...HOLY crap! Loose spark plugs!

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09-20-10, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock-a-Lex

^ It wouldn't hurt to re-check them again soon. If they are still snug then they most likely will be fine from then on out. Usually, just like lugs on your wheels if they get a little loose it would be within the first week of driving. I always re-check my lugs a couple days after I remove/re-install my wheels. If they are ok then I never re-check them...same goes for the spark plugs; at least in my situation. Oh, and I am sure that they were fully tightened the first time around. Not sure why or how they came a little loose...only 2 out of the 8 spark plugs got loose at that time.

Thanks for the help. I need to buy a torque wrench anyways so i'll double check everything just in case. And btw, Do you have any recent pics of your car? I've always been a fan of your car and havent seen any updates lately!

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09-21-10, 05:18 AM

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^ Anytime.

I'll try to post some up for you in a couple of days. She needs a good cleaning anyway so once clean I will do a quick photoshoot and post up on the forums. Thanks for the compliments.

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02-20-23, 07:50 AM

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This is an ancient thread and half the people in it might be dead, (including the vehicles) but it helped me diagnose a pesky lean code I couldn’t figure out on my Nissan Pathfinder and so far the one loose spark plug seems to be the problem for bad mpg and the lean code! So thank you!