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Old 08-18-2009, 07:44 PM
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Hi all just swapped out my spark plugs approx 15-20k miles on them NGK TR55s.

I placed them as if you were standing in front of the engine, take a look at cylinder 4 and 7, they look pretty toasty and lots of junk on them...

What does this mean on those cylinders?



Close up of 4



Close up of 7



Think my **** is fixing to break? or is there anything I can do to fix the issues?

Any help appreciated.

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looks like coolant to me the white crust any white smoke
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No...white smoke.

I was reading online and it appears the crust means burning of oil and or fuel additives during normal combustion. Ash fouled...is what they call it.

Wonder why only those cylinders?
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What has been done to your engine?
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What has been done to your engine?
Bolts ons, Cam and Tune...removed all emissions stuff.
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Do you add octane booster to your fuel, sea foam, ect ?
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Do you add octane booster to your fuel, sea foam, ect
Na, dont add anything but 93 octane. Kinda odd how it's just those 2 cylinders.
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coolant would turn them yellowish/green. they just look cooked, it could have ben detonation ,oil
several things can cause too HOT conditon. i would use ac delco factory plugs, i never had a problem with stock plug
im not saying ngk is bad, i use them for other stuff.

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free bump for an answer. i have 3 plugs that looked very similar on my last change. i assumed it was valve seals
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Cool Spark plug replacement

what I got here is camero 2002 ss convertable no problems 86,000 mile time to change the Spark plugs you think. do I go OEM AC DELCO AC41-985 OE 12571164 gap 0.05 or do I go best choice BOSH 8S4505 Premiun class platinemin fusion no gap or then their is performance ACCEL A35p526s . Got good long life from OEMS will I have the same from the BOSH ??
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Its from burning oil in those cylinders.....don't worry about...completely normal on ALOT of LS1 engines.
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how long is the normal lifespan of ngk plugs?
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Don't hear too many good reviews on Bosch plugs.

AC Delco or NGK are the way to go. If you want them to last longer, get the iridium. I went with AC Delco 41-985 and they are good.

Most LS1's burn oil without failing.
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Originally Posted by steve2002ss
what I got here is camero 2002 ss convertable no problems 86,000 mile time to change the Spark plugs you think. do I go OEM AC DELCO AC41-985 OE 12571164 gap 0.05 or do I go best choice BOSH 8S4505 Premiun class platinemin fusion no gap or then their is performance ACCEL A35p526s . Got good long life from OEMS will I have the same from the BOSH ??
BOSCH plugs don't do well in most GM engines, use AC delco or NGK
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Originally Posted by Summerwolf
BOSCH plugs don't do well in most GM engines, use AC delco or NGK
i had ngks in my car, then acdelcos, then bosch, bosch performed the best



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