Originally Posted by Aoshi
Now, im not sure about this bmw, but I know when I pulled them out of my old lincoln, they wern't covered in oil, but then again, that thing never really had any oil in it anyway. But yeah, these things shouldn't be covered in oil, right?
And could this cause misfiring?
covered in oil is not a good thing. It can either be blowby or oil getting into your intake somehow like through your pcv .
I am not certain on the missfire but I am sure the oil soaked plugs arent helping. It could definately be one of your problems.