 What would cause my plugs to look like this, Spark plug issues |
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 Apr 5, 2014 - 1:04 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jun 25, '08 From CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
So my car has been starting a little rougher than usual and since I had a smog test at a star station coming up (I live in CA) I decided to do a tune up, well to my surprise when I pulled the plugs they all looked like they had rust on the tips aren't plugs suppose to normally have a whitish coloration after being used for awhile, these plugs are about a year old I would say, anyone know what can cause them to look like this
  
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Apr 5, 2014 - 2:41 AM
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Enthusiast Joined May 23, '12 From northridge,CA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
running lean? r u getting good mpg?
any mis or back fires |
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Apr 5, 2014 - 4:00 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Some fuel additives can cause the plugs to turn brown, but it'll be almost crusty in appearance. Normal use makes them tan. Running lean they'd still be white, running rich they'd be black from carbon deposits.
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Apr 5, 2014 - 8:17 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
Must be additives.
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Apr 5, 2014 - 10:56 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
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Apr 5, 2014 - 12:16 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '08 From CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (ILoveMySilly97 @ Apr 5, 2014 - 8:17 AM)  Must be additives. Haha now that you mention it I recently got a few fuel additives for free so I've been using them every fill up thats pretty wierd QUOTE (mi645 @ Apr 5, 2014 - 2:41 AM) running lean? r u getting good mpg? any mis or back fires No I usually run with my auto-scanner hooked up and it lets me know if I have any misfires, plus my mpg seems pretty normal around 27 combined |
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Apr 5, 2014 - 9:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You read my link? It's from MMT commonly found in "octane boosters".
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Apr 6, 2014 - 9:17 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
lean plugs would look white, rich would look black. those dont look bad to me for using additives
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Apr 6, 2014 - 4:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '08 From CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Bitter @ Apr 5, 2014 - 10:49 PM) You read my link? It's from MMT commonly found in "octane boosters". Yeah I seen and I did get a free Lucas Octane booster didn't think much of it and i didn't really notice a difference in my car |
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Apr 6, 2014 - 5:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The car is also designed to run on regular fuel, so anything over is a waste of money.
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Apr 6, 2014 - 8:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You got a bottle of 'does jack **** for your car'. Well it turns the plugs brown....
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Apr 7, 2014 - 1:30 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '08 From CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (Bitter @ Apr 6, 2014 - 9:34 PM) You got a bottle of 'does jack **** for your car'. Well it turns the plugs brown.... Well nothing cheaper than something free |
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Apr 7, 2014 - 2:02 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Actually, getting paid to take something would be.
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