Just Changed Plugs :-(

[nisar]

Hello All,
Just changed plugs and noticed oil on the plugs near the driver and passanger side.

Please tell me this is ok .

thanks

[vinuneuro]

Post pics of said plugs.

[nisar]

sorry, but trashed then. Oil was all over it. I had to clean the area b 4 replacing the the ones near the cabin.
thanks

[Tomaz]

Oil is not Ok. It most likely is a sign of a leaking valve cover gasket. When I changed my plugs at 70K on my 4.4 the rear most plug on the drivers side had about 1/8 teaspoon of oil at the bottom. I had the valve cover gaskets changed and everything is dry now.

[vinuneuro]

Do the valve cover gaskets since they're easy, but if you still have this situation after that, it'd be time to look at the rings and valve seals.

[nisar]

Thank you all,
I will replace the valve cover's and see if it helped

thanks again.

[Budarooski]

Originally Posted by nisar

Thank you all,
I will replace the valve cover's and see if it helped

thanks again.

Not the covers...just the gaskets.

[BimmerDude]

I had the same problem, but I changed the gaskets before I did the plugs. Also the screws that hold the valve covers. Those have a washer that needs to be changed also at the time of gasket repair. They dealership that I went to didn't change them and oil still got inside or it was older oil before the gasket change. The washer only costs 25cents each...