Did your spark plugs look like this when you changed them???

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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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Question Did your spark plugs look like this when you changed them???

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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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That looks good. Your plugs are working normally.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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that little bit of rust is normal. Some anti-seize on the new ones will solve that next time.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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looking more at the torched look on the insulator...
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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That's a corona, caused by the higher voltage that is required by the iridium plug. The voltage difference ionises the air around it (together wiht the dust particles), and deposits it onto the ceramic insulator.
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