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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: ANSA on 23 May 2005, 10:14

Title: OIL LEAKING FROM PLUGS
Post by: ANSA on 23 May 2005, 10:14

On the weekend I popped the bonnet of my golf just to give the engine bay a clean out,, to my horror I found oil leaking from plug 1 and plug 4 i cleaned up the leads and the plugs and placed them back in and now am finding the when driving over say 60 MPH the cars starts to miss allot like its wants to move faster but wont this continues until i come back to below 60 mph ,, please can some advise as to why this is happening.. :cry:

Title: Re: OIL LEAKING FROM PLUGS
Post by: Mr Blue on 23 May 2005, 10:30

common to leak from the rocker cover on 16v's

Title: Re: OIL LEAKING FROM PLUGS
Post by: ANSA on 12 October 2005, 15:54

sorry mine is a 8v and i have the leak from teh plugs not the cover

Title: Re: OIL LEAKING FROM PLUGS
Post by: takethefifth on 12 October 2005, 18:22

Do what i did and get the engine all cleaned up so you can be 100% from where its coming from.  I thought mine was the plugs as this was where the oil was collecting. Once i followed these guys advice and cleaned it up you could actually see it was working its way down from the rocker cover gasket.  Worth a try anyhow  :smiley:

Title: Re: OIL LEAKING FROM PLUGS
Post by: Rain on 12 October 2005, 19:10

i dont see how oil could leak from the plugs, it would be more likely be petrol from the plugs not oil. has to be the rocker cover gasket if its plug 1 and 4.