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Question: spark plug and oil level

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Visitor, Hartford, CT, April 27, 2011, 06:28

I took a long trip this last weekend and before the return trip I checked the oil and realized I need some. I put two quarts which brought the level just about even with the top mark on the dipstick. the return trip was fine. Next morning I started the car and right away notice that the engine was misfiring. I checked the spark plugs and noticed that one of them was loose and had some oil in it. I checked the oil and now it showed the level to be well above the top mark on the dipstick. Could too much oil cause the spark plug to get dirty, get loose and misfire? This car is a 1997 and has 206,000 miles. This is the first time this has happened. Could the same thing happened with a 1999 Honda Civic?

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    mastertech6371 April 27, 2011, 07:25
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    no. when you checked the oil level, was it on level ground?? this could effect the level issue.

    the plug is loose because it was not torqued correctly by the installer. i suggest replacing them all and properly torquing them.

    Roy

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    c4schu March 11, 2012, 16:47
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    Oil leaking into the spark plug area could be a valve cover gasket needs to be changed.

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