Oily Spark Plug...

[RichSuperS]

Hi all,

Bought myself a 2001 Micra S 1.0, just been servicing it today and found oil around the number 2 spark plug threads. Is this bad...?

Thanks
Rich

 

[pollyp]

the spark plug tube oil seal in the engine cover tends to get looser over the years till it can't hold back the oil spray and trickle into the tubes.

I just bulked up the tube dia with Alu tape to reseal it

https://www.micra.org.uk/threads/pollymobiles-rebuild.35251/page-136#post-724736

 

[RichSuperS]

Thanks. I will give that a go.