my plugs are now okay, some mods has been done to avoid the stuck-ness
after it was stuck, i tried to pull it off regardless of the damage as i thought it was still new it would not melt. in the end only the bottom part was stuck but the rubber was still soft enough to be pulled out. i put some silicone spray at the end of the coil boot to reduce the chance for it to be stuck again
then i remembered a post i read way back where
titanrev changed his coils to tmworks. the culprit was the the inner rubber boot that grip the spark plugs tightly. it was adviced to cut the inner boot if im not mistaken *someone please link the post* or upgrade the boots to tmworks ignite rev if we can afford it
another one is to use a lower heat rage spark plug, i used iridium IT20s when it got stuck. ironically the original NGK copper plugs also cause it to stuck. hence the problem was the inner rubber boot
ill post some pictures of the modified boot when i get back home. so far after the mod, removing the spark plugs is far easier than before
okay, here is the story of my broken ignition coil boot...
i knew i have to replace all 4 of them since two are already torn for the top part. also my valve cover is leaking so a replacement is due as well. without an air compressor it is hard to blow out the bottom part of the coil which grips tightly to the spark plug, also using pliers might make it come out but i didnt dare to. off to the workshop for the replacement
it took a while for the mechanic to pull just 1 of them out, below is how it looked afterwards
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after all 4 had been replaced, the spark plugs were replaced as well. here is how the old one looks, cant remember which plug comes from which cylinder
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after that i went home and tried to check the plugs again, but the newly installed ignition coils were torn, again...at least not all of them. and i got lucky as the silicone glue used to glue the rubber to the plastic tube of the coil is not that strong, therefore it can be glued back if i want to.
i thought long and hard, almost at the point of contacting TM Works Malaysia for a set of Ignite REV ignition coils, then i remembered that the bottom rubber was the one that is holding the spark plugs tight.
i read back a post where
titanrev to use an art knife to cut the bottom part so it will not hold the plugs too tight. so i did. below is the breakdown of the new ignition coil
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note that these coils are not original proton, the silicone glue is not that strong as the original, but it does its job as an ignition coil. fingers crossed it will not melt due to the excessive heat.
i pried off all the bottom rubber of the coils. the picture below shows the rubber bottom, the middle one is when it is turned inside-out, the last one is after the removal of the inner rubber
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the valve cover gasket is nothing special, just some silicone gasket to the valve covers, and some RTV sealant to seal it. below are some pics of the internals of my engine. mileage 76k
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put it all back together, add some silicone spray at the end so the spark plugs will not stick/easier to pull the plugs out. pray that it will serve miss s for a long time
thank you to this forum and its members for the ideas and contribution to our ageing car
