95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

Check your Plugs!!!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 12-15-2006 | 07:48 AM
  #1  
uberhahn's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
Check your Plugs!!!

A few months back, I had an "incident" where one of my sparkplugs was lose enough that it caused a literal meltdown of one of the ignition coils on the passanger side - caused by the PO overtorquing the plug, stripping the thread.

So, I repaired with Sav-A-Thread (worked great), changed plugs, etc.

I also recently had the "opportunity" to change the valve cover gaskets (due to a leak from the sparkplug opening). The valve cover gasket repair kit from Fel-Pro is great, and includes 6 donuts for the spark-plug seals, along with the actual valve cover gaskets.

So, as I was changing the driver's side, I noticed that 2 of 3 plugs were seriously lose. Like 2 turns and they were out!!! The threads were fine.
The old plugs were Bosch 2+ (damn PO ).

Installed new Denso's, with a fuel economy imrovement over 3000 miles = 1.2mpg.

The lesson, check your plugs at each oil change!!!
Old 12-15-2006 | 08:06 AM
  #2  
Red Neck Bill's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 60
Likes: 0
From: South Carolina
will do in about 500miles from now
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
smthwsn357
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
15
05-01-2024 08:28 AM
sandyota
84-85 Trucks & 4Runners
18
02-04-2021 12:16 PM
Eggslinger
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
22
06-08-2019 04:32 PM
v_man
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
14
07-23-2015 05:01 PM
msane99
Pre 84 Trucks
4
07-17-2015 11:13 AM




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:27 AM.