1998 Chevy Cavalier oil in spark plug wells

1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
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1998 Chevy Cavalier 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual 180 00 miles

i have oil in the spark plug wells why and what has to be done to fix this and how serious is this
Apr 22, 2010 at 1:04 PM
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RHALL77
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inside the spark plug holes or by the spark plug boots. check and see if your valve cover is leaking. let me know what you find
Apr 22, 2010 at 2:37 PM
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yes there is oil in the well by spark plug boots and looking into further the valve cover was leaking at the gasket and now have replaced
Apr 24, 2010 at 12:44 PM
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