Arse load of oil in my spark plug gallery - 7M

[AndrewJZX100]

As the title says, I popped off the first spark lead on my 7M and found quite a nice amount of oil sitting in there (I couldn't actually see the spark plug ).

Question is, how do I remove this as I have pretty much no tools or anything (basic socket set). I've got a bit of degreaser, but I'm not sure how that'll help me, there really is quite an amount of oil in there

Any ideas/proven methods to rid myself of this problem (and hopefully get my nice smooth idle back?)

[t-rex]

i used a sponge, it took a while but im sure there are other better methods out there haha.

[japlish]

a rag, screwdriver and patience

[Xistant]

cloth, and lots of it!

[t-rex]

oh and a syringe to get the last few bits.

[JetspeedCamry]

Syringe w/ small hose on the end to suck it out, then tissues to dab/wipe it all up. Put tissues on the end of a screwdriver and get into all the corners. Once most is out, you can remove the plug and the clean the bottom a bit better. Then, fix the cause of the oil leak.

[Draven]

which was either a poor attempt at using your oil filler or cam cover leak

[IN 05 NT]

do the cam cover gaskets

then degreaser/carby cleaner and lots of water, let car run and get hot to clean evaproate any residue, then change the plugs

(doing it this way has set a known soarer on fire.....apparently )

[HighLife]

A large syringe with a bit of hose attached is a handy item to have in your tool box! Also good for emptying oil catch cans, brake/clutch fluid reservoirs etc...

[AndrewJZX100]

Thanks gentlemen, I'll get out there with the rags n all that jazz and see how I go.

Cam cover gaskets you say? It does leak and absolute arseload of oil (you should see underneath where it's parked ) so I might have to get around to doing that when I start work again.

Omce again, cheers for the help + rep coming to you all

[Draven]

piece of piss. gasket goo + socket wrench + gasket scraper, job done. (well, and some prepsol/degreaser and a rag)

[IN 05 NT]

^^^ almost as easy as installing brake pads backwards....

[AndrewJZX100]

^ hahahah

Hmm I might give the cam covers a shot. I'm more of a theory person though, tend to be fairly shit at actually working on cars, but I don't start work until the end of the month so I spose I've got enough time for it to sit through a few 'fuck this is crap I'll do it later' episodes

[Draven]

hey, 7 out of 8 aint bad

[clubagreenie]

Salt will soak it up. Then you need to find someone who knows how to get rid of the salt.