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Old 17 February 2008, 01:19 PM
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Default Changed sparks-engine warning light on!

Hi all,
Dont know if anyone can point me in the right direction but ive got a problem after fitting my new sparks yesterday. New set of ngk6s gone in but for some reason the car keeps stalling after a few seconds of being turned on.
They should have come reading spaced and i cant see any air leeks in the air hoses.
Could it be ive over/under tightened them? (i did them up by hand then nipped them with a rachet). I did notice 2 of the coil packs had hairline cracks in them, but would this make much difference and would it not have come up before??
Any help of what you think i may have done wrong will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers

Paul
Old 17 February 2008, 01:22 PM
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Try the old plugs back in and see if fault still persists.
Old 17 February 2008, 02:02 PM
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Never take for granted the gapping of new plugs..!

Although, I doubt they'd be that far out to cause the problems you're experiencing..!

As suggested, refit old plugs an see..
Old 17 February 2008, 02:18 PM
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ok will have to give that a try then.
Would the hairline cracks in the black plastic part of the coil pack make much difference of should it be ok?
Old 17 February 2008, 02:48 PM
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i was told that any hairline cracks in a coil would indicate that it need replacing.

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Old 17 February 2008, 02:53 PM
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arh ****, thats more money to spend then!
Old 17 February 2008, 05:38 PM
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Did you remove any pipework to make the job easier? if so you may have not reconnected the MAF sensor?

just a thought.
Old 17 February 2008, 07:57 PM
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i did that initially actually. Connected it up and its been the same
All the other pipework is fine
Old 19 February 2008, 11:39 AM
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Hairline cracks in coil packs will cause problems, especially in these cold/damp conditions we're having ATM..!
Old 19 February 2008, 11:49 AM
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I know when I changed mine i knocked off a small vacum pipe that was under the airbox pipework and thought i'd killed mine ! didnt spot it for ages.
Old 19 February 2008, 12:01 PM
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If they`re pfr6b`s and you want to gap them always set mine to 0.8mm,tried em at 0.7mm just ran better at 0.8mm(uk turbo),though im with the others on the coilpacks being your problem to be honest.
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