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mfreilly 11-20-2005 10:01 AM

CEL after changing spark plugs?
 
Has any one experienced this? I did tighten the gas cap and disconnect the battery to reset it but it came right back on. I am using the factory plugs. I had them changed at a local garage that always does good work, but I am wondering if they got a leading and trailing swapped? The car is running fine.

expo1 11-20-2005 10:19 AM

make sure all four spark plug wires are on snug.

Go48 11-20-2005 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mfreilly
Has any one experienced this? I did tighten the gas cap and disconnect the battery to reset it but it came right back on. I am using the factory plugs. I had them changed at a local garage that always does good work, but I am wondering if they got a leading and trailing swapped? The car is running fine.

Not sure that swapping the plug wires would cause a CEL, but it's easy enough to verify that the wires are connected properly. See the attached diagram and use it to trace the plug wires between the coils and plugs.

L/F=Leading Front
T/F=Trailing Front
L/R=Leading Rear
T/R=Trailing Rear

L=Leading=Lower
T=Trailing=Top

However, I doubt that this is your problem. Could be that your local garage, who I assume is not a rotary engine ship, screwed up something in the process of changing the plugs or it could be that the CEL is totally unrelated. Have the dealer read the error codes.

mfreilly 11-20-2005 04:17 PM

I do have an appointment at the dealer but not till friday. I am pretty sure they would have gotten the wires correct, but will check. I was thinking more, maybe the plugs themselves.

Aseras 11-20-2005 08:11 PM

did you put shims on the trailing pulgs? there's 2 crush washers before the plugs to recess them.

also there's diffrent temp plugs.. usually the leading are 7's and the trailing are 9's. you can use 9's all around...


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