How do the spark plug tubes come out?

2000 DODGE INTREPID
202,580 MILES
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I have oil leaking in to the spark plug tube seals looks like from the bottom side because the top is dry and I have oil on the top of the plugs.

How do the spark plug tubes come out and how are they sealed at the bottom?
Aug 19, 2012 at 4:35 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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they do just pull out but they are a pressed fit at the bottom and the top has a seal from the valve cover

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Aug 19, 2012 at 4:42 PM
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I found a flat o-ring on e-bay is this wrong? You said its pressed in so if I understand this correctly the only way to fix the leak is to replace the tube?
Aug 19, 2012 at 4:52 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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no, the oil is at the bottom of the tube from the seal at the top, not the bottom.

Roy
Aug 19, 2012 at 5:01 PM
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Thanks
Aug 19, 2012 at 5:10 PM
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