Hey guys, today I changed my spark plugs on my 88 GXL..... when I went to the parts store, they sold me two different spark plugs, two for the leading (bottom) plugs, and two for the trailing (top) plugs. When I went to pull out the spark plugs that were in my motor from when my old mechanic swapped the motor in, I found that all four plugs were the same L leading spark plugs. Also, the two plugs for the front rotor (closest to nose of the car) were only hand tight, and covered in a fuel smelling sludge. My question is A: how much damage was done to my motor by this half assed mechanic, and B: what can I do to fix this situation. Thanks for any input on this situation................... Sean

 

A) none, you just may have had a tiny bit of power loss in the meantime.

B) put the right plugs in and in the right locations and tighten them up.

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c) drive the car and enjoy it, don't worry about the faulty previous tune up.

 

thanks, hopefully driving the car will clear out most of the crap left behind by the faulty spark plugs........