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i tightened them, but i didnt torque them to the fsm specs, i just used a socket to tighten it... any idea if a leaking valve cover gasket is causing oil to enter the cylinder?

i didnt unplug anything other than the boots from the plug.. everything else looked good.. i didnt torque the plugs though but i dont think an electrical connection is being made since the plugs are soaked with black gas/oil

nothings unplugged, i only got to those two because i couldnt reach the cyl 3+4 holes with the tools i had could there be oil or fuel in the cylinder? idk what the black fluid would be, smells like gas

wed. night i picked up 'autolite' copper spark plugs from O'reilly's, went home and changed the cylinder 1&3 plugs, the plugs i removed were worn but normallly then realized i didnt have a 3/8" u-joint so reconnected the spark plug wires to go get one when i tried to start my car up it wouldnt start.. sometimes it turns over constantly sometimes even starts to start but nothing after.. i took out the plugs i'd just put in and they smelled like gas and were covered in dark, 'oily' fluid.. i put in the original plugs and still no start, pulled those plugs and got the same dark oil fluid on them

they came back this morning, felt like i was towing a semi and it was hard to get above 55, havent got a chance to pull the codes yet though im sure its still the misfire

i replaced it with just a different MAF from a 96 ej22 and it runs now for the 40 or so miles i drove it.. i pulled codes after driving for about a half hour (freeway) and found 5: PO100 - Mass Air Flow (MAF) Circuit Malfunction PO301 - Cylinder #1 Misfire Detected PO302 - Cylinder #2 Misfire Detected PO400 - MAP/Barometric Pressure Circuit Range/Performance Problem PO106 - Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Malfunction i cleared these codes and drove another 15 minute's home and so far they've not come back on...what next?

sweet, ill see if that fixes it!

im not positive, but i think the MAF was from a 93 wagon

i found a MAF at the junkyard from a bunch of 1st gen legacys... will that work?

well i dont have paypal, so id have to mail cash or something so im not really sure

how much would you like for the MAF? ive been eye-ing junkyards for a legacy to come in but no luck so far

pinpointed to MAF problem.. however... is that whats causing the TCU to throw a AT Oil Temp code? or do i have an additional, separate issue

i'm also running on the stock ecu from the 2.2L and tired unplugging the MAF to see how it ran in limp mode but it will not stay idling for more than a few seconds now also right as it started sputtering before it died tonight, a 'pop' sounded like it came out of the cone filter.. i thought that was odd

the plugs, wires and coil came with the motor from tigerjapanese.com in nov/dec of 2008.. so those all no doubt need replacing i had always had that code though since the sawp, i thought it was due to not tapping the EGR into the motor when i swapped it... its run fine with it on until recently so im not sure if thats it some more info.. tonight when i turned it on, despite it taking 100000 turns to finally start, it idles for about 5 seconds then dies, upon turning it on, the 'AT Oil Temp' light blinks 16 times.. i noticed unusual smoking.. upon inspecting, it appeared to be coming from the front part of the motor as opposed to the heads..although still not overly thick or white.. also after the car died it looked like it may have been coming from under the car as well, near the trans or cat

car: 1995 Legacy L. JDM EJ25DE, AWD4EAT storyline: 1. start car - it takes a noticeably few extra cranks than it should from sitting a couple days in the snow 2. car idles while i brush snow from windows - from a start, it's fine.. it revvs waaay up for 3-5 seconds then goes back to normal 3. warm body in seat - notice a small amount of smoke coming from engine, i thought of it as nothing more than the current exhaust leak from my header 4. start to reverse - bald tires i give it a considerable amount of gas to overcome the mound of snow behind me, engine revs higher but car slllooowly increases speed. 5. 'Drive' - mobbing throught the snow i didnt notice anything wrong, i finally made it onto a clear main road at a light 6. From the light: i give it about 90% throttle and the car starts revving up and down as i accelerate like a turtle, the tach is slowly increasing though as normal - when the tach shows around 3-4krpms, something happens and i take off with heavy acceleration.. i was unaware i had vtec thats been happening alot lately. today after #7 i was at a red light after i'd driven a total of maybe 1 mile, and something happened that sounded like a backfire and my car slowly sputtered to its death, it started, ran, and idles forward albeit slowly but surely without problem but as soon as i hit the gas AT ALL it dies.. had to push it home in the snow.. seeing smoke from the engine.. it wasnt white or thick just exhaust type... and smelling metal type odor faintly as well prior to this i ran a few weeks without a cone or any other filter attached to my maf sensor, it is on now. i have a CEL from the engine swap (PO106) - havent yet checked if there were any others im out of a car right now so info wanted! thanks

wondering if the turbo from an 87 gl 10 would be a good turbo to use in a build on my n/a 2.5L in my 95 legacy

bad idea all around.. when has nitrous ever been good?