Spark Plugs - is this an issue?

[cryption]

Originally Posted By: The_Eric
To those who think it's oil, I'd think that the steel hex would be oil covered to. Oil would have to fill up the plug well, covering the shell before it got to the insulator. My Neon does just this...


That's what I was thinking if it was oil. I didn't notice anything in the spark plug hole.


Thanks again for all the input guys!

 

[dailydriver]

Originally Posted By: hemitom
I,m sure that its not oil, if it was oil the the plug would be slick not tacky looking.

My money is on di electric grease from factory to ease the removal of the boot.


Same here. Maybe the factory uses a dielectric grease that cannot quite hold up to the undissapated heat generated by a plug hole deep into the head??

BTW; it seems to be running slightly on the lean side, which is a good thing for regular street driving.
Also, I wish my plugs were that easy to change!

 

[mechtech2]

Plug tip color is almost meaningless today, with modern fuels and wide range extended tip plugs. [unless you are really rich]

Get double tipped platinum. Whether or not they have a copper core is meaningless.
Forget about $1 plugs.

 

[FZ1]

Right. Get the NGK OEM spec plug. Little anti seize and perfect torque and you are good to go. I never check plugs. When an old plug comes out,a new plug goes in.

 

[SteveSRT8]

me. too.

I rarely change any auto or truck plugs anymore.

And if I do, I put a top end NGK fine wire platinum/iridium hybrid in there and I know it's good for 100k +!