[V8] leaking

[george.fallot at verizon.net]

Thanks, I was hoping for something easy. The plugs were tight,
so I'll look at the valve cover gaskets.
    Thanks again,George
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
To: <george.fallot at verizon.net>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] leaking


> George,
> 
> I think your looking at one of two possibilities (neither bad).  First
> is the spart plugs on those 3 cylinders were loose, which is why oil
> was able to get by the plugs and get in cotact with the bottom of the
> plug connectors.  If that's not the case, then you have a leaking
> valve cover gasket(s) which need(s) to be replaced.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Ingo
> 
> On 3/23/07, george.fallot at verizon.net <george.fallot at verizon.net> wrote:
> > Today when I changed the spark plugs, 3 of the plugs had a small
> >  pool of oil at their base. The rubber wire ends had quite a bit of
> > oil on them. Could this mean that the head gasket is leaking?
> >  George
> >