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    just took the spark plugs out of the my xe tonight and it has creamy oil between the bottom ceramic and the top of the thread.

    how else can i check that its porous before i change the head

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    its not porous!!!!!!!!! it might be cracked though.

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    could the crack be obvious, i never had a right look, still had the rocker cover on.

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    Good old compression test.

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    The crack won't be visible. More info here:

    http://www.orsas.com/CarStuff/cav/info.php

    What's the water in your header tank like?

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