Important! : Oil in combustion chamber and lots ov it

1. vtr-lad L-plater Joined: Feb 2009 Southampton Posts: 71 Mk1 Vtr in Green

   #1 15th December 2010, 03:00

   does any1 no y this is happenin to my mk1 vts? let me explain- i was at a car meet left car on tick ova for heating for around 10 mins and then it died and wouldnt start again i desided to check the coil pack and removed the spark plugs #1 a little bit ov oil #2 abit more #3 abit more than #2 and the forth spark plug was, well swimming in fresh oil BIG TIME!! cleaned um up and it started straight up (no smoke, not over heating and runs no different if not better as they were clean plugs) can any1 shed some light on the cafufle please?
2. obeone Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 117

   #2 15th December 2010, 07:55

   Have you run it for a while and checked the plugs/pots again?
3. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #3 15th December 2010, 07:59

   As above, have you checked the plugs since you cleaned them?
   
   If they are still drenched in oil it could be a few things.
   When I had an old 205 it used to burn 3l of oil a month, turned out to be piston rings were fried meaning oil was going up past the pistons into the chambers and burning with the fuel
   You get lots of black smoke out of the exhaust?
   Oil burning smell will be pretty obvious
4. user_49133 Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Thanet/Oxford Posts: 249 Saxo VTR Mk2

   #4 15th December 2010, 08:39

   If theres blue smoke it will be the valve stem oil seals, but as devilsadvocate said, check piston rings
5. vtr-lad L-plater Joined: Feb 2009 Southampton Posts: 71 Mk1 Vtr in Green

   #5 15th December 2010, 11:34

   na i have no smoke black or white and no iv not checked the plugs since because it happened real late last night drove it bk n left it, i no my rocker cover gasket is nakered could this be a reason?
6. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #6 16th December 2010, 12:39

   Either rocker cover leaking onto the plugs or possibley, but less likely, a badly seated plug.
   I thin ka few of the guys have thought you meant oil inside the combustion chamber literally and not the spark plug well
7. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #7 16th December 2010, 18:23

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by vtr-lad na i have no smoke black or white and no iv not checked the plugs since because it happened real late last night drove it bk n left it, i no my rocker cover gasket is nakered could this be a reason?

   For the sake of a few quid change the rocker cover seal,clean the plugs off then take it for a run then check the plugs again.
   
   Steve.