car turns off while i was driving: part 2

[CB7CH!CK]

i been having problems with my car turning off while i was driving so we checked the spark plugs and saw that they were burnt..

i just had my valve cover gasket replaced last week but they did not replace the spark plugs so we went ahead and changed the spark plugs today...
and saw that the car was running a lot better than it was before...

since they changed my valve cover gasket last week and didnt replace the spark plugs
should oil stop getting on the spark plugs???

do you think that solved the problem with my car?
and if not what should i check next?

[wed3k]

burnt? how so?

if it is running in a lean condition, changing the spark plugs in most cases wont fix it. as for the oil problem, if replacing the upper tube seals do not fix that, then the lower tube seals will need to be replaced which require the rocker arm assembly to come off.

[CB7CH!CK]

like a Black DARK Color...but it's running good and we just did an Oil change and it's running pretty smooth

the ignter is like $70 bux....

and the cap and rotor $25...

so just gotta wait to see if it keeps coming off and see if the main relay is
a problem


*this is Cvc7chris im at Lenas House

[ExplodingCake]

Does the plug have any oil deposits especially on the tip?

[wed3k]

if it is indeed dark/black color it means you may be running rich which also may indicate that there is weak spark.

[Losiracer2]

replacing the VCG won't solve oil in the spark plugs issue. You have to replace those rocker arm O-rings, meaning you have to remove the rockerarms to get to them. I know its a lot of pics, but they should help you understand how the oil leaks into the cylinders:

here's pics from the valve adjustment I did about a month ago, I replaced the RockerArm O-rings too, that plagues most of the engines at this age.

Here's some pics I took when I did the replacement of the Rocker-arm O-rings:






















old petrified O-rings that didn't seal for shit







new O-rings, much softer rubber

[CB7CH!CK]

^^ That's helpful

How much did they cost you?

and could that be here problem? that her car was turning off..?

and there was like no oil on the plug..


so valve cover / then the rocker arms? to replace the O Rings?

[CB7CH!CK]

how much will a mechanic charge me to change those?

because i have never messed with anything past the valve cover lol

[Losiracer2]

those O-rings are like 3 bucks each as the dealer. ONLY get OEM ones, the autozone crap will prob. last 10k miles.

A mechanic will prob. charge like 300, since its a tedious job. But I did it myself a couple weeks ago and am having no problems w/ oil leaking anymore. I did it for the cost of a inch-lbs torque wrench, 20 bucks and the cost of the seals 12 bucks. It took me about 3 hours since you have to do a valve adjustment afterward, that's why it costs so much at the mechanic.