B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

[makaheehee]

Hey guys,
I noticed my B7 A4 2.0T was stuttering recently (probably misfiring), under heavy load. I went to go check my spark plugs and this is what I found...




Im assuming this would be due to the VC Gasket? If it is.. Should I change anything else for maintenance purposes while im in there? The car has 120k KM's on it.
IF NOT, what could be causing oil to get in there?
Thanks guys,

[EM1FTW]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

Valve Cover gasket for sure!

[BaggedGLI]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

Very likely valve cover gasket, check that all the bolts for the valve cover are torqued down, they are notorious for loosening.

[Natty54]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

Some valve covers are also prone to warping

[R_Ethug]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

yea i had this on my s4 and allroad last summer when i changed my plugs (like 2-6 cyls had it) anyways valve cover gaskets was all it was

[makaheehee]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

I purchased this car around 105k kms on it, and the guy had previously gotten the VC gasket done at Canadian Tire. So I'm not really surprised that it went. Ill check the bolts tomorrow! Hopefully the VC isnt warped? Im thinking it was either a shitty done job (its canadian tire.. what do you expect?) Or a shitty seal. . .
Thanks guys.

[Natty54]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

I purchased this car around 105k kms on it, and the guy had previously gotten the VC gasket done at Canadian Tire. So I'm not really surprised that it went. Ill check the bolts tomorrow! Hopefully the VC isnt warped? Im thinking it was either a shitty done job (its canadian tire.. what do you expect?) Or a shitty seal. . .
Thanks guys.

While you're at try to take off the oil cap while it is running. If you can then your okay

[PRY4SNO]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

Might want to do a decoke on your valves while you're in there...

[suave]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

had a similiar issue, I did the valve cover gasket, cleaned the inside valve cover with engine degreaser, and painted the valve cover orange, my engine bay transformed into something else, looks so clean now.

[FlyBoy]

Re: B7 A4 Oil in Spark Plug Wells...

Just did the VC gasket on my A4 a couple weeks ago, a coil crapped out and when I pulled it there was a little oil in the bore but nothing like what is shown. I pulled the VC and the gasket was DONE, really hard and chunks came off, barely left any residue on the head. Also all of the screws on the exhaust side were barely finger tight. 135k on the car.