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01-21-2012, 04:00 PM | #1 |
Drives: 08 yaris HB blue AT Join Date: Nov 2011
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Problem in Yaris found
Hey all.
So the dealer took a look at the car and figured out that one of the spark plugs was severely corroded and was causing a miss in cylinder 2 He said that because the car sat for almost a month after the wreck without being driven the spark plugs corroded over a little. It's probably time for new ones anyway; 90,000 on the odometer. Have many of you guys on here just changed the plugs yourself? |
01-21-2012, 04:23 PM | #2 |
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They're pretty simply. All you need is a special deep socket to get the plugs out. if oyu try to do it yourself make sure you put some anti-seize compound on the threads of the plugs. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT CROSS THREAD THEM. You do NOT want to have to get the head re-threaded.
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01-21-2012, 04:28 PM | #3 |
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Since they need changing every 100k miles its probably a one in the cars life deal for most vehicles. At the rate I am going it will be ten years before I need to change them!
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01-22-2012, 12:27 PM | #4 |
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I check them every time I change the oil :) When they look to dirty or have too much corrosion that cant be cleaned, i change em'
When i still drove my rx7 I would change the plugs once every few months. I had a couple sets and i would pull them, clean them, and reuse them. ..........but thats a dirty old rotary that would foul a plug for no reason so I had to clean em'. lol |
01-22-2012, 12:36 PM | #5 |
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