spark plug wire
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spark plug wire
I made post a while back about my car not going over 1700rpms . I change my coolant sensor and i saw one of my spark plug wire cut, could that make the car do that? Cause i was thinking the ecu till i saw that.
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ya, it was the wire from the coil to the cap. Mine was pinched by the spark plug cover and over time it started arching.
I replaced the wire set with a new oem set and everything was back to normal. I also did spark plugs while I was at it, since I was already there.
I replaced the wire set with a new oem set and everything was back to normal. I also did spark plugs while I was at it, since I was already there.
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I replaced my spark plug wires a while back and after that my car ran terribly, hesitating, catalytic converter got super hot. So I thought I must have hooked something up wrong, took off the timing belt cover, and it ran fine. Put the cover on again and same problem returned. I figured it might be a loose wire connection to my coil, but that didn't help. So I have been driving with no timing belt cover on driver's side for the last 6 months. I'm relieved to read that Jin had the same problem and I'm NOT going crazy. Will check for arching.
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I replaced my spark plug wires a while back and after that my car ran terribly, hesitating, catalytic converter got super hot. So I thought I must have hooked something up wrong, took off the timing belt cover, and it ran fine. Put the cover on again and same problem returned. I figured it might be a loose wire connection to my coil, but that didn't help. So I have been driving with no timing belt cover on driver's side for the last 6 months. I'm relieved to read that Jin had the same problem and I'm NOT going crazy. Will check for arching.
When I had it apart, it totally made sense. Also, if you notice a loud ticking sound from that side of the engine bay when the cover is on, it is most likely arching.
Good luck!
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Anyway, alot of people have a problem with that coil wire b/c there's supposed to be a grommet in the timing belt cover to hold that coil wire so it doesn't get crushed or just touch the valve cover and burn.
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It sure could and you should also feel the car missing a lot. If the wire is cut badly enough it should run like crap.
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you could go to a wrecker and get one for 5 bucks ish, i did that when one of my buddies shredded a plug wire on a 94 neon, it wasnt worth buying a new set
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no problem
Actually it's not a "spark plug" wire at all, it's the "coil" wire. Do you have something against us over 40somethings that don't speak that text language?
Anyway, alot of people have a problem with that coil wire b/c there's supposed to be a grommet in the timing belt cover to hold that coil wire so it doesn't get crushed or just touch the valve cover and burn.
Anyway, alot of people have a problem with that coil wire b/c there's supposed to be a grommet in the timing belt cover to hold that coil wire so it doesn't get crushed or just touch the valve cover and burn.