Examining the tips of the spark plugs as they are removed can reveal a great deal about the health and performance of an engine. The appearance and color of the deposits can reveal other problems that may need fixing:
Normal deposits Light brown or tan colored.
Fuel fouled spark plug Black fluffy carbon deposits indicate an overly rich fuel mixture or possibly a weak spark. Check for such things as a stuck choke, a heavy or misadjusted carburetor float, a leaky needle valve in the carburetor, leaky injectors, low coil output or high resistance in the plug wires.
Wet spark plug A wet spark plug means the plug has not been firing. If not due to engine flooding, the problem may be a bad ignition cable (excessive resistance, shorted or arcing). But wet fouling can also be caused by dirt or moisture on the outside of the plug that provides a conductive path to ground, or by an internal crack in the ceramic insulator that shorts the plug to ground.
Oil fouled spark plug Heavy black deposits with an oily appearance. These are the result of oil entering in the combustion chamber, probably past worn valve guides, guide seals or rings. Switching to a hotter plug may help prolong plug life somewhat, but no spark plug will survive long under such conditions. The only permanent cure to this condition is to fix the oil consumption problem.
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What size engine do you have? What exact year is it and is there anything else that is abnormal? Any service codes i.e.check engine light etc?
por oldturkey03
I have a 1995 Chevy Tahoe nothing ever wrong with that every now and then when I leave it run the check engine light comes on but it goes right back off when you check the code it says nothing why it died on me in the middle of driving it acts like it wants to crank but does not pull the spark plugs out tested the fuel pump tested the fuel pressure check the distributor and the relays everything's good put new spark plugs in it still will not crank
por mcdragon51801
97chevelet truck we have put new fuel pump,coilbox and the dashboard light keep blowing when you hit a bump
por mrspwilson
I got 1991 Chevrolet.the spark plug on back left keep coming out.what i need to do?
por John Clayborn
Hi I have a 2000 Ford Focus. And the spark plugs are wet and it won't turn on
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