Found oil in the spark plug housing?!?!! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Jaxonalden · 10-18-2008, 08:32 PM

Hey bro,

Go to this web site;

http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=99610532552W99970734340W99970721540

It's Suncoast Porsche, once you see the tube you'll understand that you can change out yourself. With the plug removed you can grab the tube and pull it out and install the new one. Remember to lube the o-rings first before installing so you don't cut one and cause another leak.

986FortyEight · 10-18-2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaxonalden

Hey bro,

Go to this web site;

http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=99610532552W99970734340W99970721540

It's Suncoast Porsche, once you see the tube you'll understand that you can change out yourself. With the plug removed you can grab the tube and pull it out and install the new one. Remember to lube the o-rings first before installing so you don't cut one and cause another leak.

Thanks man. The weird thing is that there was no o-ring on any of the tubes when I got them out...
and I still wonder where the oil came from...

Jaxonalden · 10-18-2008, 09:25 PM

Make sure they didn't fall off and are still inside the valve cover! I'd hate to have those floating around the valve train and oil galleys.

986FortyEight · 10-18-2008, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaxonalden

Make sure they didn't fall off and are still inside the valve cover! I'd hate to have those floating around the valve train and oil galleys.

alright you're worrying me. considering how hard it is just to access the spark plugs I'm not sure how I would even begin to check that!
The only thing that makes me think they weren't there in the first place is the fact that they were missing from all the coil packs and I was also very careful in the removal process and it never felt like anything was coming off...

Jaxonalden · 10-18-2008, 10:27 PM

OK, I think we need some help here from forum members in the know of how these engines are put together. Question; Are they initially put together without the O rings and replacement parts now come with O rings or did someone mess with his engine and not install them or is it possible that all the O rings fell off?

There are some very talented people on this forum and I hope they chime in, quick!

Jaxonalden · 10-18-2008, 10:49 PM

OK 986FortyEight, you being nervous is making me nervous so I did some research and will post a new thread with what I found. If you go to You Tube and type in the search for Porsche Boxster S Engine Rebuild a group of 5-10 minute rebuild clips (about 15) will come up and if you select #10 they are putting the head together and it shows the spark plug tubes going in with the O rings installed.

I hope for your sake the O rings were not installed but I highly doubt it. BTW, this series initially fixed the problem of a crack in one of the spark plug seats by getting it welded and machined.

Rick V · 10-19-2008, 05:48 AM

Do your best to find where the o-rings went, make sure they are nor running around in the valve train somewhere. That wouldn't be a good thing. Ok Yes you have to have the o-rings there. Yes they are installed from the factory, if yours are missing they were omitted for what reason, who knows. Ok oil issue done with. Find a scanner, find out what cylinder is missing, pull that coil and plug and look for the obvious. (cracked or closed up plug, cracked coil, not hooked up coil) If everything looks good to the visual inspection, change the coil out with one from a diff. cylinder. If your miss jumps to that hole you have a bad coil, if the miss stays put you have a bad plug, if the miss goes away you did something wrong when you replaced the plugs the first time.
Now, go get-um. Don't freak out and flatbed the car to the shop, you can fix this yourself.
Advice from a Porsche mechanic (me) just relax, think your way through the issue, and break this down to one step at a time.

986FortyEight · 10-19-2008, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Jaxonalden

OK 986FortyEight, you being nervous is making me nervous so I did some research and will post a new thread with what I found. If you go to You Tube and type in the search for Porsche Boxster S Engine Rebuild a group of 5-10 minute rebuild clips (about 15) will come up and if you select #10 they are putting the head together and it shows the spark plug tubes going in with the O rings installed.

I hope for your sake the O rings were not installed but I highly doubt it. BTW, this series initially fixed the problem of a crack in one of the spark plug seats by getting it welded and machined.

OK. The video clarifies in my mind what part you were talking about greatly!
I did not touch these tubes and to be honest I did not even see them. So either they are there and I am blind or these do not exist on an 98 2.5L 986.
I will go back and remove the coilpack and check-it out in a minute.

I think that I will take the car to the local Autozone to get a reading of the error code and see what I have on my hands. I am anxious about driving a car with the CEL on and a sputtering engine but this is my daily driver and I need a fix or a game plan ASAP! Anyone thinks that I can damage the engine driving it 1 mile or so?