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  1. 10-20-2009, 02:31 PM #1
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    Default spark plugs problems

    i have a 90 civic and i recently swaped heads.
    well the frist day the car was running good and the second day the car kept stalling when i was breaking...like when i wasnt giving it gas.
    than i open ma hood to cheack if i culd find anithing wrong and i saw my sparkplogs popped out of the vc..like they where loose. so i placed them down in to place and after a minute it did it again..i stoped and check the sparkplugs and they got loose again...and kept doing the same till i got home
    any ideas of what culd it be guys?
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    wrong plug wires or just some cheap ones.
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    the plug wire was coming off or the spark plug was backing out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thinkskater View Post
    wrong plug wires or just some cheap ones.
    but when i had my old head it didnt happen...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    the plug wire was coming off or the spark plug was backing out.
    yea the whole spark plugs were baking out like if they were loose
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    Quote Originally Posted by SOHC1 View Post
    yea the whole spark plugs were baking out like if they were loose
    how much tq u put on them when u put them in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    how much tq u put on them when u put them in
    i dont know man i did it with a normal rachet till i felt it was tight enough
    and im sorry i ment spark plugs wires..sorry about that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    how much tq u put on them when u put them in
    thats where i would put my money
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    Quote Originally Posted by grablife View Post
    thats where i would put my money
    i can go pick one up from ma friends houserite now lol. whats the tq they have to be at? its a sohc z6 if that helps
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    Quote Originally Posted by SOHC1 View Post
    whats the tq they have to be at? its a sohc z6 if that helps
    hand tight pretty. but yah if its the spark plugs wires popping off the plugs arent tight enough yet. we had this issue a few nights ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    hand tight pretty. but yah if its the spark plugs wires popping off the plugs arent tight enough yet. we had this issue a few nights ago.
    ok cool! tanx bro!
    ima go tcheck it out ill let you know if it keeps having problems
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  12. 10-20-2009, 03:31 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by SOHC1 View Post
    ok cool! tanx bro!
    ima go tcheck it out ill let you know if it keeps having problems
    np

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    yea dont put your back into it or anything but i usually go hand tight and then just a touch more
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    Quote Originally Posted by grablife View Post
    yea dont put your back into it or anything but i usually go hand tight and then just a touch more

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    tanxs guys!!!
    now i ran in to another problem lol
    wuld low tranny fluid cause the car to almost shut off?
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    describe the problem your having now. when is it dieing, what are you doing while it happens, are the spark plugs staying put? if you have fixed the plug problem and are still having issues we need to know what those issues are.
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    Quote Originally Posted by grablife View Post
    describe the problem your having now. when is it dieing, what are you doing while it happens, are the spark plugs staying put? if you have fixed the plug problem and are still having issues we need to know what those issues are.

    LIKE THE CAR ITS ALMOST AT THE POINT OF TURNING OFF...IT ONLY DOES IT WEN IM AT LOW RPM OR NEUTRAL. AND YEA SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT IT ON NEUTRAL IT GOES OFF.
    FOR EXAMPLE IM DRIVING DOWN MY HILL PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND IT JUST TURN OFF..
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    it could have been lose or cheap
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    Quote Originally Posted by SOHC1 View Post
    LIKE THE CAR ITS ALMOST AT THE POINT OF TURNING OFF...IT ONLY DOES IT WEN IM AT LOW RPM OR NEUTRAL. AND YEA SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT IT ON NEUTRAL IT GOES OFF.
    FOR EXAMPLE IM DRIVING DOWN MY HILL PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND IT JUST TURN OFF..

    any codes? does it shudder pretty badly before it cuts off? when it starts to shut off if you give it a little gas does it come back to life?
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    Quote Originally Posted by grablife View Post
    any codes? does it shudder pretty badly before it cuts off? when it starts to shut off if you give it a little gas does it come back to life?
    no i havnt checked the codes yet..and yesss!!!! thats exactly whats going on!!
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    tranny fluid wouldn't cause that. that sounds more like a vaccum leak or idle air control valve issue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stephen View Post
    tranny fluid wouldn't cause that. that sounds more like a vaccum leak or idle air control valve issue.
    this is what i would check into next
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    [quote=grablife;38430987]this is what i would check into next[/quot

    yea ill check that tonight when i get home...i mite have some plugs mixed up. i hope lol
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    not sure if this is related but its worth it!! i had a 89 chevy beretta that did the same thing, it ended up being a bummed out torque converter solenoid. just unplugged it and fixed the problem until i could replace it. maybe, easy fix too.
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