oil in sperkplug well

plusinfinit · Post by **plusinfinit** » March 25th, 2005, 4:05 pm

I know its not a toyota forum but ill ask anyway. I have an 89 corolla and i have oil in 3 sperkplug wells. I was wondering what might be wrong? the had gasket or maybe some bushings, seals in the head that i am not famill'iar with. The car runs nice it has 201500 miles on it and i'd be ready to work on it.
I know other people had this problem on the dohc mx-3 so i figuer you guis can give me some advice.
thanks

mxmaz · Post by **mxmaz** » March 25th, 2005, 4:29 pm

valve cover gasket

JWMX3 · Post by **JWMX3** » March 25th, 2005, 6:21 pm

4 of my 6 spark plugs were completly submerged in oil, i recently took the covers off and sealed em with RTV sealant

phillyMX3mayn · Post by **phillyMX3mayn** » March 27th, 2005, 1:28 pm

i have the same problem. i am goign to change the gasket too. but i was wondering if silicone is needed? i heard to just put some in the corners of the gasket.

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » March 27th, 2005, 3:39 pm

I did my k-8 with some sealant, didnt even change $40 gasket, just bought some $3 sealant and put it on there... NO leaks since

JWMX3 · Post by **JWMX3** » March 27th, 2005, 8:53 pm

phillyMX3mayn wrote:i have the same problem. i am goign to change the gasket too. but i was wondering if silicone is needed? i heard to just put some in the corners of the gasket.

yes , when you put a new gasket in you put some sealant in the corners, it shows exactly where in the haynes and probably the online manual too

I just did the same at mitmaks and used some rtv sealant on my old gaskets