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Old 22 June 2011, 04:17 PM
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Just got round to changing my plugs only to find 2 finger tight, 1 almost finger tight and 1 nipped up. What sort of issues would this have had on the car?
Old 22 June 2011, 04:24 PM
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Count yourself lucky you didn't have to use a heli coil.
Old 22 June 2011, 04:39 PM
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I'm glad they're done and dusted to be honest. I manage to fit them without incident, well apart from getting the extension bars.......... I've torqued them up to the correct amount as well so fingers crossed all will be well.
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Could have caused lose in compression leading to a misfire and could have been blown out stripping the thread.
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Originally Posted by antony@indigo-gt
Could have caused lose in compression leading to a misfire and could have been blown out stripping the thread.
Glad I decided to do them now!
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