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Old 13-06-2006, 04:27 PM
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Default How do these plugs look??

Anything to worry about??



Old 13-06-2006, 04:29 PM
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look a bit sooty but nothin too bad!Me thinks...

The pro's mite be able to tell u more!
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Yeah thats what i was hoping for! No offence
Old 13-06-2006, 04:31 PM
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don't tell you anything unless you say exactly what the running condition was when the engine was stopped (i.e. the point at which spark and fuel were cut)
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Running fine to be honest, been in the car for a fair few months & ragging sessions.

I took them out to make sure i was getting an accurate TDC reading off the pulleys........

Just thought i'd ask the question.
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Look ok to me...certainly no lean cylinder so injectors all working equally.

Plugs can give good info if all the same colour it means everything is equal...for example if one injector was a bit down..one would show leaner regardless...also if a plug failed...also if you had an air leak on one cylinder

People say they not important..but they ARE.
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looks ok to me

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Thanks Lads, at least now i have a idea what to look out for!
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Originally Posted by Bosch-Man
Look ok to me...certainly no lean cylinder so injectors all working equally.

Plugs can give good info if all the same colour it means everything is equal...for example if one injector was a bit down..one would show leaner regardless...also if a plug failed...also if you had an air leak on one cylinder

People say they not important..but they ARE.
this is all correct but in reality it shows everything is fine at idle and that it has not been lean enough to melt a tip during its pass hard driving sessions, for a good reading you need to plug chop during full load/boost and then see what you got, its just not turbo friendly, on the race car we use this method side the LM1, really to read a plug correctly you'll need a magnifine glass.
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