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How common is this problem? I checked my oil yesterday and it was down about 1/4 on the dipstick (it was full last time I checked). Poking around under the hood tonight I noticed oil in the spark plug cavity in the plug on the front driver's side. I pulled the coil pack and checked the plug tightness and it's not loose (it's so tight I can't budge it, a little concerned about that for when I have to change them). Anyway, it's still under the 5yr/60k powertrain warranty so I'm thinking about taking it in to the dealer to handle it. Any thoughts?twinblown wrote:Even if somehow the spark plug O-ring was bad there can not be oil shooting back from the cylinder into the cavity; seems like either some oil was left in there from the factory or your second guess: a pinched or poor seal of the rocker gasket around that plug cavity. Anyone have a pic. of the inside of a rocker cover?
back it goes! get the warranty work done while you can. However, be warned that oil leaks are not always necessarily covered by warranty. They should, however, be covered by good will.NoCode wrote:How common is this problem? I checked my oil yesterday and it was down about 1/4 on the dipstick (it was full last time I checked). Poking around under the hood tonight I noticed oil in the spark plug cavity in the plug on the front driver's side. I pulled the coil pack and checked the plug tightness and it's not loose (it's so tight I can't budge it, a little concerned about that for when I have to change them). Anyway, it's still under the 5yr/60k powertrain warranty so I'm thinking about taking it in to the dealer to handle it. Any thoughts?twinblown wrote:Even if somehow the spark plug O-ring was bad there can not be oil shooting back from the cylinder into the cavity; seems like either some oil was left in there from the factory or your second guess: a pinched or poor seal of the rocker gasket around that plug cavity. Anyone have a pic. of the inside of a rocker cover?
What does the vacuum leak sound like?daxnizmo wrote:Good info. The wife's Pathy just hit 100k last month. New plugs are on the agenda as well as finding the HUGE vacuum leak I hear!