Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

maff99 · Post by **maff99** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:13 pm

hi all wondering if ya can help,i was changing the plugs on my fathers 414si this mornin,th one plug and lead were covered in oil

but the electrode was dry. all the other 3 were absolutly fine.any ideas?
any help greatly appreciated

cheers maff

j50nde · Post by **j50nde** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:45 pm

It'll be the cam cover gasket leaking down into the plug hole

maff99 · Post by **maff99** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:57 pm

is that the thin metal gasket in there.cheers again mate

j50nde · Post by **j50nde** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:17 am

Yes mate

E_T_V · Post by **E_T_V** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:34 pm

Yes the thin metal gasket. It isn't too bad to replace.

216GSi · Post by **216GSi** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:02 pm

Could it also be piston rings?

j50nde · Post by **j50nde** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:49 am

216GSi wrote:Could it also be piston rings?

??? How would the rings going cause the external part of the plug and the lead to be oily?

E_T_V · Post by **E_T_V** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:29 pm

216GSi wrote:Could it also be piston rings?

The short answer is no.

Piston rings would give blue exhaust smoke and oil on the plugs on the electrode end not on the outer bit of the plug.

216GSi · Post by **216GSi** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:47 pm

E_T_V wrote:
216GSi wrote:Could it also be piston rings?
The short answer is no.

Piston rings would give blue exhaust smoke and oil on the plugs on the electrode end not on the outer bit of the plug.

d'oh - I missed that outer bit!

maff99 · Post by **maff99** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:02 am

rocker cover gasket sorted it cheers for the info guys.only problem i have now is the head gasket has decided it doesnt want to play any more and given out.deep joy

any ideas on wat i could expect to pay for this.

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