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Old May 13, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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so i just changed my sparkplugs yesterday, it was really easy thought it would be alot harder. my question is what does the color of the plug mean. i know you can tell weatherthe car is runnig richor lean anybody know??
Old May 13, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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The lighter the color, the leaner it is. You want like a medium-dark gray color.
Old May 13, 2007 | 11:57 PM
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mine had a thin brown layer covering them, looked like rust after i cleaned that they were black/ dark grey. make sense???
Old May 13, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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mine had a thin brown layer covering them, looked like rust after i cleaned that they were black/ dark grey. make sense???
Sounds like coolant on the plugs
Old May 14, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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i doubt it, theres no smoke coming out and it runs like a champ
Old May 14, 2007 | 12:39 AM
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i doubt it, theres no smoke coming out and it runs like a champ
Usually brown color is coolant.
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