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Changing oil protection tubes

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YOUR RESEARCHChanging oil protection tubes

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Set cam cover down

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After I removed the cam cover two of them literally just "fell out" when I set the cam cover down.
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Changing oil protection tubes

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Replace oil protection tubes

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Saturday was spent changing the oil protection tubes.
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Leading evidence: 'Set cam cover down' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace oil protection tubes' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Use 1 inch boat drain plug and it worked perfectly

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Yes I used a 1 inch boat drain plug and it worked perfectly.
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Replace oil protection tubes

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Suggestion · Original poster
Saturday was spent changing the oil protection tubes.
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Changing oil protection tubes

Use boat drain plug

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Suggestion
Did you use a boat drain plug to extract the tubes or another tool?
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Replace oil protection tubes

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Suggestion · Original poster
Saturday was spent changing the oil protection tubes.
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Changing oil protection tubes

Set cam cover down

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After I removed the cam cover two of them literally just "fell out" when I set the cam cover down.
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Changing oil protection tubes

Use 1 inch boat drain plug and it worked perfectly

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Yes I used a 1 inch boat drain plug and it worked perfectly.
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Changing oil protection tubes
Outcome qualification: Negation, uncertainty or missing explicit repair resolution overrides the raw extraction signal.

Use boat drain plug

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Suggestion
Did you use a boat drain plug to extract the tubes or another tool?
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Saturday was spent changing the oil protection tubes. However, it only took three hours, which surprised me as I was planning for a longer time. Anyway, here are some pictures of the old tubes and as you can see two had crimped "O" rings. But the one that was leaking the worst did not. Go figure.

POST 2Original post

Good job! This is on my list to tackle, too. Did you take the mufflers off?

POST 3Original post

were are those located?

POST 4Original post

Quotes source post: 8684114

Spark plug holes.

POST 5Original post

Did you use a boat drain plug to extract the tubes or another tool?

POST 6Original post

Nice work. Here were mine after 75k. Several were leaking badly, and I had one inner seal leaking as well. After I removed the cam cover two of them literally just "fell out" when I set the cam cover down. Look how flat the old one is compared with the new!

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

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Yes. You really need to take the mufflers off to make it easier..

POST 8 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

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Yes I used a 1 inch boat drain plug and it worked perfectly. Cost $5.95..

POST 9Original post

Quotes source post: 8684114

Spark plug tubes 1998-2001. 3.6 do not have them

POST 10Original post

I just changed my spark plugs and every one of the spark plug tubes looked dry, shiny, and clean.

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