need help asap spark plugs
i just put in 6 new oem Nissan spark plugs gaped at 1.1mm as told and started car and "service engine soon" went on and the car like shakes lil hard any help or things that may be wrong
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Doh! I was under the impression that our cars only used Iridium. If not, then we should since it's only a couple bucks extra. Hell, even older Camrys require Iridium plugs and it's just a Toyota family car.
I would get an OBDII reader from kragens which can be bought for like $25 and then see what codes are you are getting. are you getting noticeable vibrations? even when at idle?
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make sure all your electrical harnesses to your coils are connected to their respective coils and that they are "clipped" in tight. I inadvertently left one loose (cylinder 5) when i thought it was installed tight and the result was a harley motorcycle like sound out the rear and the engine idled rougher than usual and plus the ses light kept flashing... i was running on 5 cylinders do to misfire... popped the hood, reached in with a long screwdriver and pushed in coil harness tight and back to normal. No more ses light. this was done this past friday.
The oem plugs are NGK Laser Platinum and the ones I purchased before came pre-gapped.
I won't get into the iridium plug debate. I stay away from them based on personally seeing two engines blow from then coming apart. To each their own.
OP said he did one plug at a time so they are not out of order. I would do what FenixL1P said and double check everything you did. It had to be caused by something you did in the swap.
I won't get into the iridium plug debate. I stay away from them based on personally seeing two engines blow from then coming apart. To each their own.
OP said he did one plug at a time so they are not out of order. I would do what FenixL1P said and double check everything you did. It had to be caused by something you did in the swap.
if you want to get technically speaking, copper provides the best spark, Strongest out of iridium/platinum. The only benefits to platinum/iridium is better heat resistance and corrosion resistance so they last longer than copper.
misfire .... valve cover gasket leaking oil buying a new oem set and pcv or if any one knows a higher quality valve cover gasket??? and that the reason i get a lil burning smell wen i gas it hard/high RPM thanks everyone
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