This poor car

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 10/05/2020 at 10:34 • Filed to: None

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The BMW threw a misfire code and was idling poorly so I pulled the plugs and... jesus. Now the question is... why is my car running lean? Surely it doesn’t have to do with the bolt-ons and slightly broke n o2 sensor 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 10:39

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That is a LOT of gap. Is that spec?

Tripper > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 10:42

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If you get past the 02 sensor/MAF sensor, check intake boots and finally throttle body gasket.

Tripper > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/05/2020 at 10:46

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think the electrodes are just BEAT

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 10/05/2020 at 10:48

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Those plugs are destroyed and not even the right style. This is the style of plug that should be in there.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Tripper 10/05/2020 at 10:48

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Yeah that stuff is all gonna get R&R’d along with the CCV system.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 10:48

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I like the mismatched one.

facw > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 10:52

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Yeah, those look to have used their supply of precious metal about as much as you can ask them to. Also: One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn’t belong... W ho swaps just one plug (or five)?

stuckMTB > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 10:53

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Only partly related, but how long can you expect to get good life out of a set of plugs in an E46 motor? I’ve been replacing my coils one at a time as they go bad with some used spares a friend gave me (2 bad coils so far this year) and I did plugs about 18 months ago, but I’m wondering if I should bite the bullet and do a full set of new plugs and coils soon. My car is running pretty well with no codes or anything at the moment. Bit of a low idle on startup but otherwise fine. 

Tripper > facw 10/05/2020 at 10:54

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Used to CRUSH that song with Cookie Monster as a kid

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 10:56

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Ah yes, the expensive ones.

Tripper > stuckMTB 10/05/2020 at 11:05

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I’d do the plugs but wait for the coils to go bad 

RacinBob > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 11:06

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How did you get that picture to post without doing an attribution?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 11:07

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Those look terrible. The ones I took out of my mazda at 70,000 miles looks almost new. 

dogisbadob > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 11:08

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One of those things isn’ t like the others :p

Get 6 NGK Lasers (or Denso Iridium TT or Iridium LL ). And this time, get all 6 the same :o)

RacinBob > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 11:10

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Why do you say they are destroyed, they have an electrode and ground. Those plugs look fine to me. Maybe the gap maybe a bit big but they seem intact so I doubt they were causing a problem. Also, t hey are irridium plugs so they were not cheap.

Plus whatever their condition, they will not cause your car to run lean. 

rctothefuture > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 11:10

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At least you have SOME electrode left.

notsomethingstructural > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/05/2020 at 11:11

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at least 3 different vintages of spark plugs, thats what you want

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > RacinBob 10/05/2020 at 11:29

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“In-house” and then click “attribution not required”. Just as much work but it doesn’t show up.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > facw 10/05/2020 at 11:30

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As near as I can tell the previous owner of this car was a fucking drooling moron. The scary part is he worked at a mechanics shop.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > dogisbadob 10/05/2020 at 11:30

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It has 6 NGK Lasers in it and is much happier now. I’m currently chasing down whatever made the car run lean in the first place.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > rctothefuture 10/05/2020 at 11:36

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The silver lining

stuckMTB > Tripper 10/06/2020 at 11:55

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Pretty much along the lines of what I was thinking. I hate that you have to remove the cabin air filter to remove the engine cover.