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Old May 11, 2004 | 01:33 PM
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piston rings

I felt intermittent vibrations while driving, I decided to check my spark plugs. One of the plugs turned out to be flooded with engine oil. I assume that the piston ring must have broke and now lets the oil through. How much would it cost to replace the ring? It seems like it would take a lot of man-hours disassembling the engine to get to the piston.
Old May 11, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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woah there, dont jump the gun.

Run a compression test, also make sure all your injectors/coil(s) are working first.
Old May 11, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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I forgot to mention, I did run the compression tests. Everything checked out.
Old May 11, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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could be your pcv valve letting oil in
Old May 11, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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what about leaky valve seals
Old May 12, 2004 | 12:16 PM
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How about oil leaking from the valve cover past an inadequate (sp?) tight spark plug.
But more likely the Valve stem seals IMHO
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