RECENT CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE HELP!

Tiny
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  • 2007 FIAT BRAVO
  • 1.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • TURBO
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 72,000 MILES
Hello, I have a Fiat Bravo T Jet 1.4. When I tried to start the car it started flashing engine light saying cylinder 1 misfire. I had a look at the first cylinder and I can see oil on the spark plug before this happened two days ago before I had topped up some engine oil, but I forgot I done this while the cars parked in the drive way on a decline. I think I put too much in. Please help as I am about to change my head gasket not knowing if this is the main problem.
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 AT 11:50 AM

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Tiny
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May just be a leaking rocker cover gasket, these can cause oil to leak down into the spark plug tube. I would also replace the lead or the coil if this is a coil over plug engine, I have no information on this exact engine on hand just now to look at the system used, but if the spark plug is down in a tube in the head, go with the rocker cover gasket first.
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 AT 12:41 PM

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