So, every time I check my oil, it seems to be a re-curing problem, where there's oil pooling up a little in the spark plug cavaties. The funny thing is, I'm always full on oil... Interestingly enough, I'm stumped to where it can be leaking, or it this is a problem that requires some futher attention.

Anyone have any pointers?

Thanks.

your valve cover has seals for the sparking bolt holes. The seals probably need replaced.

Thanks a lot man, I'll check them. Anyone replaced these before? are they accesible by just removing the VC?

Its one single gasket for the whole VC, pull your VC off, remove gasket, clean each side of VC, put new gasket in, put cleaned VC back on, and torque to spec.




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It could be as bad as your piston rings being shot, not sealing in oil and allowing it up to the combustion chamber and thats how it gets on the plugs.

Do you see blue smoke from your tailpipe, if so your rings are shot.




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No smoke, or loss in performance...it's just annoying knowing there's oil coming rom somewhere, slowly, but from somewhere

He is talking about the outside of the engine...around the spark plugs it pools. That is from a leaky valve cover gasket, or on the 2.4L the cam housing cover gaskets, or the cam housing to head gasket itself.

Also fyi, if you see blue smoke from the tailpipe, that does not necessarily mean rings...If the smoke only occurs when you first hit the gas (off idle), it is valve seals or, on some engines, a leaking intake manifold gasket...if it is pretty constant, than it is rings.




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