Second break... oil on spark plug threads
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Second break... oil on spark plug threads okay i'm almost done with the drivers side... seems easy so far... i've just got to put in the last one(closest to the firewall) BUT the old one has motor oil on it...
where as the first three had that anti- sleeze stuff this last one had engine oil on the threads... what does that mean? I remember when doing my lt1, someone said it was pretty bad for a car to have that... just dont remember what it means...
where as the first three had that anti- sleeze stuff this last one had engine oil on the threads... what does that mean? I remember when doing my lt1, someone said it was pretty bad for a car to have that... just dont remember what it means...
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From: Live Oak, FL - in the woods where the creatures lurk.
If you had even a minor valvecover leak, it could have puddled in the plug recess on the head. (when I think about it) I usually spray down the head area pretty good to get any oil, crud, leaves, bugs-well you get the idea. Just install the plug and clean things up a little later on, then pull the plug and look at it again.
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yea accually i forgot to get some for this install... so... hopefully i wont have to much of a problem but there seems to be plenty on the threads of all the others... so maybe there is still some left in each hole of the head?
anyway... i plan to change em out once a year or so... so next year i'll hit it with the sleze
anyway... i plan to change em out once a year or so... so next year i'll hit it with the sleze
My stock spark plugs all had oil on the threads, I wouldn't worry about it. I think GM just puts oil on the threads because it's cheaper than antiseize. 
That one probably had oil on it because someone change the plugs before and skipped it because it was too hard to get to.
That one probably had oil on it because someone change the plugs before and skipped it because it was too hard to get to. Thread Starter
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heh... well i'm taking an extended break on this job... after 4 breaks and getting puzzled, currious as to whether she starts right...
i didnt get to those last two on the passenger side... but all the others were done... but she seems to rev better...
i didnt get to those last two on the passenger side... but all the others were done... but she seems to rev better...
