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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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I Changed My Spark Plugs/Wires In The Middle Of September and Now I've Got An Issue.

The Car Began To Misfire Recently. When taking off from a standstill, the car will stutter and then resume accelerating normally.

I removed all 8 plugs today(Champion Plugs Gapped @ .40) and the heads of the plugs were coated black. There was liquid oil on Cylinder #7's Spark Plug.

I'm getting 8 New Plugs Tomorrow and Seeing If That Fixes It.

If not, then I'm guessing my rings are toast? If that's the case, how much $ do ring swaps generally run?

Any other ideas/suggestions/comments?
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 06:17 AM
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A few questions:
Why are you using champion plugs and why are they gapped at 40? Don't see your mods listed but stock gap is 60

What makes you think rings are bad - are you burning oil?
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr CHI
I Changed My Spark Plugs/Wires In The Middle Of September and Now I've Got An Issue.

The Car Began To Misfire Recently. When taking off from a standstill, the car will stutter and then resume accelerating normally.

I removed all 8 plugs today(Champion Plugs Gapped @ .40) and the heads of the plugs were coated black. There was liquid oil on Cylinder #7's Spark Plug.

I'm getting 8 New Plugs Tomorrow and Seeing If That Fixes It.

If not, then I'm guessing my rings are toast? If that's the case, how much $ do ring swaps generally run?

Any other ideas/suggestions/comments?

Get rid of those plugs and get some NGK TR55s and gap them at .45.
Liquid oil on the plugs is a bad sign and can more than likely be bad ringlands.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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Tr55 gapped at 55.How many miles on engine?Are you sure its oil and not gas?Not trying to make you look stupid just looking for more info.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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Got Some TR55's and gapped them @ .60

Misfire Is Gone.
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