Spoofy
9/23/2005 12:00:21 AM
Yeah I have a ford tuarus SHO 3.0 v6 5 speed manual. I have some oil where the spark plugs are, and was wondering what might be causing that so I don't have to tear the motor apart, and find the issue
dkos
11/21/2008 3:22:03 PM
My 92 sho is doing the samething oil where spark plugs are .I think maybe the valve covers are leaking but not sure either. sorry
Sterling_Six
11/21/2008 8:01:47 PM
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ORIGINAL: Spoofy
Yeah I have a ford tuarus SHO 3.0 v6 5 speed manual. I have some oil where the spark plugs are, and was wondering what might be causing that so I don''t have to tear the motor apart, and find the issue
hello and good day:
There is only one reason you have Oil on your Plugs.....Piston Rings...
way2old
11/22/2008 11:11:40 AM
Are you saying the oil is on the outside of the plugs? If yes, there is a possibility the valve cover is leaking. If the oil is on the inside of the plug, first thing to do is to do a compression test. If it is very low on that cylinder compared to the others, probably rings.(130-130-130-50-130-130) If the compression is not very low compared to the other cylinders, look at the valve stem seals.(130-130-130-100-130-130)
surfpozer
11/25/2008 6:24:38 PM
Actually, this is rather common. Under your valve covers, around each spark plug, there is it''s own gasket. It is rubber and fits on rather tightly. If you do a search for valve cover gaskets and see a picture of them for your model, they usually come with 6 of these gaskets also.
You should replace them as soon as you can, as it will interfere with the spark coming from each boot and cause an engine miss. Let it sit too long, and you will have to replace the wires as well.
To replace them, take off the intake manifold and remove covers. Rather straight forward and should take a novice about 1 afternoon to complete.
