Dirty Rick
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- Joined
- Apr 10, 2013
- Location
- Cornholio, OR
Why are my Bougicord plug wires failing? Lifespan?
Car didn't pass smog and started popping under boost.
Plugs 1 & 4 were dark 2&3 were clean (oh that's not good)
The resistance on 3 of my plug wires had opened up.
Grabbed the box of old spares to get it rolling again, and found all of the spares had opened up.
These wires have not been man handled and show no external signs of damage (installed with silicone grease).
I tried shortening 2 wires to fix them, assumed damage at plug end. No joy, it's like someone sucked all the carbon off the fiberglass core..... JUNK
These wires are supposed to be the Good Stuff [tm]? I thought my ohmmeter was broke!
Running wasted spark with a Bosch 106 coil (VAG oem)
Going to try a set of Premium NGK wires. any thoughts?
Car didn't pass smog and started popping under boost.
Plugs 1 & 4 were dark 2&3 were clean (oh that's not good)
The resistance on 3 of my plug wires had opened up.
Grabbed the box of old spares to get it rolling again, and found all of the spares had opened up.
These wires have not been man handled and show no external signs of damage (installed with silicone grease).
I tried shortening 2 wires to fix them, assumed damage at plug end. No joy, it's like someone sucked all the carbon off the fiberglass core..... JUNK
These wires are supposed to be the Good Stuff [tm]? I thought my ohmmeter was broke!
Running wasted spark with a Bosch 106 coil (VAG oem)
Going to try a set of Premium NGK wires. any thoughts?
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