She's getting old and tired Options

[rkelly_83543]

So I have a 1994 Celica GT with the 5SFE and 5 speed manual.
A few weeks ago I started to notice a faint raw fuel smell in the cabin while idling.
I put off diagnosing the issue until I could find a little more time to look into it since it wasn't a serious leak.
Now it has started making a ticking noise (louder than normal for a Toyota). Last time I had the oil changed at the dealership (I didn't have time to do it myself) they mentioned metal shavings in the oil.
Today my wife was driving the car on a city street around 25 mph and she decided to blow the plug out of the third cylinder.
I haven't touched the plugs in a few years so why this would happen now is weird.
The contact at the end of the plug was gone too (spark tip).
Is it time to put her out to pasture?

[rkelly_83543]

I pulled the rest of the plugs tonight and they looked pretty worn. Another was missing the electrode. They were the Bosch +2 type that has a very fine electrode. I was also able to turn cyl 4 spark plug by hand so I'm thinking it was fixing to blow as well. It's due for an oil change so I will be looking for these shavings myself to rule out the good old dealership tricks. Thanks for the replies!