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Old 02-15-2008, 08:55 PM
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so i was driving home today from school today and my check engine light came on and i started to hear a loud popping sound. i popped the hood and one of the spark plug wires was jumping up and down in the cylinder!!! i pushed it in a drove it home but it started happeneing almost home

i got home and it happened again, but this time i couldnt push it back in. i could turn it off and then push it in, but then as soon as i turn on my car it pops right out again! i looked into the cylinder with the car off and the spark plug looks fine. anyone ever had this? what the hell is going on? i took video and put it on youtube so you guys can see, here it is

its only 17 seconds long and at the end it gets the loudest when i try to push it back in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fke0VpzLA6s
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:02 PM
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Is your spark plug loose?
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:05 PM
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i havent used a ratchet to test of its really loose but i stuck my finer down there and it doesnt feel loose.... im going to check tomorrow when its light out and i can see what imdoing better but hoping someone here has seen this
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:09 PM
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sounds like she spit a plug out
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:11 PM
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the plugs still in and from what i can see for now looks fine and feels fine but effin is doin somethin
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:18 PM
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i bet ur gonna find it really loose or out ,compression is the only way that plug wire can move & thats probably alsothe sound ur hearin every time that piston comes up..........did the car run like **** while this was goin on ??
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:20 PM
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yea i definatly has been running like crap.... like sometimes the whole car will put put put
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:27 PM
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because your were runnin on 7 cyls.....................you better check em ALL
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:48 PM
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It looks/sounds like you blew a plug out. It may have pushed out the bottom threads and the plug is hanging on by the top threads. Be careful and don't start it until you pull the plug and take a look.
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What did you find???
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