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engine eats spark plugs?

Post by kokkolanpoika »

Hi.

I have a big proplem in here.
My RV8 (4,6 stage3 EFI, STD Range Rover efi dizzy) eat spark plugs like horse eat grass. :cry:
I drive about 20km with new NGK BPR6E plugs and about 3 plugs was faulty. So i change new plugs again and i can drive about 75Km.. and again couple of plugs are faulty.
So i change next BOSCH´S WR7DCX+ plugs and i drived about 1Km and number eight cylinder plug was faulty now.
So is this bosch plug an accidence or is there fault in somwhere?


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Post by kiwicar »

Hi Timo,
when you say "faulty" what is wrong with them? insulator breaking down? coated in carbon? electrode being eaten away? insulator shattering? more information would be helpfull, a picture even better.
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Post by ramon alban »

hello, you clearly have a fault in the engine or the wrong choice of plug.

I dont think this random diagnosis of your problem would be of any value to you without some idea of what condition your plugs display when they fail.

the engine may require a hotter or cooler plug.

you may have seroius pre-ignition due to erroneous ign timing, carbon fouling inside the combustion chamber, or excessive compression ratio. so the excees temperatures generated, or concussion due to the shock wave simply kills the plug.

the mixture may be way off causing burning - too weak - or fouling - too rich.

do you have a ballasted - 8 or 9 volt - coil in a non ballasted - -13 volt -cicuit giving up to 50% excess high voltage sparks. :roll:

a misfire will cause bigger bangs during the following firing stroke - causing detonation damage.

fouling due to engine running too cool and/or too rich prevent efficient sparking leading to carbon tracking.

so many possible causes, but no clues/symptom to narrow the choice. :?
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Post by kokkolanpoika »

Hi..

I think i found a fault with my fuel system. My 0,8years old accel injecktors are bleeding when system is pressurized.. Number 8 cylinder injektors are bleeding..
I chek all 8 plugs and they are working still..
But 2 Ngk plugs are broken..
I´dont know what there is broken. It will spark when i chek them in the "open air" block, and when i put them in the cylinder heads, and restart the engine, they dont spark.. Plugs look like as new, but not spark when they are pressurized.. :shock:

I have to buy/change 1 broken injecktors.. and chek again if it still eat plugs..

All plugs are original temparature to 4,6 std engine..
Timo
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Post by ian.stewart »

Is the No2 plug "wet" with fuel, could easily be the problem if your injectors are letting by,
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Post by kokkolanpoika »

ian.stewart wrote:Is the No2 plug "wet" with fuel, could easily be the problem if your injectors are letting by,
I mean that 2 plugs a broken..
And No 8 plug is only wet..
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Post by kokkolanpoika »

I found the proplem.

I have got couple of litres water in the fuel tank.. :roll:
I change all 28litres of fuel and now it works very good. Idle is also mutch better than couple of month ago.. :D
Timo
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