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Ivan323

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Its pretty good but more or less got to spend a bit more for maintaince. [;)]

 

What abt urs?

 

I'm going to Joe's workshop 2ml morning.

U going?

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Elfenstar

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Misfire... kinda like the car is sluggish and hesitates, power seems to have dropped and theres unusual vibrations.

 

As for the plug hitting the piston crown, think hitting a hammer on a nail... that would describe it.

 

The plug you're using is fine and you would probably find that the car has a lil more power as the further into the cylinder the sparky goes, the better the combustion.

 

As a reference the normal ngk plug you should be using is BKR6E11 or BKR6EIX (iridium). Personally i would recommend PFR6A11 as the b16 (in fact most jap engines) seems to run the smoothest on platinum plugs.

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Thanks guys...

 

I already brought the correct plugs for my car today n the smell is GONE!! [;)]

 

This is a very dangerous thing to commit as wad i heard from my workshop that i might get my piston hitting the spark cos ZFR head is abit higher. [sweatdrop]

 

Hope my pistons is fine.... [dizzy]

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Porche

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wow lau...i may go 2molo late afternoon. we always miss the timing to meet! your white is chio, recently my friend also change to EK.

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Elfenstar

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Thats what yeobh and i have been saying [laugh] But if it did. Trust me when i say you would know [sweatdrop]

 

As for the smell the only explanation i can think of is that the person that installed your sparky's might not have done it correctly allowing combustion gases to escape. Lucky for you that jap ignition cable boots often form an airtight seal.

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Elfenstar

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For start-stop traffic or short distance driving maybe, but one step up at the most. It all depends on how your current plugs are doing... have a look at them and work from there.

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I didn't go to his workshop today cos initially i thought Joe quoted me $180 can new drive-shaft for both sides but until tis morning den i realise that $180 is only for 1 side. No choice la, out of my budget so i put it on hold since its nothing important other dan the sound when u turn ur steering.. [:p]

 

When u see my car at his plc?

Did u see the workmanship on my paint? [thumbsdown]

Haiz.. I always believe in "wad u get is wad u pay"

 

When did ur frdz brought the Ek n how much they selling?

Its a Ek4 or Ek3?

 

Guess we, as in person still dun haf the fate to meet up yet, only our cars does...

Lolz... [:p]

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Yup.

I finally understand wad the both of u tryin to explain.

Really thanks to those help me out.. [;)]

 

Actually all the plugs was changed by myself.

Its not a tough job but i guess i still unable to install a plug correctly cos i already changed to the correct model, i still encounter slightly burnt smell inside after the spark cable was removed but this time round, the smell was not tat strong like before as i can smell inside my cabin while driving.

What am i suppose to do if i wan to check is tat any combustion gases leaking out?

I already tighten the plugs to a very extend strength.

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Elfenstar

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It should be hand tight then use a ratchet or sparkplug tool (ratchet is easier) and tighten 1/2-2/3 of a turn.

 

Too little and its not tight enough. too much and you may strip the thread on the head... not a cheap fix for the latter.

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Trex101

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I seriously doubt the smell is from the plugs, check your plugs cable see if there's any chaffing or crack mark. Stray voltage could be arcing and burning the rubber lining perhaps.

 

Another possibility could be oil leakage onto exhaust manifold, thus the burning smell.

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Hi guys, I apologise for hijacking this thread but I haven't been to MCF in a while and didn't realise I need to hit a certain postcount before I can start my own thread.

 

Anyway, hoping to get some help from the experts here.

 

I'm currently driving a 2006 Honda CR-V with the K20A4 engine. I've been using NGK ZFR6FIX-11 spark plugs for a few years. They were installed by a third party workshop and I didn't think too much of it back then.

However, I recently visited the NGK website and used their Product Finder to check if the spark plugs I used were compatible with my car. Unfortunately, I found out that I should be using the ZFR6K-11 instead of "F". I also found out that my current plugs were meant for the older series of Honda CR-V which uses the B20Z1 engine.

 

According to the chart here (http://www.ngksparkplugs.ca/documents/partnumberkey.pdf), the difference between both plugs is the firing end construction. While one is a "tapered seat", the other is a "2-ground electode".

So my question is, would I need to replace my spark plugs (ZFR6FIX-11) with the correct ones (ZFR6K-11), and would my engine have been damaged due to my use of incorrect plugs? I wasn't able to find much information on the Internet.

 

Thank you everyone for your help.

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Hi guys, I apologise for hijacking this thread but I haven't been to MCF in a while and didn't realise I need to hit a certain postcount before I can start my own thread.

 

Anyway, hoping to get some help from the experts here.

 

I'm currently driving a 2006 Honda CR-V with the K20A4 engine. I've been using NGK ZFR6FIX-11 spark plugs for a few years. They were installed by a third party workshop and I didn't think too much of it back then.

 

However, I recently visited the NGK website and used their Product Finder to check if the spark plugs I used were compatible with my car. Unfortunately, I found out that I should be using the ZFR6K-11 instead of "F". I also found out that my current plugs were meant for the older series of Honda CR-V which uses the B20Z1 engine.

 

According to the chart here (http://www.ngksparkplugs.ca/documents/partnumberkey.pdf), the difference between both plugs is the firing end construction. While one is a "tapered seat", the other is a "2-ground electode".

 

So my question is, would I need to replace my spark plugs (ZFR6FIX-11) with the correct ones (ZFR6K-11), and would my engine have been damaged due to my use of incorrect plugs? I wasn't able to find much information on the Internet.

 

Thank you everyone for your help.

 

 

ZFR6K-11 are copper plugs, not taper seat either as taper seat will start with a "TR" part number. ZFR6FIX-11 is the iridium version of ZFR6K-11, so would be perfectly fine for your CRV. No problem at all.

 

 

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