 Flying SparkPlug Wire/Loud Engine, Sparkplug wire laying on engine |
 Feb 21, 2005 - 12:14 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 20, '05 From Southern Cali Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
First and for most... great forum!
Its the reason I decided not to sell my celica. I ran my celica pretty one night after having it transported to southern cali from Chicago. It idled funny (around 2200K). It clunked off harshly when I pulled into my drive way and shut it off. I have never had any trouble what so ever form my car. I openned the hood to find the 3rd plug wire (from right to left) sitting lose on top of engine. It apparently hit the hood hard enough to tear the cloth underneath. Plus after I reseated it the engine sounds really terrible. Very loud tapping and clanking in all gears and even during idle. 
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Feb 21, 2005 - 3:53 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 20, '05 From Southern Cali Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I just replaced my plat4 with denso ird. I changed the rotor and cap. Even bought a new yellow top battery for giggles. I removed the hood completely. I started the car and for a second it seemed normal until I heard a loud bang like a gun shot from the front of car. The same wire flew this time it had one of my new $12 plugs with it. It land about 20 ft away. Any suggestions
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celicazero Flying SparkPlug Wire/Loud Engine Feb 21, 2005 - 12:14 AM
Rjb23 Did you check the plug? Also what engine do you ha... Feb 21, 2005 - 12:55 AM celicazero I have a 5sfe. Im using platinum 4 plugs. They wer... Feb 21, 2005 - 1:12 AM Anub1s Sounds like you may have stripped the splines in t... Feb 21, 2005 - 4:10 PM celicazero Cant i just rethread it. The treads on the plugs a... Feb 21, 2005 - 6:33 PM Rjb23 Yea that is crazy, I would take it to a shop. You ... Feb 21, 2005 - 6:41 PM celicazero yeah it shot out pretty far. Feb 21, 2005 - 6:48 PM Digndoug the plug or wire shot off? did you pull the plugs ... Feb 21, 2005 - 7:01 PM celicazero Well on the first occurance I examine all of the p... Feb 21, 2005 - 7:53 PM Rjb23 Well if it was just the wire I would say you have ... Feb 21, 2005 - 8:22 PM 97GTinKC sure sounds like the threads in the cylinder head ... Feb 22, 2005 - 12:43 AM celicazero Well I was thinking that and i almost have the blo... Feb 22, 2005 - 3:06 AM LewFX welcome to so cal!!! doesnt the rain j... Feb 22, 2005 - 2:02 PM celicazero The rain I can deal with its just the floods that ... Feb 22, 2005 - 4:20 PM Silvan Why don't you try a helicoil? Maybe that helps... Feb 23, 2005 - 4:49 AM celicazero After finishing the retapping of the spark housing... Feb 26, 2005 - 1:34 AM celicaboston1983 I had the same thing happened to me a couple of mo... Feb 26, 2005 - 1:06 PM 97GTinKC Could it be just a chunk of carbon in the combusti... Feb 27, 2005 - 3:09 AM
Rjb23 That is a rippoff. Get a used 5sfe and do it your... Feb 27, 2005 - 5:23 PM |
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