Plug wire fell off
08-27-2007, 06:45 AM
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Plug wire fell off
Yesterday at the Autocross I had a plug wire come off. I think it was the forward bottom which would be a trailing???
heard a funking pop/crack sound from under the hood. Looked in there and could see the huge spark jumping from the plug end to the rotor housing. Made a good decision to shut it off before putting it back on. Looked like that would hurt.
Must have happened a bit earlier as the car became harder to start for a couple runs. after I plugged it back in the car ran great again.
Bottom line ( crappy dealer maintenance tech).
Oh and the car did exceptionally well against a Saleen Mustang an M3 and a 993. only cars faster were on race tires. The stock Potenzas are just about gone now.
heard a funking pop/crack sound from under the hood. Looked in there and could see the huge spark jumping from the plug end to the rotor housing. Made a good decision to shut it off before putting it back on. Looked like that would hurt.
Must have happened a bit earlier as the car became harder to start for a couple runs. after I plugged it back in the car ran great again.
Bottom line ( crappy dealer maintenance tech).
Oh and the car did exceptionally well against a Saleen Mustang an M3 and a 993. only cars faster were on race tires. The stock Potenzas are just about gone now.
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08-27-2007, 11:36 AM
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time for some new wires.
08-27-2007, 11:42 AM
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Time to do the maintenance MYSELF. These wires original equipment, only 17K miles on the car. new plugs were installed recently while the car went in for the engine re-call thing.
Car seems fine. Wife always comments on how well the engine runs after a day of autocross..
Car seems fine. Wife always comments on how well the engine runs after a day of autocross..
08-27-2007, 12:20 PM
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yeah, I needed new plugs a few months ago and there's no way I was going to let some "tech" do it.
Joe: make sure you check those plugs every 25K miles.
If you're in the market for wires down the road, I recommend the RB wires.
Joe: make sure you check those plugs every 25K miles.
If you're in the market for wires down the road, I recommend the RB wires.
08-28-2007, 03:29 AM
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I don't buy Kool-Aid
Thanks,
-Gil
08-29-2007, 11:20 PM
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mine did it with stock wires.. and the spare motor i bought had arching on the plug...
was under the car yesterday to check.. was tight as a clam. but racing beat wires now...
beers
08-30-2007, 11:53 AM
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I think the RB will help with the falling off since they're such a tight fit to get on. (seemed much tighter the stock) Swoope, yours fit tight as well? (Crap! just set myself up on that one...)
09-01-2007, 10:31 AM
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plug connectors can get loose after pulling them off a few times. You can use pliers to crunch the connector closer together. You'll have a really tight fit that isn't going to fall off afterwards.
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