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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: vwprime on 22 August 2015, 16:49

Title: Oil found in spark plug hole
Post by: vwprime on 22 August 2015, 16:49

Hi chaps it's been a while  :smiley:
Had a little shock today. Was just messing round with the Golf and thort to look at the coil packs.
As I removed them from left to right I found them swimming  :shocked: in oil. Only 1,2 & 3 had it in. Nothing in 4 but 3 had the most.
Any one had this before  :undecided:

Title: Re: Oil found in spark plug hole
Post by: Wazzzer on 22 August 2015, 22:35

Will be the cam cover gasket mate, don't panic

Title: Re: Oil found in spark plug hole
Post by: vwprime on 23 August 2015, 00:54

This is what I hoped it would be  :smiley:
You had this happen before Wazzzer?
Off to find a how to hopefully but guessing is quite strait forward.

Title: Re: Oil found in spark plug hole
Post by: VW BUSH on 23 August 2015, 15:56

Do the gasket asap all that hot oil knackers the rubber plugs pretty quickly, coil packs ain't cheap.
No biggy though just dont sit on it.

Title: Re: Oil found in spark plug hole
Post by: Wazzzer on 23 August 2015, 17:50

Yeah it's in my project thread somewhere mate. Gasket is around £15 and is in two parts, one that seals the spark plug/coil pack holes and the other that seals around the outside of the cam cover

Fairly easy to do and don't worry about having to get the oil out, it will drip onto the top of the piston but it will burn off when you start it up

Title: Re: Oil found in spark plug hole
Post by: vwprime on 23 August 2015, 23:01

Cheers chaps for the info.
Parts are order. I couldn't find a how to on here regarding what to do but there was one on YouTube.