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so there's oil on my spark plugs...

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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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so there's oil on my spark plugs...

anyone know why? im also pretty sure i blew my turbo. if anyone knows please pm me. thanks for your help
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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do you premix? you know that rotaries do inject oil into the chamber, right?
not trying to sound like a jackass, but just making sure you know that stuff.
those aside, it could be anything. oil control rings maybe?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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It's normal to have some amount of oil on the plugs, like blmcquig said. And what do you mean by blown turbo?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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If you think your turbo put that oil there...there is only one way for that to happen. It is getting blown out on the cold side of the turbo. Pull off a hose that comes off the turbo into the intercooler. If there is oil there...that would be your turbo. Or a faulty (really) faulty case breather. But that dumps into your TID.

James
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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well the only reason i said anything about the blown turbo is because i have black oil on my down pipe and the oil on the dipstick is still clear and new. the oil i found on my sparkplugs is also black and i just wanted to make sure nothing was really wrong.
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