Welp, figured out my misfire.

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 10/17/2018 at 11:41 • Filed to: None

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Shit. This doesn’t bode well for the piston and/or valves.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 11:47

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might have just blown out the exhaust valves...

to kill your catalys t....

Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 11:47

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Ooh, strapless plugs. Fancy.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 10/17/2018 at 11:49

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Shut up shut up shut up

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 11:50

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On the plus side, I’d say you found the cause of your misfire... Doesn’t look like you’ll need to spend a bunch of money replacing all the coils.

Takuro Spirit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 11:52

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Shitty sparkplugs. Get some OEM style and junk those.

Ash78, voting early and often > Urambo Tauro 10/17/2018 at 12:00

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Bosch Platinum Minus Four

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Takuro Spirit 10/17/2018 at 12:03

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These ARE oem  style. They’re Bosch too.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Urambo Tauro 10/17/2018 at 12:08

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Little Black Electrode, with the insulator down low.

“Let me crisp into something more carbonful”.

Takuro Spirit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 12:10

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Eww. 

PartyPooper2012 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 12:15

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I don’t see what all the hub bub is all about. Put the plug back in and go for a drive.... uphill should be fun

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Takuro Spirit 10/17/2018 at 12:43

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What is oem style supposed to mean? Get the iridium at the right temp specified by the oem and then call it a day. That applies for every car. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 12:45

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I’m curious how they break off in the first place. The plugs in my car at 75,000 miles looked nearly new, it would take significant internal fuckery to mess up a plug like that.

Takuro Spirit > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/17/2018 at 12:49

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Not a bajillion electrodes all over the place. 

punkgoose17 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 12:50

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The spark plug on the right seems pretty gross for 6,000 miles. Do you have an idea of what that may be?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 12:51

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That looks a plug I pulled out of my Tercel a week before it died.

But I wouldn’t worry.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/17/2018 at 12:58

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Thank you for your kind words of support.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > punkgoose17 10/17/2018 at 12:59

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Engine has 260k miles and burns dirty and probably hot as a result?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/17/2018 at 13:12

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Ugh.

punkgoose17 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 13:18

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I wonder if the spark plugs were the right temp for the engine or if the coils are sending too many amps? I guess new different spark plugs is they way to go and check them in 5,000-6,000 miles.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > punkgoose17 10/17/2018 at 13:20

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I did have an overheat a few months ago. That could have made the prongs brittle.

RacinBob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 13:53

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1. Install new plugs.
2. Start engine and see if it idles smoothly
3. If yes, close hood, problem solved, bullet dodged.
4. If no, borrow compression gauge and see if all equal.

The plug does not look horrible/burnt/destroyed. My bet is you will find you will ok at step 3.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > RacinBob 10/17/2018 at 14:08

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Look closely at the plug on the left. You'll see that pieces of it have broken off.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 14:50

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Nuts.  

Die-Trying > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 15:33

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that explains the misfire, but you still got to find out why the cylinder went so hot/lean, as to blowtorch ALL the straps off that plug........

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Die-Trying 10/17/2018 at 16:26

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I did have an overheat two months ago...

Die-Trying > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 16:31

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did you find out why it got hot?....... it would take running it super lean for a little bit to get the inside cylinder temp hot enough to melt off the spark plug ground straps, and a hole in the top of the piston/top ring land melting off (or breaking breaking the top ring) entirely are not very far behind.....

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Die-Trying 10/17/2018 at 16:46

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Coolant hose sprung a leak.

duurtlang > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 16:57

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I feel for you. My Peugeot started misfiring yesterday. It’s parked in some residential area right now, a few kms away. Haven’t been able to do a proper diagnose just yet, but I fear something similar might have happened. Have ordered new plugs and a coil already.

18 years old and 337k km on the odometer...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > duurtlang 10/17/2018 at 17:09

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At least you have a single coil... I have six.

Die-Trying > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 17:16

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well, that would get it hot, but i dunno about ground strap melting hot...... you might just get lucky though, and get off with just having to swap plugs, BUT you are going to want to check that hole that got melted fairly often for any unusual color or textures showing up .atleast for a while ......

duurtlang > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 17:19

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True. And 6 plugs, where I have just 4. Still though, I just hope that throwing these parts at it will fix the issue. For us both. That no cylinders or valves are damaged.

RacinBob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/17/2018 at 19:36

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Oh well, change it and see what happens. Sometime foreign objects go through the engine. Most don’t hurt anything. Cars take a lot of abuse. But If it misses after replacing the plug, its probably hurt.