technonovice

No nudes...but if you help and request it, I'll send you one.
http://7sins.rx7life.com/carwork.htm

These pics help illustrate some question I have?
I am getting 8-5 -5 (does not hold to the redline...
is that the number we are supposed to use in the third slot?)

1. Is that crack causing boost leak?

2. Is that gap ok on the connector? It keeps getting forced back after I make it snug.

3. Ugly #2 trailing spark plug?

GoodfellaFD3S

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Not sure about the IC piping...I have one in perfect shape if you're interested

I will say that that spark plug is the nastiest ******* thing I've seen in a long time. I can't believe the car was actually running.

I change my plugs about every 10k miles. If you do it yourself it's cheap preventative maintenance. You get better gas mileage and more power. The chicks dig it, too

Ninjak

that elbow shouldnt be your boost problem... it looks like its simply a crack... i can see MAYBE a little boost be lost but your not even seeing past 5 pounds in the secondary, that cant be the problem... the way to make sure that the elbow isnt the problem is to listen to the engine when your boosting, if you hear a whistle or a pssshhhh sound than your having a leak somehwere and that would most likely be that elbow. Your boost problem is a lost hose somewhere... right next to that elbow there is a black vacume chamber, make sure both those hoses that are connected to it, go somehwere below and make sure they are snug. cuase i believe that chamber is part of the secondary boost, like a pre control or a pre spool... but check around your engine bay there is a lose hose somehwere... find it and you will have boost again

as for the plug... it looks ugly... but i dont know how to read them... looks like oil to me....
Huy

technonovice

I'm going to try and JB Weld the tube first on a friend's suggestion.

I guess the car car fine becuase it was a trailing plug, but I don't know why it got like that and the others did not.

spooledUP7

Yes that crack can cause a leak, but like ninjak said, it is unlikely your main issue. The JB weld would be a good solution. One way to tell if there is a boost leak is to look for any oil, or a wet dirty surface around any of the hose connectors. This includes the BOV and CRV hoses. Anywhere you see oil is a boost leak.

As for your trailing plug. I would look first at the plug wire to coil connection, and then check for spark by arcing the end of the plug wire to chassis bolt. If you don't see any spark, then check the resistance of the plug wire. Just compare it to the other trailing wire. If the plug is fine, be sure to check the ignitor to coil harness. If all else fails then you may need to get a new coil.

KZ1

I haev never seen a plug that bad. THere is no way in hell that thing is firing. I woudl immediately resolve that problem, new plugs will not solve that something with ignition system. Also, that crack coudl be or not problem, but replace that poipe immediately. Mazmart has them used for liek 65$ I bought one coupel months aga. Make sure you request the right colour, in your case black. You don;t want that ugly silver one. if all your pipe are black.

technonovice

I've been hunting for them. I did replace the ABV and CRV hose clamps with worm drive types.

I've already replaced the wires. I tested the old one wire and it was fine...not much resisitance ...maybe it did not get used much in there. I had that coil replaced not even 20K miles ago.

You are right. I need to check for spark.