So I’m guessing this is a normal thing? And maybe no big deal?
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Joviemk7 and really, MK7-R too, That does not seem to be a lot of oil honestly. If you could measure it, all of it from all 4 plugs from mile 1 to now, how much would you say was there?
MK7-R, are you flooding out your plugs with oil?
Both of you - Do you think its causing a problem or simply not pretty to look at? Is it throwing codes? Misfires?
I don't mean to be frank about it but to be blunt, my wife's Mercedes R500 has a leaking rear main seal. It drips about 1 drop of oil maybe every two or three days. The car is 11 years old. The repair is $1200 if I don't do the labor and regretfully the part is only like $50-60 but it means dropping the trans, etc. I put a piece of cardboard down in the garage and problem solved. Over the course of an oil change it makes zero difference on the dip stick.
With that said, is yours leaking to a point its causing a problem or is just something you don't like seeing? If its not a problem, wipe it clean, torque the plugs properly and carry on like is a bad tattoo that nobody else knows about.
Your engine doesn’t have a valve cover. It’s a cylinder head cover that incorperates the top bearings for the camshaft. Also, the gasket is made by using RTV.
I had oil on one of my spark plugs as well and decided to clean it off and recheck at next oil change. Now that I hear you exhibiting this and seeing that YouTube video, I’m wondering if this will be another common problem with these cars. Granted yours is the 1.8L, but still same design for the cylinder head cover if I’m not mistaking. My car only has 18,000miles on it.
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New to the community but here's my experience with my 2016 MK7 GTI. I fear that it may be a common problem on these cars. My car had 60k miles on it and only driven on the street. All oil changes done by me at 5k miles , as well as more than average maintenance. Drive the car in a spirited fashion on occasion. No tunes yet. Noticed that the engine bay smelt like burning oil on more than one occasion. Car burned a lot of oil but nothing out of VW spec. allegedly. I got a couple of oil low warnings about 4000 miles after oil change. At 60k went to change spark plugs after cylinder misfires and engine idling rough. Found in cylinder 4 blown cylinder head cover "gasket" and tons of oil. Cylinder 1 contained a bit of oil. Took a dealer visit and VW honored in full cylinder head cover "gasket" replacement (I actually was at 60,200 miles so the work was done out of goodwill). After technician opened up motor found intake camshaft was scored on 2 roller rocker arms plus a damaged valve. I figure engine starved at some point but no official word from VW. The only thing I could get out of them is "you need these parts lol". So much for me relying on oil level sensors even though I wouldn't expect starvation just as a low oil light has come on idk. My extended powertrain warranty covered a new intake camshaft, 2 new roller rocker arms, and valve etc. Called around to some tuner shops in the DC (DMV) area. New German Performance recommended I check the pcv valve and if part is outdated replace with the latest iteration. Went with a Raclingline catch can and pcv plate instead. Will be checking dipstick at every fillup now. Warranty work was not what I would have wanted to pay out of pocket. Im an engineer by trade and interned at a couple of auto manufacturers in the midwest. Dealer gave me the run around along with some incompetence for a month and 4 days. Yikes!
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Thankfully they covered everything.