I just pulled 2 plugs (1 trailing and 1 lead) on my 12A. The trailing plug is soaked with oil, the leading plug also has some oil on it but not as much. Does this mean the seal(s) are gone? I think the engine is toast, I'm just trying to make sure befoe I pull it.

You sure its not carbon soaked with gas? Did the car smoke badly?

The car wasn't running when I bought it. I now have all plugs 4 out. The front trailing plug is defintely soaked with oil. The other three I think are carbon. There is no gas though.

Well since this was moved, maybe someone can answer me. This board is not very helpful.

best way to take care of dirty plugs (if you access to an air compressor) is a harbor freight spark plug cleaner. Works wonders! Basically a mioni sandblaster meant for cleaning spark plugs.

Throw some cheap Autolites in there and try to start it, if it runs like **** after pull the plugs and look for oil again on the new plugs. May be blown oil control seals.

Are you SURE it's not gas? I mean you smell and can feel the oil on the plugs? It's usually unlikely to have oil on the plugs, how many miles anyway?

[quote name='nopistons94' date='May 19 2005, 12:01 AM']Are you SURE it's not gas? I mean you smell and can feel the oil on the plugs? It's usually unlikely to have oil on the plugs, how many miles anyway?


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Yah if they are really old and carbon fouled plus have unburnt gas on them they will look oil soaked but if the guy says its oil its probably oil. Post pics of the plugs if ya can.

yea i just severely doubt oil soaked plugs, unless maybe hes not getting spark AND fuel and just keeps cranking the motor while the OMP is injecting oil. but thats prob not even possible, so it's either gas, or oil blowby from a F'd seal. not a big deal either way, 12a's are like butta to rebuild

[quote name='nopistons94' date='May 19 2005, 12:37 AM']yea i just severely doubt oil soaked plugs, unless maybe hes not getting spark AND fuel and just keeps cranking the motor while the OMP is injecting oil. but thats prob not even possible, so it's either gas, or oil blowby from a F'd seal. not a big deal either way, 12a's are like butta to rebuild


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Yah open it up and port the **** out of it if its canidate for a rebuild.