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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
The old injectors probably did that, I bet its not oil but diesel fuel. I suspect that somehow when they are pissing it may cause the wetness under them. I know I had a couple that were wet, but I also had five injectors that were pissing. After getting them sorted out, and driving 10k miles on working injectors, when I pulled them last they were all bone dry.
The only way engine oil can really get in the pre chamber is if the head is cracked.
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Now that I think about it, it does make sense, it was just diesel with carbon mixed into it....= black oily liquid.  The old injectors were in amazingly bad shape, I am surprised it ran as well as it did. 
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