Thread: Missed it by that much!!!!, oils aren't oils Sol

This CAR is trying my patience.
I have everything sorted and turned the key and it started to run rough, checked the injector loom to ensure every plug wires were to specs. Ok on that front, I unbolted the injector rail and pulled the injectors and swapped them the originals and it ran Better but not smooth.
I pulled the plugs and found they had a thick film of NEW engine oil on the threads. It was clear engine oil that I had used to service it.
Well there no oil leaking from the New rocker cover gasket down to the plugholes from the out side of head. And underneath is a pubble of fresh oil .
I Didn't bother doing a compression check before I put the new head on as the original problem was coolant out the exhaust.
And After driving down to it today, I didn't think to bring my compression tester.
Hard taking all tools I have to a site 90kms away. I would have been easier if the car was brought to me.

But by the looks of things The OIL rings must completely be stuck in piston to allow that must oil into the tops of the cylinders to coat the plugs. I cant see how a torqued spark plug could get covered with a film of oil along the thread though
and the system must be over pressurizing with stuck rings to blow the oil out of the crank seal and sump gasket.
So it looks like pulling the entire engine out and check the bores.
It's just seems to be throwing good money after bad, but with what I have spent on it I would not get back as a wreck so I need to persevere.
Or go to the wreckers but a $200 engine and re ring etc and take a completed short motor and fit it a siss's place.
Another day wasted.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Mate, don't feel too bad we all have bad days.
One I can think of is when I was changing the timing belt of a 92 Mazda 121, which my daughter still has.
I jammed the flywheel with a screwdriver to undo the crankshaft nut.
I still cannot credit how it managed it , but the screwdriver fell into the bell housing so I had to half remove the gearbox to get it out. A few new words that day.
The other was similar to you. My son bought a 2 litre turbo Mitsubishi motor from an Auburn resident if you know what I mean. Assured it was in great condition. I kept on saying it was a pig in poke if you cannot see it run.

Put it in the Cordia turbo and smoked like a chimney, so it had to be removed and his 1.8 recod. The engine vibrated like anything when started, so I took the timing case off and did the balance shaft as per the manual and the reputable engine shop had fitted it 180 degrees out.

BTW his first oil cange was a beauty. Left the gasket on the oil filter housing and the new filter chewed it up and spat it into the oilway. Holy moly! I had been given some dental picks by a mate and I was able to get in and pick the gasket bit out of the oilway. Now that was a close shave.
Regards Philip A

Phillip that's why some invented the T shirt "**** Happens"I gotta get me one of those.
I forgot to mention when I had the engine running and took the oil cap off drops of oil would fly out and hit me in the face, so it was pumping oil pretty good.
I got conned on this purchase, it was a last minute emergency to find a car for my sister and she needed one ASAP for work.
Marvelous what the seller did ,changed the oil , timing bet done, RWC everything looked good. But when the old head came off it showed a lack of oil changes. Should have pulled the rocker off to look and also do a compression check. But they don't allow you to pulled everything apart. and it drove fantastic also even at freeway speeds and no smoke.

We bought my son a 99 Pulsar ( He gotta pay us back one day), that was a good on, serviced by Nissan every 5000kms religiously , low kms and driven by old lady since new, sold it privately as dealer would not give her much for trade in, took it for RWC passed with out any thing wrong ist test.

But this Festiva, the seller he lied to me about his mother had this car and I fell for it hook line and sinker. Too trusting, I gotta get tougher! and get one of those T shirts.
Cheers, Mario