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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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spoolinup gunk?

Question. Whats all this gunk crap filling the top of my sparkplugs from my spoolinup cop? Is it meant to be in there??
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 06:50 PM
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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I have had mine for over 2 yrs without any problems or whatever gunk you are talking about. How about some pics. Maybe you have oil leaking into the spark plug wells
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 06:53 PM
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Di-electric grease?
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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Yes its at the top of the sparkplugs noway oil is getting up there it looks like grease im confused lol
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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I had mine for about 3 years and still clean. I just checked lol
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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ok im taking pics. my car has been running like ****! i wonder if this has anything to do with it. i looked down the cop and its all over inside the coils.
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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Dielectric grease? Did you install it yourself?
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 07:41 PM
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heres the "gunk" its filled 8 sparkplugs the cop is fairly new

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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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Try new plugs and OEM coils.
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 08:57 AM
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Update i talked to matt and he put dielecteic grease in them
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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die electric grease is perfectly normal. Basically it keeps the spark coming out the coil on plug from shorting out in the spark plug hole. If your car doesnt have it on there, its fine too, i do it for piece of mind, overtime your coil boots crack and deteriorate, this helps with that too keepin a solid barrier in there. Are you having a problem with driveability? cel?
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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Yes om having horrible part throttle issues. But no cel.
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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Yes om having horrible part throttle issues. But no cel.
At lower rpms like 1500-2500? If so its probably your timing and not the coils
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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Ya like at 3k
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