1.8T Timing belt tensioner

[Taka Mizutani]

Loose spark plugs- elevated combustion chamber temps, electrode
failure, insulator fails, electrode piece flies around inside all 4
cylinders, nicks valve seats, pits the piston tops, requires rebuild
of head and pistons.

Taka


On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:44:37 -0500, Eric Sanborn <eric.ql at sofadog.net> wrote:
> Taka Mizutani wrote:
> 
> >
> >If the plugs get loose- you're looking at $2700 in damage, easily, and
> >I was lucky- could have been more like $4000.
> >
> >
> >
> So why so much damage from loose spark plugs?
> 
> --
> Eric Sanborn
> '85 4ktq
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