i bought a 82 canada car im new to porsche ownership ive only had the car about a month havent done anything to except correct fuses so today i decide to give a small tune up spark plugs,oil,filter any how i pull plug one and it was covered in oil like i had dipped it in oil left it open i changed other plugs got to number eight and its the same story both front cylinders are full of oil what caused this? is there any way to fix this without a rebuild? i could be wrong on cylinder numbers but it both front cylinders when i test drove it sent me back back into the seat and it sounded the just a lil better then than it does now so i definatly cant wait to feel this thing full power

 

is the oil on the outside of the plugs or on the electrodes?
A compression test will give you more info about whats going on here

The brake switches are screwed onto your master cylinder yes there are 2 of them first remove the connectors and inspect for corrosion
They are replaced in pairs

 

well when i pulled the plugs out the everything was covered every bit of it that was inside the motor.the connection between wire and plug was clean looked almost. new one would think they would sell switches in pairs

 

the threads down to the electrode was soaked in oil dripping everywhere both cylinders ill do a compression check 2morrow see what i come back with is it 200 lbs per cylinder?

 

note cyl
#1 is right front and
the #8 is left rear

 

If this is a 32V engine then probably just a leaking valve cpver gasket

 

A tablespoon full of oil in a spark plug hole is not unusual - drive the car and worry about it later.

 

Agreed.

Sounds like the cam cover spark plug well seals need to be replaced. Check the wells periodically for large amounts of oil that may cause a miss in the ignition system...I dealt with this issue this passed summer with my '85.

-Marl

 

if its an 82 then it has no cam cover plug seals as the engine is a 16V

 

if it's a 16V, with tha much oil in the cylinders, it would be a smoke screen on wheels.

 

from the description it sounds like the oil fill canister is leaking and has leaked into the front 2 plug wells

 

Fixed for you...

 

I stand corrected! My apologies I did not know that about the 16V engines. I learned something new, though

 

I stand corrected! I did not know that about the 16V engines. I learned something new however

 

ok so i just ran a compression check and the whole right side (passenger) is reading 90 lbs left side is reading about 150 lbs when i pulled the plugs today they didnt look covered in oil like previously but i had not really driven it since new plugs were installed due to tail light issues (on a side note dont always trust fuse charts you find online had a stop light fuse in the wrong place) then the right rear tail light died after i got brake lights but a lil messin with lamp controller cured that for the time being so back to my original problem how is a timing and timing belt job on this vehicle?