[invincibletoy]

Found out why my v6 was missing badly...
Anybody ever seen this happen before?

NGK Plug, what I always use. Prob just a fluke.

 

[Toy4x]

yeah, i've seen the whole porcelean blow out while running

that can happen if the plug gets dropped somewhere along the line.

 

[fergusor]

When I had my V6 I had to replace the plugs and wires quit often. It would eat up the plugs and then trying to get the wires off the wires would rip them apart no matter how I tried to remove them. I understand it is a common thing with the 3.0. What I was told was to get an aftermarker ingnition system and the problems will go a way.

 

[bobjohnson]

detonation?

 

[invincibletoy]

detonation?

no... at least I don't think so.

Prob, just a bad plug.

 

[e cliff]

at my work we turbo charges a 86 corolla that had a 4age in it, it had the ngk plugs and they broke the center out just like that on 2 of the 4 cly. it took the turbo exaust turbine out and fawked the head up pretty good. i have decited to not use ngk any more. i have found that denso plug are a higher quality that the others






Cliff

 

[invincibletoy]

just wondering... what plugs does everyone use in their 22RE's or toy engines in general for that matter???

I've always used NGK, maybe I should switch.

I do think the Bosch platinums are CRAP though.

 

[tuckn18s]

Run NGK, it is an OEM plug and OEM usually works better (except in the case of IFS)

 

[toyzilla]

I usually use Nippon Denso, but I just installed NGK a few months back since Kragon did not carry the Nippon Denso. Oh and I have the 3.0

 

[invincibletoy]

BTT!!!

It happened again (see above pic of first plug) same cylinder same brand of plug!!!!!!!!!!!

Approx. 10k mi. after my original post, my wife says her runner is running bad again. Same symptoms as before. On a hunch, I pull the plug from the previous culprit cylinder and the insul. is blown again.

SAME CYLINDER, SAME BRAND PLUG!!!

What is causing this. Her truck runs like sh*t. Approx. 11-14 mpg., no power, etc. New timing belt, in perfect time, new plugs and wires!!!

 

[invincibletoy]

Those chunks of plug ceramic can't be good for the cylinder walls either huh?????

 

[zags]

I can't see the pic really well. Are there little siver specs on the base of the plug? That would be s ure sign of detonation.

 

[Pazuzu]

Which cylinder?

 

[Fix-It]

it looks like she is running hot . and if detination is occurring . it could be from low fuel through injector into that cyl the more fuel it gets the richer as well as cooler she will run . what is the gap you are setting them at ? from the pic it don't look like the plug is contacting the piston . but it looks like thay cyl is running hot . check your injector . i have seen this happen on bikes too . just a thought .

 

[MEK]

I had the same thing on my old 3.0 on the same cyl each time. Ended up being the head gasket was gone and that was the worst cyl. Hope it turns out better for you.

Mike.

 

[invincibletoy]

Last cyl. on the driver's side, against the firewall... can't remember the number.

I think it is getting too hot as well. But... why? I read somewhere on Pirate that the stock exhaust manifold was closer to that cyl. and made it hotter than the rest.

I hope its not the HG. If it is I wonder if the campaign will cover it? Its a 95 w/118k.

Injector cleaner? Compression check? Whats next?

 

[invincibletoy]

Oh, .035 gap or so.

 

[invincibletoy]

I can't see the pic really well. Are there little siver specs on the base of the plug? That would be s ure sign of detonation.

I didn't see any silver specs. The plug looked pretty normal besides the insulator being broken. I've already thrown the first plug away, thinking it was a fluke... but I still have the most recent one.

 

[MEK]

Yup, thats the same cylinder I was having it on too.

 

[invincibletoy]

Yup, thats the same cylinder I was having it on too.

What other symptoms did you have w/yours???