Sheila’s’ Wheels’
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
went out this evening to change the plugs as the car is misfiring like a pig. i cleaned the engine last week, so i just thought water had got in, no big deal.....it happened on the last 172, its an easy fix.
oh how wrong i was.
if your looking at the engine from the top, the 3rd hole from the lefts coil lead was sat in a puddle of very old, dirty oil. Took the lead out of the hole and the outside of the rubber bit was now covered in mayonnaise type oil. Took the plug itself out and the thing is covered in clean oil (ish!)
Now behind where all the spark plugs sit, is what looks like a massive breather pipe bored out of the aluminium in like an egg shape and the oil seems to be coming from here.
The rubber 'O' ring that sits there looks ok, not split or brittle, so where is the f**king stuff coming from???
Panicking a bit now.....
oh how wrong i was.
if your looking at the engine from the top, the 3rd hole from the lefts coil lead was sat in a puddle of very old, dirty oil. Took the lead out of the hole and the outside of the rubber bit was now covered in mayonnaise type oil. Took the plug itself out and the thing is covered in clean oil (ish!)
Now behind where all the spark plugs sit, is what looks like a massive breather pipe bored out of the aluminium in like an egg shape and the oil seems to be coming from here.
The rubber 'O' ring that sits there looks ok, not split or brittle, so where is the f**king stuff coming from???
Panicking a bit now.....
