Probably a leak in the valve cover gasket around the spark plug. If it isn't building up a lot of oil, it probably isn't much of a problem. Once the oil pools up to the gasket, it stops building up.
It's more of an annoyance than anything, and if you want, you can pull the valve cover and replace the gasket.
As needed CheckSpark can quickly determine the health of your plugs and wires . You can get it on e-bay $24.95
It is in the bank of cylinders closest to the firewall. The one on the far left standing in front of the engine bay. Looking at the spark plug boots it will be buried down deep in the motor compared to the other five boots. Also, if the vehicle has the original spark plug wires, they will all have numbers on the plug wires themselves.
The easiest way is to clip CheckSpark on the wire and turn the engine over. Green light , means all is good, yellow means spark is high, Indicating a bad plug or wire, Red means no spark at all, flashing red means low spark indicating flooded condition or fouled plug . CheckSpark actually evaluates the spark in secondsyou can get it on e-bay$24.95 plus shipping
The easiest way to check for spark is to use the diagnostic tool CheckSpark. You simply clip it on the wire, or move it from wire to wire on a multi cylinder engine, and read the lights, Red means no spark, flashing red means low spark, shorted plug ,or flooded condition, Yellow light means high spark ,indicating a bad plug or wire, and a green light means ,all is good with this plug and wire look elsewhere for your problem. CheckSpark is like having a oscilloscope in your hand. You can get them on e-bay Only $24.95 ,and it works on all engines with plugs and wires.
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remove front right seat , peel back carpet . Then remove seat frame holder and 14mm bolts retaining engine bay cover . APPROX 10 bolts then lift off cover to see engine bay. unscrew 3 bolts off spark plug cover to reach spark plug leads and plugs . good luck done mine yesterday now she is purring like a kitten good luck and be patient .
Checking for spark with CheckSpark is easy simply clip it on the wire and turn the engine over, Then check the lights, Green light means spark plug and wire are good, yellow light indicates a bad plug or wire, Red means no spark at all, and flashing red indicates low spark, plug short or flooded condition. CheckSpark actually evaluates the spark. So move from wire to wire read the lights and you could be done in less time than it took to read this. It's safe, simple and fast. You can get them on e-bay. Works on all engines with plugs and wires, new or old big or small.
Hyperion Bay - 1998 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG
Bay Olympic was created in 1998.
Remove spark plug from head reinstall plug into plug wire. Hold plug by the boot hold plug close to a cooling fin on the head. Now crank motor over. If it sparked its O.K. CheckSpark can check the plug and wire without removing the plug. Just clip it on and turn the engine over. It's like a oscilloscope in your hand $24.95 on e-bay
Hyperion Bay - 1998 Valentine's Bay 1-14 was released on: USA: 15 February 1999
The quarterback of the Green Bay Packers in 1998 was Brett Lorenzo Favre.