Need advice: Spark plugs misfiring used Anti Seize

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Oct 25, 2018 | 07:28 PM
  #1  
Just replaced my spark plugs on a 2013 C250 Used anti Seize and dielectric degreaser unfortunately. Misfiring and erratic acceleration since. Advise? Replace, clean or?
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Oct 26, 2018 | 12:15 AM
  #2  
Did you stick with single electrode Bosch - 0242140512 - or equivalent ?
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Oct 26, 2018 | 12:24 AM
  #3  
I stuck it with NGK plugs
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Oct 26, 2018 | 01:05 AM
  #4  
I put anti-seize and grease on plugs all the time. Doublecheck your work, figure out what cyl is misfiring, swap the coil, make sure it's a plug issue.
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Oct 26, 2018 | 01:10 AM
  #5  
@italian joe1..
what do you mean by swap the coil? Is that ok? Plus I've read that NGK plugs don't recommend using anti seize lubricant and install only dry plugs .. thanks again
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Oct 26, 2018 | 02:02 AM
  #6  
If you have a misfire on Cyl #1, swap that coil with another cylinder, see if it follows the coil or stays with the same cylinder.

If everything else is good a little anti-seize on the threads won't affect anything.
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Apr 7, 2022 | 12:14 AM
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Quote: Just replaced my spark plugs on a 2013 C250 Used anti Seize and dielectric degreaser unfortunately. Misfiring and erratic acceleration since. Advise? Replace, clean or?
it looks like you getting oil into the chamber of the spark plugs that happen to me when I change the spark plugs the 2nd time. So I suggested if you still get this problem change the cover gasket’s as well
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Apr 17, 2022 | 08:01 AM
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Quote: Just replaced my spark plugs on a 2013 C250 Used anti Seize and dielectric degreaser unfortunately. Misfiring and erratic acceleration since. Advise? Replace, clean or?
Plugs are meant to go in without AS. The manufacturer already has a proper coating on them.
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Apr 17, 2022 | 09:36 AM
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Buy plugs from the dealer.

Anti-seize as noted above affects friction and therefore the torque-tension relationship. MB plugs are indexed by virtue of plug thread tolerance (buy MB dealer plugs), cylinder head thread tolerance, crush washer tolerance, interface friction and torque spec.

To deviate from MB plugs or interface friction (to wit: using lubricant like anti-seize) means that the MB-specified installation torque is not guaranteed to index the plug electrode toward the injector as intended. MB suggests improper plug indexing can cause spark erosion on the valve edge, a cylinder head-off repair process.
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