[Shotimes] Oil on plugs

[Ron Nottingham]

Very common problem for SHO's.  The plug seals on the cam covers are bad,
and leaking oil from the top of the head.  You may want to check the rear
plug wells also.  All that needs to be done is remove the "snakes" (daunting
the first time, but really pretty easy, just remember to hook up the bottom
coolant hose on the throttle body :-), remove the cam covers (8 allen bolts,
but if too tight will strip out), replace the plug well seals, and might as
well replace the cam cover seals.

It's also a good time to replace the plugs, and the wires (not cheap).

BTW, you didn't say where you were located, some of us SHOtimers may
volunteer to offer assistance, if you're not too far away.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Lykins" <silversaxman2005@hotmail.com>


> I was driving my S.H.O. down the road the other day, and got behind a slow
> car.  So as I turned onto a different road, he turned also.  There was a
> short passing lane that ended about 1000 feet from where you turn on.  So
i
> decided to pass.  I pull out beside him and gas it.  I turned about 5k
> RPM(my brother was fallowing me so i had to get him around the slow guy
> too.)  About 3 miles later i was doing 55 and turning rather low (2200)
RPMs
> and the whole car started to shake.  I drove on for about 10 more miles to
> see if it would go away, but it did not.  So I pulled into a gas station,
> and raised the hood.  I got to looking around (im not that good of a
> mechanic) and pulled out the plug wire for the hell of it.  I noticed oil
on
> the fitting that goes around the plug and there was even more oil
> surrounding the plug.  So I pulled out the remaining two plug wires on the
> front of my 1993.  They had the same problem.  I wiped the oil off the
> fittings and tried to get as much out away from the plug as possible.  I
> checked the oil level to be safe and it was on full.  I closed the hood
and
> took off, and the car DID NOT shake again, and has not for about 2 weeks.
>
> Does anybody know what is wrong, how to fix it, if it is an easy fix, and
> how much it would cost me?
>
>
> Brett Lykins
> 1993 SHO
> Emerald Green
> ATX
>
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