rubberowner

Hi guys, To respond to your question about the sealant, I don't know what is the right stuff. I have just used the same sealant as that with which I re-sealed the rocker cover gasket. Can't think of the name, but it has lasted a couple of weeks so far! I will keep an eye on it. If oil reappears in the tubes I will bother to find the right adhesive for the job. I know how to do it now! (I did read that a threadlocking compound is probably better, but didn't have any on hand) As for a mechanic who can do it right, I have no idea. I have yet to find a mech who I can trust. Which is why I am trying to learn how to do it myself. It's not rocket science. Kind regards, rubberowner

After changing oil and filter, I learned the hard way that I should ALSO have changed the gasket/grommet on the oil drain plug. It leaked until I bought a new one. Replacing the oil drain plug gasket with oil still in the engine? Priceless. Hope this stops someone else from making the same mistake. Kind regards, rubber.

I had a go at this. You can see my photos here: http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...showtopic=26361 Kind regards, rubber.

I had oil in the spark plug tubes of my '89 SV21, and I hear it happens often with all engines designed this way. I researched it and had a go at fixing it. I read a lot of posts describing the procedure but there were very few actual photos. So here are some I took. Hope they you if you are attempting this job on their own. It's not too hard. A 30mm socket is required to remove the four nuts holding the rocker cover on. Vice grips worked unscrewing the tubes. You want to clean the thread and re-seal the bottom of the tubes with a high temp sealant, and replace the seals at the top of the tubes. A set of these was $25 at Repco. Kind regards, rubber.