Spark plug wires keep poppin out?

racin-type · Sep 13th, 2003, 11:02 PM

anyone know whats wrong wit my spark plug wires?? it keeps poppin half way out the hole. are my spark plugs not tighten enuff or something or not enuff?? hopefully some one can help me out. thanks in advance

Token Moron · Sep 13th, 2003, 11:15 PM

i had this problem........pull the spark plug cable out, and at the very end of it, get some pliers and squeeze on it slightly(the metal part that holds the spark plug becomes loose and doesnt grip the plug well)

racin-type · Sep 15th, 2003, 09:01 AM

thanks i'll try that not fun running on 1 cylinder

esyip · Sep 15th, 2003, 03:01 PM

sounds more like your plugs aren't tight enough or was threaded incorrectly.

megaseth · Sep 15th, 2003, 04:26 PM

make sure the threading isnt stripped. this happened to this guy i knew with his eclipse

rudeboy · Sep 15th, 2003, 09:56 PM

and dont change the plugs when the engine is hot

racin-type · Sep 16th, 2003, 07:32 PM

can you explain the connection between spark plug wires coming loose and spark plugs not tight enuff?

maybe thats it cause i wasn't sure how much to tighten and maybe didn't tighten enuff. i'm sure the threads aren't stripped.

first time it happened 2,3 and 4th cylinder plugs came loose. second time only 3rd one was loose and then third again. each time i took out the spark plug and reinstalled them hoping that would solve the problem and i guess it did for the 2nd and 4th cylinders. thanks for all the answers guys.

esyip · Sep 17th, 2003, 02:54 PM

check your FSM or a Chilton's/Hayne's Manual and they'll tell you how much to torque your plugs. from there, just use a torque wrench (they're a nice tool to buy, if you don't have one) and you're good to go.

racin-type · Sep 17th, 2003, 07:11 PM

just ordered a FSM today $73 good price? i got a torque wrench but none of my attachments fit from this tool box i got. how much do torque wrenches go for?