Care to read my plugs?
#1
RX8 and a Truk....
Thread Starter
Care to read my plugs?
Car has been harder to start lately, and down on power. From what I've seen, plugs are supposed to be brown-ish - not like this. These have about 30K miles on them. Will check the coils next.
I realize the focus wasn't spot on - hopefully this works though...
I realize the focus wasn't spot on - hopefully this works though...
#3
RX8 and a Truk....
Thread Starter
Yessir - getting flashing ECU during even gentle driving. engine used to light-off within a second; now cranks a bit longer. 68k on the car; about 30k on this engine; 20k on these plugs/wires/cat/coils.
Last edited by dmp; 06-22-2010 at 05:40 AM.
#4
Extraordinary Engineering
You don't have many miles...
Are your plug wires going to the correct plugs? Maybe you can snap a picture of your wires/plugs/coils
Also check your MAF sensor... Search for a DIY
It's possible that your coils are bad again... What's your driving style?
Are your plug wires going to the correct plugs? Maybe you can snap a picture of your wires/plugs/coils
Also check your MAF sensor... Search for a DIY
It's possible that your coils are bad again... What's your driving style?
Last edited by DarkBrew; 06-21-2010 at 02:45 PM.
#6
RX8 and a Truk....
Thread Starter
You don't have many miles...
Are your plug wires going to the correct plugs? Maybe you can snap a picture of your wires/plugs/coils
Also check your MAF sensor... Search for a DIY
It's possible that your coils are bad again... What's your driving style?
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/3699/coils.jpg
Are your plug wires going to the correct plugs? Maybe you can snap a picture of your wires/plugs/coils
Also check your MAF sensor... Search for a DIY
It's possible that your coils are bad again... What's your driving style?
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/3699/coils.jpg
No, Dan - no other CEL's - just the flasher under part throttle. Where do you buy your plugs?
Last edited by dmp; 06-22-2010 at 12:02 PM.
#9
The second one indicates too much in town driving.
Our plugs run black when they get like the second one they are shot.
Even the first one does not have a hint of brown.
#10
RX8 and a Truk....
Thread Starter
well, I don't drive it a ton; my wife would drive it to work; I can't take it to work because the do-not-back-up spike strips rip chunks of rubber out of the tires. I'll ask her to drive it harder (thatswhatshesaid). Yes, front plug was from front rotor, second plug was from rear rotor.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
#15
Extraordinary Engineering
#16
RX8 and a Truk....
Thread Starter
Thanks - new plugs showed up yesterday - interesting though; they look identical, trailing and leading - not like what I pulled out of that car. That okay? I got the iridium set from sparkplugs.com
#24
RX8 and a Truk....
Thread Starter
when I replaced things today, my OEM plugs looked more brown than black. weird. Anywho - got them swapped; pulled off coils to see white marks on the backs - looks like i'll shop for those next.