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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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Just 1 cylinder? were any internal parts replaced, pistons, rods? were the head milled?
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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I know not.
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Hey the SER Spec-V is nothing to be ashamed of. My friend has one (In pieces now unfortunately) and I loved driving that thing. I think the newer ones kinda suck but regardless... still a quick car.

Anyway, Hondatherdm brings up some good questions. Sounds like something is hitting within the combustion chamber. Did they look at the pistons and/or the bottom-end when they checked out the head?
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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Default Re: What can cause a sparkplug to bent

a lot of carbon on top the piston?
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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Default Re: What can cause a sparkplug to bent

wrong spark plug for application
crush washer missing on threads of spark plug
to much timing/ lean condition causing extremely high cylinder pressures
foreign object inside cylinder
rod bearings so bad that the piston travels to high

bending it during install.. thats all i got
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 06:11 PM
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Default Re: What can cause a sparkplug to bent

Ditto the above ^^^.

Look at plug tip protrusion... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_plug 94
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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Well it bent it the ones i got from autoparts so my mechanic went to nissan and got ngk spark plugs for my car. After a test drive the plug in cylinder 1 was close as if something had close it or hit it. So after that i got a honda spark plug witch is almost half of the nissan but it still got bent so i dont know wat alse i can do. This is just happenig in cylinder 1
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 05:58 AM
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Add a second washer to the #1 cylinder spark plug and see what happens.

It is beginning to sound like there is some other problem, excessive carbon build up on the #1 piston maybe or maybe an improperly machined head, [flat but not level], maybe even the wrong piston or rod.

I can't see it being anything worn out, [wrist pin or bearing] as that should be noticeable with engine running.94

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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 07:45 AM
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Default Re: What can cause a sparkplug to bent

sounds like you have excessive carbon on top the piston bore scope the engine
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by alex95eg
Indeed, if you can find a place/person that would rent one out/let you use it for a bit you could look right in and find out for yourself!
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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Well its sucks case my car has some problems like the butterfly srews tend to get loose and go inside the head and cause distruction and a pre-cat in the header mey cause the motor to go out so to get that out of the way im runing my vin # with nissan to if my car is one of the bad sentras out there if it is i would be in luck case they would have to fix it or even replace the motor at no charge. Thanks for all ur help guys i knew the honda family would help
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 09:15 PM
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Well its sucks case my car has some problems like the butterfly srews tend to get loose and go inside the head and cause distruction and a pre-cat in the header mey cause the motor to go out so to get that out of the way im runing my vin # with nissan to if my car is one of the bad sentras out there if it is i would be in luck case they would have to fix it or even replace the motor at no charge. Thanks for all ur help guys i knew the honda family would help
Yeah I know what you are talking about with the pre-cat, among other things. There's no doubt some of these cars had issues. My friend has experienced just about every single one in his 2002.

Good luck with yours man.
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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My guess is that it was bent when he put it in.

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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 08:13 AM
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My guess is that it was bent when he put it in.
He is saying that all the spark plugs he has put in cylinder 1 have all bent one way or another. Not just one.
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