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2001CatOwner

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Oil on Spark Plugs
« on: 07 July 2007, 14:18:06 »
Hey Meega Buddies,
 I was changing my spark plugs and noticed oil in the wells and a good coating on the plugs themselves.  What do you all think i would need to fix. . . gaskets or ???  And if its gaskets could you tell me (list em) all the gaskets and misc. i would be needed if i change whatever.  I only did the left-side of the engine so 1,3,5... will do the other side after you all help. :)
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #1 on: 07 July 2007, 14:56:19 »
sounds like cam gaskets indeed....any sign of a mis fire?
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #2 on: 07 July 2007, 15:31:55 »
im assumeing ur driveing a Cadillac  Catera in which case i think the engines are completely diffrent to what we have over here not 100% sure on that im sure some one will know this is the car info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Catera
and this is the engine info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_54-Degree_V6_engine#L81 and yet again not 100% sure on it so i hope some one else would be able to help you
now from i understand it its the la3 engine or l81
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #3 on: 07 July 2007, 20:05:49 »
Cadillac catera is opel omega in US. Sounds awfully like cam cover gaskets.
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #4 on: 07 July 2007, 20:27:02 »
Click on THIS to get the information you need :y
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #5 on: 08 July 2007, 13:17:12 »
Yep, cam cover gaskets....

Its pretty much the same power plant as here, although lower compression (to help NOx emissions) and slightly less power plus, a different engine management setup and the US got coil per plug modules before us....though they never got the 3.2 in the Caterra
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #6 on: 08 July 2007, 13:21:41 »
Who has lower compression.. us or them?
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #7 on: 08 July 2007, 16:24:43 »
Them....
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #8 on: 09 July 2007, 04:50:27 »
No miss-fires. . .and thanks for all the help.  BTW my engine looks the same just caddy emblem on top instead of ECO TEC.  I'll get some pics on here when i get the digi cam from my sis. . .
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #9 on: 09 July 2007, 04:52:14 »
ahh cool i wasnt sure that was all i know now tho so youve helped me out aswell
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #10 on: 09 July 2007, 05:10:47 »
OH. . . and what makes it worse there is NO manuals ALL are automatic.... >:( :(
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Re: Oil on Spark Plugs
« Reply #11 on: 09 July 2007, 08:50:11 »
Wonder what the shipping cost would be on a conversion kit?
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