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The Nissan Altima is a mid-size automobile manufactured by Nissan, and is arguably a continuation of the Nissan Bluebird line, which began in 1957.

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Why is oil flooding out my spark plugs causing my car to not start?

''''I have a 2002 Nissan Altima 2.5. It currently has roughly 177,000 miles. I've had issues with my oil flooding out my spark plugs and having to replace every month but now it's happened 3 times within a week. It seems the more I turn it off and on the worse it gets. And when it does start it's really rough and loud. As if my engine were shaking under my hood. Is my gasket going?

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No your gasket isnt going its already gone . What you need to do is pull the valve cover and replace the oil seals on the sparkplug tubes and replace the cover gasket as well . watch for cracks in the valve cover and replace if needed . This video shows the process Hope this helps

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Except you can not just purchase the oil seals! You have to replace the valve cover as well... Much more expensive, than just replacing the seals, as on my other vehicles.

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