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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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wen i first got my car it was boggin bad in the low rpms i guess missfireing or someshit and i changed the plugs and it ran great.. its starting to happen again tho and its only been like 2 months... is this normal for a old motor? 92 hatch stock 200xxx miles
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Have you checked the cap, rotor, and plug wires? Any CEL codes?
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 03:08 AM
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when you start engine in the morning does it talk more time to start ? if the answer is yes you must change it

and also clean idel , change fuel filter, clean air intake
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 04:37 AM
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no i got a tune up.. new wires cap rotor new dizzy new fuel filter and intake
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 08:37 PM
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if they're copper plugs change every oil change they cost like 5 bucks?
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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if they're copper plugs change every oil change they cost like 5 bucks?
that's overkill to the max. who changes their plugs every 3000 miles?
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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that's overkill to the max. who changes their plugs every 3000 miles?
i do lol.

but if your car is doing the same thing that changing plugs fixed than change em and see what happens.
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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wen i first got my car it was boggin bad in the low rpms i guess missfireing or someshit and i changed the plugs and it ran great.. its starting to happen again tho and its only been like 2 months... is this normal for a old motor? 92 hatch stock 200xxx miles
so when you changed the plugs last, was that done at the same time as your 'tune up' with the wires, cap, etc, etc?
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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i do lol.

but if your car is doing the same thing that changing plugs fixed than change em and see what happens.
well, at least you'll never worry about the plugs seizing lol
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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What brand and type/material of plugs did you put in? I know bosh plugs will crap on anything not german every now and again.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 07:23 AM
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so when you changed the plugs last, was that done at the same time as your 'tune up' with the wires, cap, etc, etc?
yea ngks i gues il change them n see if it goes away but if it does what would be the cause of this
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 07:46 AM
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yea ngks i gues il change them n see if it goes away but if it does what would be the cause of this
if it does go away you are probably fouling the plugs somehow. fouling would be pretty evident on the plug at that point.

if it doesn't go away then you can be pretty confident that your issue is elsewhere.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 08:23 AM
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What brand and type/material of plugs did you put in? I know bosh plugs will crap on anything not german every now and again.
I grabbed some bosch platinum on my last tune up like 2500 miles ago. Bad idea, they don't work as well as the old NGK's
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 08:33 AM
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how do the plugs get fouled so fast?
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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how do the plugs get fouled so fast?
could be alot of things.. the plugs are to cold of a plug, could be running rich, it could even be the valve steam seals going bad.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 09:47 AM
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how do the plugs get fouled so fast?
What mods do you have done to your car? If your running to rich your plugs will foul, also if your running to cold of a plug they will also foul faster than normal.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 07:36 AM
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ok so it was the plugs i changed them last night car is running great not.. its only been a couple of months..
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 07:42 AM
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what do the old plugs look like? They can tell you a lot about how the engine is running.
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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What brand and type/material of plugs did you put in? I know bosh plugs will crap on anything not german every now and again.
Chewyv, I have to praise you on your avitar Lmao! And I agree that Bosh plugs were a bad investment on my part

oh well
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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the old spark plugs look fine
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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bosch plugs dont do well in hondas at all!!!bosch spark plugs run hotter then ngk.and all though the last two hondas i had were over 230,000 miles and still kickin it,id forget spark plugs and swap that motor
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Originally Posted by swizz977
the old spark plugs look fine
can you take macro shots of the business end or them? something that shows detail, like this?
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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