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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: TahoeYJ on October 23, 2009, 08:48:39 AM
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So, yesterday while I was waiting for my friend to pick me up to do some work, I decided I'd pull my spark plugs and see how they looked. It's been probably 15K+ since I swapped them, and I don't exactly baby the squirrels so I've been meaning to get around to that...
Well, evidently it was time... Because 3 of 4 cracked when I went to pull 'em :yikes:
I'm guessing it was because of heat fatigue? the electrodes didn't have much life left either... So I decided to check the rotor as well, and when I pulled it off some little spring and electrode thing fell out of it as well :fitz:
So on the way home from working we stopped and I picked up plug/wires/cap/rotor, and the old girl runs MUCH better now. Starts faster, sounds better in the higher r's, and it doesn't feel as sluggish at 55+ :thumbsup:
I think it was time, lol
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So, yesterday while I was waiting for my friend to pick me up to do some work, I decided I'd pull my spark plugs and see how they looked. It's been probably 15K+ since I swapped them, and I don't exactly baby the squirrels so I've been meaning to get around to that...
Well, evidently it was time... Because 3 of 4 cracked when I went to pull 'em :yikes:
I'm guessing it was because of heat fatigue? [...]
I think it was time, lol
they could crack if you splash cold water on the hot plug, so maybe they were cracked already but i don't think it's heat fatigue, more on the lines of the socket not being in line with the spark plug - don't ask me how i know that (it happens with new ones too if you don't pay attention).
not a bad idea to change the plugs especially that they are cheap (unless you run some denso iridium ones)