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Oct 19, 2005 | 12:53 PM

NewbieWar

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Oil on spark plug threads

Well, as title says i'm doing my ls1 spark plugs... got almost all the way done with the driver side... and the one closest to the firewall, i found oil on the threads... what does this mean?

Oct 19, 2005 | 01:23 PM

Grims

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Re: Oil on spark plug threads

blown headgasket?

Oct 19, 2005 | 01:25 PM

NewbieWar

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Re: Oil on spark plug threads

hope not... but i wont rule it out...

if the head gasket was blown, it would only be in once cylinder?

Oct 19, 2005 | 01:27 PM

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Re: Oil on spark plug threads

that's what I have heard, is it kind of milky looking?

Oct 19, 2005 | 02:32 PM

NewbieWar

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Re: Oil on spark plug threads

nono... not milky...

its just smells like oil and its brown like oil..

Oct 19, 2005 | 10:34 PM

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Re: Oil on spark plug threads

just my opinion but on lt1s most of the time its just the valve cover leaking. i know it was on my car and it just travels down that way.

Oct 20, 2005 | 01:17 PM

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Re: Oil on spark plug threads

how would it get on the threads if it was the valve cover?

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