plug wires loose on spark plugs

blzeredMX · Post by **blzeredMX** » July 16th, 2005, 10:29 pm

numbers 1 and 3 cylinders are loose could this cause power loss of any kind i mean i know it can but significantly enough to where it feels like i have vtec in around 3500 once and awhile it will feel like i just gained an extra 20 horse

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » July 16th, 2005, 11:01 pm

plug wires should just snap on plugs, are your plugs loose?

Typhoonk · Post by **Typhoonk** » July 17th, 2005, 12:31 am

Sounds like cheap wires, that have heated out and are out of shape (the metal clip on the end is out of shape and weak).

U could try to bend em a little (might break though.......), or get some electrolyte gell and put it on the wire before u pop em back on.

I'm looking into some wires soon, maybe u should too.

any suggestions from the community on brand or type?

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » July 17th, 2005, 12:46 am

msd, moroso blue max, mallory all good brand wires

ryanlindenberg · Post by **ryanlindenberg** » July 17th, 2005, 3:10 pm

if you pull the wires off the plugs when the engine is hot there is a possibility of bending the "clip" on the end of the wires...the tip of the spark plug gets hot when the engine is warm and causes it to expand and "lock" into the plug wire.

this has never actually happened to me, i just read it on the magnacore website...which are the wires that i am currently waiting for to arrive in the mail.

95 rs · Post by **95 rs** » July 17th, 2005, 3:48 pm

im using accel thunder sport 8.5 mm wires with ngk iridium plugs and they are working very well

jkpgt96 · Post by **jkpgt96** » August 1st, 2005, 1:38 pm

The metal clips on the ends of the wires could have gotten stretched out, some needle nosed pliers can bend them back to normal..