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    Tick sound and air coming out of plugs?

    Getting a small tick in the head of my car, and there is air coming out of where the spark plugs drop down into the motor. Only 2 of them. One of them is bad enough it moves the rubber part thats exposed up and down. Is this a normal thing? Car runs perfect other than that.....its worse after it sits a few days. 1993 f22a1 Sedan
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    You pulled the plugs to see if the top of the plugs (Terminal/ ceramic top) is broken? they usually will turn on themselves, inspect for cracks aswell on the terminal. The only other thing that would cause compression to seep by is stripped threads on the cylinder head.
    Last edited by SOHC-FTW; 09-11-2012, 10:12 PM.

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      cant be stripped head, ive never had it off. had the car 3 years. I just put plugs in it about a year ago....i wouldnt think they would be cracked!

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        Only reason's air would seep by the plug unless they weren't tightened down correctly. And taking the head off has nothing to do with the plug threads in the cylinder head.

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          Originally posted by Judy5150 View Post
          cant be stripped head, ive never had it off. had the car 3 years. I just put plugs in it about a year ago....i wouldnt think they would be cracked!
          You would be surprised, I had a brand new one that ceramic part spun freely in the metal housing.

          As far as the ticking, you need your valves adjusted.
          Last edited by dj_ender; 09-11-2012, 10:12 PM.
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            Oh yeah, duh my bad. I will check and make sure they are all the way in tomorrow. Thanks for quick info.

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              Originally posted by dj_ender View Post
              You would be surprised, I had a brand new one that ceramic part spun freely in the metal housing.

              As far as the ticking, you need your valves adjusted.
              Yep it's common, but i've only had 2 sets in my life do it.

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                You don't need to remove the head to strip a spark plug hole. I have damaged threads in 2 of my plug holes. Occasionally, one plug will push halfway out and make a terrible knocking sound.

                And yes, the ticking is likely the valves, or the injectors. We have noisy injectors.






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                  Originally posted by Judy5150 View Post
                  Oh yeah, duh my bad. I will check and make sure they are all the way in tomorrow. Thanks for quick info.
                  Did you figure it out?
                  Originally posted by deevergote
                  That is exactly why pork chops don't taste like chocolate!

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                    Originally posted by deevergote View Post
                    You don't need to remove the head to strip a spark plug hole. I have damaged threads in 2 of my plug holes. Occasionally, one plug will push halfway out and make a terrible knocking sound.
                    Couldn't you use those Helicoils to repair that?

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                      Originally posted by Leung View Post
                      Couldn't you use those Helicoils to repair that?
                      yes but sometimes you can clean the threads up with a chaser/tap
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                        #12
                        Well nothing was stripped, but every one of them was loose. Other than the oil now in the holes, all is well!
                        Last edited by Judy5150; 09-13-2012, 07:53 PM.

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                          Leaking from the combustion chamber shouldn't have resulted in a lot of oil in the spark plug holes. More likely that the spark plug tube seals (upper and lower) are leaking. If they are leaking very badly, they could also account for some air leakage from the crankcase to the spark plug holes.
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                            you should remove your cam cage and replace the gaskets/ o-rings from there up, after that a valve adjustment and you should be set for a bit.

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                              try adjusting your valves. then check for the noise. just giving you a option. good luck .
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