SGVridgerunner

After running the GSR in an auto-X on Saturday I checked my motor out for wear. I was shocked when I pulled the spark plugs. Everything that resided in the combusion chamber - ground, electrode, insulation, etc looked like it was covered in brick dust. I've seen white, black, light brown, and grey, but never red. I dropped an LED down the spark plug hole and took a look inside. Everything looks normal - light brown to black. So it's just the plugs.

Can anybody diagnose this? The car runs great and pulled strong all day, and just passed smog with flying colors the day before.

Thanks,

92integraVTECgsr

congrats.. thats the way they are supposed to look.. a reddish/brown.. white mean they are running lean.. black means rich.. red means just right

integra_661

DOHCgarage919

i never seen red on my spark plugs but once when i put Octane booster and i checked my spark plugs they were a brick dusty red color- have you put octane booster in ur car?? and i no octane booster doesnt do crap, but i tryed to see for myself and its crap so no hate comments, saving myslef lol hahah

92integraVTECgsr

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DOHCgarage919 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i never seen red on my spark plugs but once when i put Octane booster and i checked my spark plugs they were a brick dusty red color- have you put octane booster in ur car?? and i no octane booster doesnt do crap, but i tryed to see for myself and its crap so no hate comments, saving myslef lol hahah </TD></TR></TABLE>


what octane booster did you use? I use the LUCAS Octane Booster and that stuff does work.. I use it every once in a while.. but I can tell a little quicker pickup when its in my gas..

AWD Terror

You do know that your engine runs off gas and not blood right?

Put up a picture so we can tell. Depends on what shade of color

evildc2

Nice, thats all i have to say dont be worried about it you got a healthy motor

SGVridgerunner

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DOHCgarage919 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i never seen red on my spark plugs but once when i put Octane booster and i checked my spark plugs they were a brick dusty red color- have you put octane booster in ur car?? and i no octane booster doesnt do crap, but i tryed to see for myself and its crap so no hate comments, saving myslef lol hahah </TD></TR></TABLE>

Good call! My wife put 87 in it one day by accident and called me from the gas station. I told her to put some octane booster in it just for safe measure. She put in whatever they had at the station (I don't know). We never had any problems with knocking, so I guess the stuff worked.

SGVridgerunner

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AWD Terror &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You do know that your engine runs off gas and not blood right?

Put up a picture so we can tell. Depends on what shade of color</TD></TR></TABLE>Well, it is the heart of the car, you know.

I'll try to post pictures tonight.

PatrickGSR94

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My spark plugs always look normal when I pull them out, like this (except the #3 plug from when a little water got in there after pressure washing the engine):