sohc vtec sounds like a expletivein subaru and is really down in power. CEL code is 71
im gonna do a leakdown test probably tomorrow but in the meantime, just wanna see if there are other scenarios i hadn't thought of.
sparkplug #1 has oil on the tip, not the thread or body, so that rules out the plug/valve cover gasket.
i switched plugs, still the same...
checked firing order...same
changed plug wires...same

i am assuming there is blowby. and CEL 71 indicates a misfiring fault in cylinder #1.
could it be something else (dizzy) other than rings? chime in...
thanks in advance

 

any one?

but im not burning oil. no blue smoke or any sort of unusual smoke though

 

If your sure its oil, thats deff not good and could be excessive blow-by. How many miles are on the motor. Is your plug gaps correct as well?

 

you could have a blown headgasket in the oil passage so yea its only a matter of time, becuase my SOHC did the same thing

 

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140k on motor. it was boosted 3months ago and ran absolutely fine when i went back NA. gaps are correct. just checked them. 3 plugs have the normal burn color. #1 is wet and dark.

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it happened first time i started it today, had a slapping sound at first that slowly went away and then it sounded like a boxer engine. probably a matter of time til it blows blue smoke huh?

 

A leak down or comp test will deff help. But id say either the rings or h/g thats about the only way for oil to get in there, and seeing as how its boosted with 120k.