Question on Boxster Plugs Seals

[bcarlstad]

younseung3-29-12 on your spark plug comments, says after 2003 plug tubes are metal and seals are changed with engine disassembly. Is he mistaking?

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[Wayne 962]

That's correct. On later cars Porsche change the location and design of the seals. As a result they are not easy to change on these later cars. However I have seen that they don't seem to leak as much on later cars as well. So it might be a moot point in the end.

- Wayne

[clnilsen]

Sorry to reply to this zombie thread, but I'm really having issues finding information about the later boxster engine spark plug replacement. Should I do anything with the seals when I do the plugs? They came in my kit.

Also, is any oil in the spark plug tube too much? At what point should I be concerned?