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Old 05-29-2008, 08:25 PM
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Hard driving didn't cause it

You must be loosing oil some time. You can't have an oil soaked plug and not be burning oil in that cylinder. The engine has a problem. Might well be a valve seal, it could also be a valve guide. It has to be some where. I would say valve seal. Engine speed, or hard driving has little to do with it. I would think the quickest build up of oil on a plug will appear with slow easy driving. Hard driving will leave a charred residue.
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