Re: Spark plug nightmare
Originally Posted by
chuckg
feel like coil pac's are the same as i took them off but if you have a picture that you could post would be great / this is the first time changing plugs myself due to trying to save money but this is a *****.....the spark plugs are suppose to be gapped already and so i just put them on right out of the box....if you could please tell me what gap i am suppose to have them at / i would appreciate that too. thank you for any information you can give me so i can get my car running again...it's my wife's car.....
The flashing light is a serious problem, you did put the oil back in it?
Do not drive it until the light at least stops flashing.
Did you smash the insulator on any of them?
Gap is .040" (1mm)
Make sure the metal connector inside the rubber cap is firmly on the spark plug terminal and not just held in place by the rubber gripping the insulator.
I guess that the two spark plug wire should go to the proper plug, left and right as they were. The lower wire from the pack goes to the plug in the rear position on each cylinder.
Plugs may or may not be gapped for your particular vehicle, always check.
A plug is a plug and does not have to go back where it came from next time if you just clean them rather than replace them.
Last edited by onehundred80; Jun 25, 2012 at 04:46 PM.