Questions tagged [spark-plug-wires]
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What is gained with "performance" spark plug wires?
When heading to the store to pick up a new set of spark plug wires, I found three products at this particular shop:
Product #1:
Price: Cheap
Boots: EPDM
Core: Suppression
Insulation: EPDM
Max Temp: 356F
Product #2 (labelled "Gold…
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Where do spark plugs get their electricity?
Where is the electric charge coming from and does it have a large amount of electric charge to it?
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Small spark can be seen after replacing spark plugs
I have replaced spark plugs for my 2005 vw fox. I noticed that in one cylinder I can see a small spark coming from the spark boot. It only appears on one spark wire.
Do you guys know if this is important issue? Also the wires are quite new and I…
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Does starting the engine with one of the spark plug wire disconnected damage the starter coil?
A friend of mine (he is not my friend anymore) decided to pull a practical prank on my new motorcycle. He pulled the wire of one of the spark plug (my bike has three of them in the cylinder) and let it hanging by the engine case. I cranked up the…
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Spark plug arcing during removal, engine off.
What could cause the spark plug to arc off the socket and exhaust manifold when removing the spark plug? Obviously the ignition was in the off position.
This same plug tends to get carbon deposits over time.
I now suspect I may need more grounds..…
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What kind of wear does a spark plug cable go through?
I'm about to change spark plugs on my car, and given the cost of getting just the plugs or plugs + cables, I'm considering just keeping the current ones.
The car runs fine (well, it's consuming way too much fuel), so I'm interested in knowing what…
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Is it necessary to change the leads when changing spark plugs?
2 days ago I felt that something isn't right with my Ford.
A mechanic told me that he wants to replace all four spark plugs and wires but could I just change the spark plugs?
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Testing for a misfire
I recently bought a relatively cheap hantek oscilloscope off of amazon so that I can test some of the sensors more precisely, But now I'm curious.
Can a T-pin be backprobed into the coil pack of the spark plug wires and grounded to the frame or…
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After mechanic work, car starts fine but accelerating stalls the engine
I own a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer, and have been the only owner and mostly the only driver. About a year ago I had a weird misfiring problem where if I pushed the accelerator down more than half way it would stop firing on any cylinders and the car…
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96 Toyota Previa starts with no wires connected to the distributor
I changed my distributor and rotor the wires werent on yet and my kid turned the key and the van started right up how is this possible?
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What are the pros and cons of using distributor per bank vs single bigger distributor on a dohc v8 for example?
early Ferrari 308 models used a distributor per bank that worked on their respective bank , but on later 308s they switched to a single bigger distributor that worked for both banks. What would be the pros and cons of both setups?
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Ignition coil replacement
My girlfriend has a 2007 Nissan Sentra with 160000 miles on it. She does not think the spark plugs have ever been replaced which leads me to believe that the ignition coils have also never been replaced. She does not have any check engine light…
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Fourth piston isn't sparking so car is losing power
What are the possible reasons that my fourth piston is not sparking. I am pretty sure the spark plug is broken but I am not sure. The car is a 2006 Scion XB.
Thank you.
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Can spark plug wires affect fuel consumption
I am experiencing a drastic drop in mileage so far everything seems fine with the car so I cannot find the reason for now, but recently I replaced the spark plug wires I think it's unlikely that they affect the consumption this much but better ask.…
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Spark coming from distributor cap pin
recently I have noticed some random engine misfires. I've checked my spark plugs and wires and haven't noticed anything unusual. I have checked for sparks at night and there were no sparks coming from wires or near the spark plugs. However there was…
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