Why is there oil on motorcycle spark plugs?

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RyderDella
07/28/25 8:38pm
The reasons for oil on motorcycle spark plugs: 1. Aging valve cover gasket with poor sealing; 2. Quality issues with spark plugs caused by threading; 3. Failure to clean during cylinder gasket replacement. If only individual spark plugs have oily deposits, it may be caused by damaged valve cover oil seals. If spark plugs from all cylinders have such deposits, it indicates oil leakage in the engine cylinders, requiring inspection and repair. Spark plugs are crucial components in gasoline engine ignition systems, introducing high voltage electricity into the combustion chamber and generating sparks by jumping across electrode gaps to ignite the combustible mixture in cylinders. A spark plug mainly consists of terminal nut, insulator, terminal post, center electrode, side electrode, and metal shell, with the side electrode welded to the shell.
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