[ESone]

I just changed my plugs and in one the holes that the plug sits in...there was a whole bunch of yellow powder. Any clue what this is or what causes it?

 

[Trevor]

Do you use octane boosters? That could be the problem.

 

[abax44]

Anthrax.

 

[chuck]

ya,just be glad it's not white

 

[redgtvr4]

octane boost would make the plugs Rust color RED. I think he is refering to outside the chamber, in the hole the plu wire goes into ...Right?

 

[ESone]

Yep!

Yep there's yellow powder that looks like sulphur in the hole that the plug goes down into. I dont run octane booster but I do run nothing but premium gas. and it's only in one of the cylinders....?

Also when I first start the car in the morning I get a nice plume of blue smoke, Bad rings? Valve seals? PCV? It's only when I first start it, not all the time

 

[Feral]

Blue smoke on startup? Most likely rings ... how many miles do you have? You can go for a while with dying rings ... but start saving up now. Taking that engine apart isn't cheap.