Car only starts, when it has a little oil in the plugs

2009 HYUNDAI I20
137,000 MILES • 1.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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My car overheated sometime in February
It knocked the valves. I took it for repairs they overhauled the head cylinder, replaced piston rings and a water pump, everything that might have cause the car to overheat. but, the car will not start unless oil is poured into the spark plugs, once the oil dries out the car goes off and will not start.
Spark plugs spark, injectors work accordingly, they also replaced the coil over cables. what could be the problem?
Even when the car has started it will not idle on its own.
Nov 6, 2017 at 8:52 AM
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Sounds like a compression problem, the oil will seal the top compression rig, get a dry compression test done and post the readings here.
Nov 6, 2017 at 2:55 PM