ive had my car w/ turbo for about a 3 weeks...i checked my spark plugs tonite and the plugs in cylinders 3 and 4 were wet...what could this be? it didn't really smell like gas but then again it didn't really smell like anything...anyone know what the problem could be????? also what should i look for when checking them out after running the car??? help! thanks, later.
Corey


[Modified by B17aTURBO, 3:44 AM 10/26/2001]

 

wet huh, did they smell like gas or oil?

You want to look at the color of the electrode that tells you if your running too rich or too lean.

white is too lean
black is rich
caramel just right

 

i think it smells like oil...it wasn't really a strong smell like gas...what would oil on spark plugs mean? thanks...later.
Corey

 

Dont even want to tell you whats wrong if its oil, ill let someone else break the news to you. If its gas your just rich especially if you let your car idle down before you shut it off, its probably just some incomplete combustion. that can be tuned out. or just crappy plugs that dont ignite the mixture

 

cracked ringlands most likely.... have you done a compression test yet? Bet those two cylinders will be a little lower than the rest...

post your numbers once you did a test..

 

is that really bad??? is it making my car slower??? how does it happen? thanks, later.
Corey

 

dude if your piston ringlands were cracked youd notice more than wet plugs... it would spit smoke like crazy... if you really want to check take off your breather filter and start the car.... typically when they are blown smoke will pour out of there because you'd have crazy blowby..... if your pistons are blown i definitely wouldnt run the car.... but its probably just fuel.. what color are they???

it could also be the rubber o rings around the spark plugs....


[Modified by newsense, 11:10 AM 10/26/2001]

 

If your head gasket is going, it could be leaking anti-freeze and water into your cylinders. You normally see alot of white smoke out the tailpipe as the water burns out, though. If you have water on your plugs, this is the most likely reason. The only way I know of to check this is pulling off your head. You should see the damage to the head gasket right away. If your gasket goes while your driving(mine did), you will get alot of water in your cylinders while the engine is running and you will most likely crack your pistons. This is from experience. Hope this helps.

 

Two of my plugs had ultra white electrodes,what does that mean?

 

I could be mistaken, but I think that means you are running lean in those cylinders. Careful, that makes it alot easier to detonate if you're FI.

 

how does one run lean in only one or two cyldrs?
and not all 4? what causes that?

 

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