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[Duquette5]

So what causes a spark plug tube and coil to do this:

[Steve Tinker]

Originally Posted by Duquette5

So what causes a spark plug tube and coil to do this:

The broken tube could have been when someone's socket slipped off the spark plug and broke the plastic.
Now the problem is to ascertain where the broken plastic bits & O rings are. I bet they are laying in the cambox or have been chewed up by the camshafts......

FYI - cylinder orientation:
front of car
cylinder 4 ..... 1
cylinder 5 ..... 2
cylinder 6 ..... 3

[Duquette5]

Thanks Steve, I need to print out the orientation and tape it to my tool box. So its 5&6 that are leaking. I'll pull the tube for 5 this afternoon and use a dental mirror and some angled forceps and see if I can fish the bits out. I did see a rather large chunk of the coil plug boot sticking out of the oil passage that is up and to the rear of 6.

Hmm now question of the day... That indicates to me that the oil flows towards the rear of the engine in the passages . Is 6 the last passage set before heading to the sump? If so I may have gotten lucky and will just have to drop the sump and fish any extra bits out. I know I know wishful thinking....

[Duquette5]

Originally Posted by Duquette5

So what causes a spark plug tube and coil to do this:

There are some chunks of the tube missing but its mostly melted. Almost like the spark plug loosened up and was arcing in the tube and melted it. The top electrode from the plug is missing as is half of the coil boot. I'm going to use a borescope on it this weekend and see if I can grab the pieces without pulling the cam cover.

Anyone have a template so I can make a cam lock if needed?

[78F350]

Originally Posted by Duquette5

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Anyone have a template so I can make a cam lock if needed?

Check out the 'Flaps10 tool' in posts #62, 63

(Trying to avoid removing cam covers in the driveway)

Need a temporary garage or cover? I keep my parts car under one of these now. Lots of similar options, some enclosed and pretty inexpensive.

[Duquette5]

What I *need* to do is clean out the garage and get it in there. But that would involve getting the wife to cooperate and "downsizing" crap stored in the garage. To be honest my garage is just barely larger then a good sized shed and the Boxster would fill it...