Q: I live in Nigeria, africa, just got a used grand cherokee jeep, it is smoking, one of the 8 spark plug is socked with oil, its rel

asked by on December 29, 2016

One of the eight spark plug is alway socked with oil, releases blue smoke smells and the vehicle shakes/ vibrates when not in motion. Please what should I do about it. Thanks
My car has an automatic transmission.

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