1999 Ford F-150

JBOETTCH54

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1999 FORD F-150
V8
4WD
AUTOMATIC
13,600 MILES

My car was lightly sputtering. I took it in and the 4th cylinder was misfiring. I took out the plug and it was covered in oil. I cleaned it up and changed the plug out. The oil was a bit low so I put some more oil in. Its been a week and my truck it sputtering again. Any ideas?

Monday, October 13th, 2008 AT 8:37 PM

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BMRFIXIT

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With the same code ?
check if have oil on the plug
if so need to replace valve cover gasket

need manual CHECK IT @
https://www.2carpros.com/kpages/auto_repair_manuals.htm

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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 AT 6:20 AM

JBOETTCH54

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I checked the plug and it was clean. However, I looked under the truck and next to the oil filter, that metal pan, had dirty oil and it looked like some fresh oil coming out of it. Possibly an oil pan gasket?

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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 AT 7:20 AM

BMRFIXIT

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IT would be very hard for the oil to travel up and into the cylinder to foul the plug?!!!
is it possible for the oilpan to be leaking ? yes !!
leaking oil pan will NOT cause check engine light
or rough running
check the codes again lets see what u have for #'s

need manual CHECK IT @
https://www.2carpros.com/kpages/auto_repair_manuals.htm

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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 AT 2:19 PM