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Offline the_stink

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Finally got the plugs out!!
« on: 25 March 2011, 12:21 »
Finally got around to getting the old spark plugs out today just as well look at the state of them!!




The car feels so much better to drive now and just went for a quick drive  :cool: idles fine and does go alot better than it did  :grin:

Offline James Q

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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #1 on: 25 March 2011, 12:53 »
Its amazing the difference new plugs can make!

Offline Wayne

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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #2 on: 25 March 2011, 13:27 »
They look ok tbh, no real horrors really.
« Last Edit: 25 March 2011, 23:29 by Wayne »

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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #3 on: 25 March 2011, 13:34 »
Honestly the amount of horrid things ive seen come out of this car whilst ive been servicing it, im just astonished that the car was running!

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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #4 on: 25 March 2011, 19:34 »
they didn't look that bad, could have just cleaned them up.

at least there were no horrors to be found like oil on them.

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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #5 on: 25 March 2011, 20:02 »
they didn't look that bad, could have just cleaned them up.

at least there were no horrors to be found like oil on them.

they look normal to me


I don't think a semi will give the same results

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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #6 on: 25 March 2011, 20:07 »
look fine to me seen a lot worse.. atleast they not black or covered in petrol oil etc
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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #7 on: 25 March 2011, 23:06 »
look fine to me seen a lot worse.. atleast they not black or covered in petrol oil etc

or broken in 2, leaving half in the head  :grin:


I don't think a semi will give the same results

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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #8 on: 26 March 2011, 12:43 »
Lol so true been there done that   :grin:
Mk4 Golf GTI anniversary and mk6 golf tdi :)

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Re: Finally got the plugs out!!
« Reply #9 on: 26 March 2011, 21:09 »
Honestly the amount of horrid things ive seen come out of this car whilst ive been servicing it, im just astonished that the car was running!

lol, this is why your car has a service schedule!  Good to hear it feels the better for it tho!

I recently heard of a Mercedes van doing 75,000 miles from new without being serviced before a main bearing failed.