oil found around the spark plug 2000 mercury cougar 2.0

2000 MERCURY COUGAR
149,580 MILES
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ENRIQUE LEYVA
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removed spark plug wire and noticed oil around the spark plugs is this normal or is motor mass up.
Apr 19, 2012 at 1:38 PM
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FIXITMR
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you probably have a gasket leak. do you have to add oil often?
Apr 19, 2012 at 1:52 PM
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DJCL
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Ou will need a valve cover gasket set very co min on this car
Apr 19, 2012 at 2:10 PM
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FIXITMR
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it's no major issue unless you are losing too much oil.
Apr 20, 2012 at 9:28 PM
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