20V, oil in spark plug tubes

[Robert Rossato]

I would start by replacing the valve cover gasket.  The center gasket
that seals around the spark plug cavities gets brittle with age and
leak.

Bob

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> Subject: 20V, oil in spark plug tubes
> 
> 
> I am still fooling around with the 90Q20V that followed me 
> home. I went to 
> change the spark plugs and found 3 of the tubes full of oil. 
> So far, I haven't 
> drive the car a mile, so I know little about it. I posted the 
> problem to a 20V 
> forum and received an answer that a clogged "air filter" resulted in 
> overpressure which caused the gasket to emit oil. I can't 
> imagine an "air filter" 
> having that effect. does anyone have a guess at what may have 
> been meant? He may 
> have meant the crankcase breather tube, I have already 
> replaced that with a 
> metal tube.
> 
> Tom Faust
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