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12-19-2012, 01:28 PM
12-19-2012, 04:49 PM
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Here are some pics of my plugs that I just took out....they seem to be pretty Normal looking for the amount of mileage & usage they went thru.
Being that I Track & AutoX....they aren't in that bad of shape....plus very little oil if any in the plug chambers. I think I was lucky and had no issues with the Valvecovers leaking.
There was only one thing that bugged me when I was changing them out....I had only one Coil pack pulled apart from the plug and upper square unit. It seemed like it just went back together...but I was unsure since all the others came out intact.
Anybody see something weird or out of the ordinary...please chime in.
Also....here is a vid of the Z after I cleaned everything out....I cleaned the MAF, Throttle body, and replaced the plugs. I had a MAF code on my OBD II after I started it up...but I drove around, warmed up the engine....and then did a ECU reflash. It cleared everything and no CEL is on now....Z sounds like normal and has it's Pep back in her again. I Drove around for about 20-30 mins before I reflashed the ECU. I also have a OBD II, but didn't use it to clear the code...I reflashed instead.
Here is the vid......
Being that I Track & AutoX....they aren't in that bad of shape....plus very little oil if any in the plug chambers. I think I was lucky and had no issues with the Valvecovers leaking.
There was only one thing that bugged me when I was changing them out....I had only one Coil pack pulled apart from the plug and upper square unit. It seemed like it just went back together...but I was unsure since all the others came out intact.
Anybody see something weird or out of the ordinary...please chime in.
Also....here is a vid of the Z after I cleaned everything out....I cleaned the MAF, Throttle body, and replaced the plugs. I had a MAF code on my OBD II after I started it up...but I drove around, warmed up the engine....and then did a ECU reflash. It cleared everything and no CEL is on now....Z sounds like normal and has it's Pep back in her again. I Drove around for about 20-30 mins before I reflashed the ECU. I also have a OBD II, but didn't use it to clear the code...I reflashed instead.
Here is the vid......
12-19-2012, 06:24 PM
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Plugs look ok, looks like some inconstancy but i don't see anything alarming at all -
I think everyone's car revs faster than mine -
how tough is it to swap out the plugs? time ish?
your car sounds sweet
i am going out to reset my ecu right now - its going to be cold as fck tomorrow ??
I think everyone's car revs faster than mine -
how tough is it to swap out the plugs? time ish?
your car sounds sweet
i am going out to reset my ecu right now - its going to be cold as fck tomorrow ??
12-19-2012, 07:00 PM
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Chris - Your plugs look fine, so most likely not your plugs. 
Maybe it just needed to be reset.
Here's what my plugs looked like when I pulled them out after 43K miles (~148K miles).
Maybe this is why my car throws random misfire codes every once in a while. Cyl 1 and 4 were like this. The others looked like yours.
Admittedly, I should have changed them out more frequently, especially since I was running copper plugs for nitrous, but didn't really have time in Chicago... then forgot about it here, lol. That wouldn't have helped the sludge issue, though.
Maybe it just needed to be reset.Here's what my plugs looked like when I pulled them out after 43K miles (~148K miles).
Maybe this is why my car throws random misfire codes every once in a while. Cyl 1 and 4 were like this. The others looked like yours.Admittedly, I should have changed them out more frequently, especially since I was running copper plugs for nitrous, but didn't really have time in Chicago... then forgot about it here, lol. That wouldn't have helped the sludge issue, though.
12-19-2012, 07:29 PM
I drive to Arlington every day from garland but i drive my z with all of my tools for work in the car so i dont think i would be much help. Sorry bud. If you want to meet me at the ballpark in arlington on Saturday at 330 i could follow you to fort worth and we could both pick them up in our cars and i will follow you back to deliver. My price is a case of dos equis lol.just let me know if that can work for you.
12-20-2012, 04:47 AM
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Someone should be able to help you out tho.
Plugs look ok, looks like some inconstancy but i don't see anything alarming at all -
I think everyone's car revs faster than mine -
how tough is it to swap out the plugs? time ish?
your car sounds sweet
i am going out to reset my ecu right now - its going to be cold as fck tomorrow ??
I think everyone's car revs faster than mine -
how tough is it to swap out the plugs? time ish?
your car sounds sweet
i am going out to reset my ecu right now - its going to be cold as fck tomorrow ??
Mike I can help you out if you want....No difficult at all...just a little bit time consuming....'cause I took my time and did one plug at a time so you don't mix up any connectors.
Chris - Your plugs look fine, so most likely not your plugs. Maybe it just needed to be reset.
Here's what my plugs looked like when I pulled them out after 43K miles (~148K miles). Maybe this is why my car throws random misfire codes every once in a while. Cyl 1 and 4 were like this. The others looked like yours.
Admittedly, I should have changed them out more frequently, especially since I was running copper plugs for nitrous, but didn't really have time in Chicago... then forgot about it here, lol. That wouldn't have helped the sludge issue, though.
Maybe it just needed to be reset.Here's what my plugs looked like when I pulled them out after 43K miles (~148K miles).
Maybe this is why my car throws random misfire codes every once in a while. Cyl 1 and 4 were like this. The others looked like yours.Admittedly, I should have changed them out more frequently, especially since I was running copper plugs for nitrous, but didn't really have time in Chicago... then forgot about it here, lol. That wouldn't have helped the sludge issue, though.
I love the feel of the fresh plugs...like I have a new car again.
So hopefully with time we will see if I start to stutter again.....so I'm gonna drive it for the next few days and put some mileage on her to see if any codes pop up or it stalls out again.
12-20-2012, 07:00 AM
Dude, I wish I could help you out, but I sold my Truck a couple of years ago and wish I had another one. I will get one soon enough.
Someone should be able to help you out tho.
Mike I can help you out if you want....No difficult at all...just a little bit time consuming....'cause I took my time and did one plug at a time so you don't mix up any connectors.
Dang Chris that is a ton of oil in there ! I maybe had one that had just a little bit of oil on it, but other than that they were good.
I love the feel of the fresh plugs...like I have a new car again.
So hopefully with time we will see if I start to stutter again.....so I'm gonna drive it for the next few days and put some mileage on her to see if any codes pop up or it stalls out again.
Someone should be able to help you out tho.
Mike I can help you out if you want....No difficult at all...just a little bit time consuming....'cause I took my time and did one plug at a time so you don't mix up any connectors.
Dang Chris that is a ton of oil in there ! I maybe had one that had just a little bit of oil on it, but other than that they were good.
I love the feel of the fresh plugs...like I have a new car again.
So hopefully with time we will see if I start to stutter again.....so I'm gonna drive it for the next few days and put some mileage on her to see if any codes pop up or it stalls out again.
12-20-2012, 10:12 AM
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Is that a Shelby next to the Camaro ?
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Drove the Z to work this am and it ran great without any stalling...but time is the true test.
I could go all winter and spring without any stalling then as soon asit gets hot & humid, it could act up again.
But we will see for now since I cleaned out everything.
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Drove the Z to work this am and it ran great without any stalling...but time is the true test.
I could go all winter and spring without any stalling then as soon asit gets hot & humid, it could act up again.
But we will see for now since I cleaned out everything.
12-20-2012, 10:19 AM
Is that a Shelby next to the Camaro ?
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Drove the Z to work this am and it ran great without any stalling...but time is the true test.
I could go all winter and spring without any stalling then as soon asit gets hot & humid, it could act up again.
But we will see for now since I cleaned out everything.
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Drove the Z to work this am and it ran great without any stalling...but time is the true test.
I could go all winter and spring without any stalling then as soon asit gets hot & humid, it could act up again.
But we will see for now since I cleaned out everything.
12-20-2012, 10:43 AM
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that is indeed a shelby haha - those were great -
I might get to work on the z in march - i really want to do a complete service and change the clutch and get some test pipes and an uprev tune and maybe those roll center ball joints and be done for a while - but I have to get the Subaru up and going first
I might get to work on the z in march - i really want to do a complete service and change the clutch and get some test pipes and an uprev tune and maybe those roll center ball joints and be done for a while
- but I have to get the Subaru up and going first
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12-20-2012, 03:57 PM
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that is indeed a shelby haha - those were great -
I might get to work on the z in march - i really want to do a complete service and change the clutch and get some test pipes and an uprev tune and maybe those roll center ball joints and be done for a while - but I have to get the Subaru up and going first
I might get to work on the z in march - i really want to do a complete service and change the clutch and get some test pipes and an uprev tune and maybe those roll center ball joints and be done for a while
- but I have to get the Subaru up and going first 
12-20-2012, 05:10 PM
