the threads it just maybe the tube seals leaking usally oil wont get on the threads of the plug..maybe on the very end...

 

Sure its oil? Gas will be very dark in color too. Did ya smell it?