Spark plugs after 10k miles
 

so I pulled my spark plugs to do a compression test today, I got good numbers:

180-185 on all cylinder (cylinder 3 was 175-180, nothing serious). but my plugs look ok/odd at the same time. I am not sure if there is anything wrong, so if anyone here looks a these things frequently please tell me if I am wrong on my conclusion here:

The coloring implies I am running ok, but perhaps a little lean or too hot on cylinder two as the white is too far back on the ground strap. I also have that peeling on the porcelain on cylinder two. I had oil/fluid on cylinder 1,3,4 threads. Cylinder 1 I was expecting as I spilled some oil around it earlier in the weekend, and didn't take the plug out to clean it.

What the ---- is up with my cylinder 2 plug? I am baffled why that one would be overheating and not cylinder 4.

have a looksy guys:
Cylinder 1:
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188

Cylinder 2:
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188

Cylinder 3:
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188

Cylinder 4:
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188

Group pic.:
https://www.miataforumz.com/attachme...ine=1318287188

I will update this with more info which I can concluded from discussion on other forums. The white isn't actually so white, this plugs are probably not doing so bad. spark plugs #2 has deposits and not cracking or damage to the porcelain. So I am not detonating like I had initially thought, but just to be safe I will be running 92 for the next couple thousand miles.

I am going to post a few more images of #2 which helped me in coming to a conclusion...

its deposits from my disappearing oil!! so some progress has been made then. The car has been eating oil at a relatively quick pace. I have posted a ton of links around, but this one is particularly good:
http://www.spark-plugs.co.uk/pages/t.../diagnosis.htm

and this one too:
http://dodgeram.info/Engine-Gas/Spar...plghnbook.html

These two confirm my suspicion that my leak has been from my valve seals/seats because the deposit on #2 is only on one side rather than all around.
With this said, the combination of leakdown test, compression test, and the deposit I should be able to determie if its a valve seat or valve seal (if its a seal, it won't show up on the compression or leakdown test since they are not part of the cylinder).

Looks like light oiling deposits to me.