ByPopularDemand

What does this mean, and how bad is it

WhiteFoxGT

Does the motor still run? And are the plugs covered with oil after the car has been run and let cool off? Or just sitting around? Could be bad valve guides and/or seals. How bad does the car smoke when its running?

P.S.I.cho

can mean a alot of things...check your oil for anti-freeze andwater contaimination,(the dipstick or oil cap will have a chocolate milk looking color instead of oily it will look milky)does any smoke come out of the tail pipe or engine bay?

RyansQuick6

Most common:
Bad rrings
Bad valve guides/seals
bad head gasket

Is it only in one cylinder, one bank or all of them?

ByPopularDemand

The oil looked like oil, and it sometimes smokes a tad on cold starts, does this narrow it down

ByPopularDemand

I just looked theres oil on the plugs in two cylinders...Its the rear cylinder in the back closest to the firewall on each side

kartracer55

Is it the stock motor? Is your driveway on a hill? The reason i ask is that I know some cars the engine is tilted upwards, so when you shut it off oil settles to the back of the heads. I know on 3rd Gen Camaro's this is big problem. This oil tends to collect so it smokes a little.

A good way to diagnose real quick is to change the plugs, and drive the car. As long as it runs ok, just wait until next tuen up or mayeb halfway point. When you go to change plugs, mark the porcelin insulators with a sharpie, then pull them out. This way you know how the plugs were oriented. If the entire plug is covered in oil all the way around, its rings. If one side has oil, then it may be a bad valve guide seal. The mark helps orient the plug and figure out where the oil is comming from.

Jim

ByPopularDemand

Yes stock motor andmy driveway is slanted funny and the oil on the back two plugs is only on the tip of the plug where it plugs in

Lizardbreath

Don't worry about it then. If your car isn't driving terrible than you're fine.

ByPopularDemand

Hmm I think its ok then