Spark Plug Issues

iStick · Post by **iStick** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:24 pm

[FONT="Georgia"]Ok so I changed out my spark plugs and wires yesterday & whenever I drive after about 30 minutes my car starts to run hot & smoke, when I look under the hood I find 3 out of my 4 wires popped up.. .so I push them back down and the car runs fine but it keeps happening can anyone tell me why this might be??
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Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:33 pm

Pressure getting by the plugs. You could have cross threaded the spark plugs so they seem tight but arent sealing or thy could just be loose.

iStick · Post by **iStick** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:04 pm

Waffles;273031 wrote:Pressure getting by the plugs. You could have cross threaded the spark plugs so they seem tight but arent sealing or thy could just be loose.

[FONT="Georgia"]not meaning to be slow but what do yu mean by cross threaded??[/FONT]

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:06 pm

Its when you screw in a threaded bolt(or spark plug) with the threads misaligned with the nut(or the head in this example) causing the bolt to cut new threads. Usually it damages both pieces.

iStick · Post by **iStick** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:31 pm

Pistons 1 3 & 4 are the only ones popping up, piston 2 is fine. But piston 1 pops the hardest, when I tried taking the plug out the bottom piece got stuck in the head.. .

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:58 pm

iStick;273037 wrote:Pistons 1 3 & 4 are the only ones popping up, piston 2 is fine. But piston 1 pops the hardest, when I tried taking the plug out the bottom piece got stuck in the head.. .

Bottom piece of the plug? Like the plug broke?

iStick · Post by **iStick** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:45 pm

When I pulled the plug out the part that goes around the actual spark plug was still in the head.. .but after I let the car cool down I pushed it back in then pulled it back out and it was attached again..

Post by **stolle** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:20 pm

iStick;273042 wrote:When I pulled the plug out the part that goes around the actual spark plug was still in the head.. .but after I let the car cool down I pushed it back in then pulled it back out and it was attached again..

sounds like you have non-foulers, take them out!

if your confused google "spark plug non fouler"

if thats not it, then idk, lol.

rickles8099 · Post by **rickles8099** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:40 pm

stolle;273045 wrote:sounds like you have non-foulers, take them out!

if your confused google "spark plug non fouler"

if thats not it, then idk, lol.

or plugs not tightened down all the way and the combustion is blowing her plug wires off.

ymisoqt · Post by **ymisoqt** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:34 pm

stolle;273045 wrote:sounds like you have non-foulers, take them out!

if your confused google "spark plug non fouler"

if thats not it, then idk, lol.

It was the rubber piece on the bottom that had pulled off.

Actually, that sparkplug pulled my socket off of the extension too lol

rickles8099;273046 wrote:or plugs not tightened down all the way and the combustion is blowing her plug wires off.

I went over there and checked them. #4 was a little loose. I pulled all of the sparkplugs and tightened them back down, checked firing order. Pulled each plug while the car was running etc etc.

Then I noticed the map sensor wiring.....

And taped it all up. The car isn't stumbling at idle like it was, it's still idling low. And I'd probably say that replacing the radiator might help the overheating

*&%$# it's hot outside today!