2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Oil on spark plugs

2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
66,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TGIBSON73
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The car has been miss firing. I had a diagnostic run and they indicated the spark plugs needed to be changed. When changing the plugs I found 2 of the 4 plugs were coated with oil. What does this mean? It is a bad gasket or seal or bad rings?
Sep 24, 2010 at 10:26 AM
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RASMATAZ
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To find out do an engine compression check
Sep 24, 2010 at 10:35 AM
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