Wrong plug! WTF?
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2003 c230 kompressor, 1997 jaguar xk8
Wrong plug! WTF?
so im changing the plugs on my newly acquired C230 kompressor as i always do with all my new cars... the first two plugs nothing unusual, but when i pull out the third one i find its a completely different plug! a full half inch shorter than the required plug. then the fourth is norma. WTF? who does this? how do u not notice a difference of half a plug? Ive never heard of this in a new engine, does anyone know if it could have damaged my engine?
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C320 2002
so im changing the plugs on my newly acquired C230 kompressor as i always do with all my new cars... the first two plugs nothing unusual, but when i pull out the third one i find its a completely different plug! a full half inch shorter than the required plug. then the fourth is norma. WTF? who does this? how do u not notice a difference of half a plug? Ive never heard of this in a new engine, does anyone know if it could have damaged my engine?
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My guess....A shorter plug reach should be colder so although it wouldn't be as efficient it shouldn't do any more harm than producing more carbon in that combustion chamber. Install a set of correct plugs and forget about it.