Running on 3 cylinders only!

[CrispMofo]

I'm new at this; bare with me.
I believe that gasket(??) that stops oil from leaking out to the spark plug needs to be replace for one of my cylinders because oil leaks out and wets one particular spark plug.
No, it's not the DOHC Ka24de- I own the SOHC KA24e
Therefore, i hear loud pinging/ticking noise and lost a lot of power.

[kandyflip445]

Just go to the autoparts store and ask them for the spark plug gasket for the cyl. you need......














































































:rofl: Honestly, it could be your headgasket or it could be your rings or it could a hole in the cyl. wall or it could be the valve seals. There are a lot of stuff. Go have a leakdown test done to help pinpoint of the source of the leak.

[LanceS13]

joke's on you...there are spark plug gaskets.
They're just part of the valve cover gasket.
The oil wouldn't actually be making it into the combustion chamber if that was blown, though.

[SR20DETpwr]

I remember my truck was missing a cylinder. It was because the bracket that held the spark plug wires up came apart and the wire was laying on the header (header melted the rubber around the wire and all the spark was arching onto my header). Look at the spark plug wires and make sure there aren't any splits or breaks in the protective coating that could be causing your cylinder not to fire.

[CrispMofo]

i checked the ignition wires and spark plug-replaced the problem plug and it's gets flooded as soon as i start the car
i drove on this for a total of 4hrs. coming home
i hope i didn't damage the piston/rods or other internals too bad
what a headache and somethin to worry about
i plan to get a swap in the future
is now the time?