Spark plug wire question.
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Spark plug wire question.
I decided to change spark plugs on my sc400.
I only had a time to change 4 plugs on passenger side motor.
While removing spark plug wires, I damaged #4, #6. The rubber boot and plastic tube fall apart. I carefully put these two wires back into the hole and gave a good pressure to connect spark plug and wire tip. But I think the wire end is just touching the plug instead of tight fit as it supposed to. Maybe it's not connected at all. Parts store was closed when I got to this point, so I just put the bolts back on and started the car. I didn't have any check engine light nor hesistation on idle. I couldn't really tell the difference between before and after I changed 4 plugs.
My questions are:
Will I getting an engine check light if contact between spark plug and wire came loose?
Are there any parts store that sells individual spark plug wire instead of whole set?
I create more problem doing DIY, but I still don't want to take it to mechanic shop.
I only had a time to change 4 plugs on passenger side motor.
While removing spark plug wires, I damaged #4, #6. The rubber boot and plastic tube fall apart. I carefully put these two wires back into the hole and gave a good pressure to connect spark plug and wire tip. But I think the wire end is just touching the plug instead of tight fit as it supposed to. Maybe it's not connected at all. Parts store was closed when I got to this point, so I just put the bolts back on and started the car. I didn't have any check engine light nor hesistation on idle. I couldn't really tell the difference between before and after I changed 4 plugs.
My questions are:
Will I getting an engine check light if contact between spark plug and wire came loose?
Are there any parts store that sells individual spark plug wire instead of whole set?
I create more problem doing DIY, but I still don't want to take it to mechanic shop.
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You might start getting some rough idling and misfires sometime down the road so it would be a safe assurance to just replace the wires. A check engine light will come on if the misfire is intermitent enough to affect driving. It will either give a general misfire code or a misfire code on the cylinder(s) that are affected.
For wires check out a lexus dealer. they sell the wires individually, but usually if you replace the spark plugs you want to replace the wires as well. Carson Toyota also sells individual wires.
For wires check out a lexus dealer. they sell the wires individually, but usually if you replace the spark plugs you want to replace the wires as well. Carson Toyota also sells individual wires.
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