wont start and black plugs

car ran fine and now its not startin and plugs are comin out black plus 1 plug was covered in oil the turned it over 2 check spark and oil came out of cylinder. is this trouble gonna replace plugs the morra. any help or info would b great[:^(]

 

Hi
Put your photo on a site and then putthe link in your thread.
How much oil came out.
Is the dipstick showing more than the max mark.

 

not much oil couple of little dots but plug was covered. its a 1988 gti 16v all ways 4get 2 put on which car.
wat site can i put it on.

 

If the oil is getting to the plugs you need to replace the rocker cover gasket

 

Was the oil on the electrode end or the end the lead goes onto?

If it`s the lead end, then rocker gasket, as above.

If it`s the electrode end, then their are a number of possibilities;

Worn valve guide, worn stem seal, broken piston ring(s), or worst case blown head gasket (though this would be obvious, especially as the header tank would also have oil in the water).

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cheers 4 info on car and sig. put new plugs in and started up. had oil on electrode and on cable gonna get some 1 2 look at it as i'll probs make it worse as thats my kind of luck.

 

No probs.

One more quick tip...you don`t need to add the

 

decided i might have a look at car myself is it a big job chaging the head gasket. i put new plugs in and it started after a couple of trys but as lumpy and loads of black smoke does this sound like it could b the head gasket and is there a how 2 guide.

 

Try the rocker cover gasket first head gaskets are a big job!, or take it to a garage and ask them to tell you what the problem is and get them to do a compression test to see if its the head gasket.

 

will do take it drivin it wont do it much damage not on road yet but i'll pop down 2 garage if it wont make it worse cheers bud

 

The oil was on the electrode end of the plug, suggesting the rocker gasket is fine, and the problem is internal...

 

How do you know Jonny

 

u guys theres no time 4 bickerin. well i'll take it 2 garage 2 get a compression test done then take it from there

 

kr

what compression should it be???????????????

 

i dont no i'll let them tell me wat it is. hopefully nowt serious

 

The actual compression pressure figure can vary quite a lot on different cars.

What you are looking for specifically is one or more cylinders with a significantly lower pressure than the others.