Hi Folks,
As many of yous know, it is common to find oil in the spark plug wells with these cars.
The reasons why I am concerned:
Enough oil can hydrolock the engine.
Small amounts can put the final nail in your older catalytic converter's coffin (not ideal for new cats either).
Foul up your plugs.
Carbon build up on your pistons & valves.
Some people use a rag wrapped around a stick--which is no where near enough!
(I don't like that idea because it also disrupts the debris from the wells and then it falls into the cylinder when you remove the spark plugs and I think this method can be replaced with something better.)
A better method is to first use a spray bottle top and put the straw tube as far down the well as possible next to the spark plug.
Some of the sprayer tubes are thinner than others and will go down deeper without interference from the spark plugs.
I think this method gets you close, but not close enough (a good first step).
A friend of mine suggested a siphon spray gun that can be used with a compressor.
(Think of something like a cheap sandblasting gun with a thin tube that can go all the way down the spark plug well.)
What is your method? Are you happy with it?
Or I am overthinking things?
I know just a drop of oil can cause a ton of smoke / soot.
My last thought is I should hold off on the spark plugs and only change them if I have to so that I don't gamble the cat/cats.
Anyways, this can be an info thread (from me) or tell me if I can do things better that my current two step method (spray bottle top, then siphon feed air gun).
As many of yous know, it is common to find oil in the spark plug wells with these cars.
The reasons why I am concerned:
Enough oil can hydrolock the engine.
Small amounts can put the final nail in your older catalytic converter's coffin (not ideal for new cats either).
Foul up your plugs.
Carbon build up on your pistons & valves.
Some people use a rag wrapped around a stick--which is no where near enough!
(I don't like that idea because it also disrupts the debris from the wells and then it falls into the cylinder when you remove the spark plugs and I think this method can be replaced with something better.)
A better method is to first use a spray bottle top and put the straw tube as far down the well as possible next to the spark plug.
Some of the sprayer tubes are thinner than others and will go down deeper without interference from the spark plugs.
I think this method gets you close, but not close enough (a good first step).
A friend of mine suggested a siphon spray gun that can be used with a compressor.
(Think of something like a cheap sandblasting gun with a thin tube that can go all the way down the spark plug well.)
What is your method? Are you happy with it?
Or I am overthinking things?
I know just a drop of oil can cause a ton of smoke / soot.
My last thought is I should hold off on the spark plugs and only change them if I have to so that I don't gamble the cat/cats.
Anyways, this can be an info thread (from me) or tell me if I can do things better that my current two step method (spray bottle top, then siphon feed air gun).