Best Way To Clean Spark Plugs?

[Driver]

Hi,

Whats the best and most effective way to clean your plugs?

I just dont wana do anything bad to mine.

CHeers

Brendan

[AzzurrA]

don't be a tightarse, and buy new ones!

nah, seriously, they're all of $3 or $4 each...

[Driver]

don't be a tightarse, and buy new ones!

nah, seriously, they're all of $3 or $4 each...

im not a tightarse.. these are iridiums and have only done around 4,000km's they are just really fouled and need cleaning...

[Bl4cK32]

Go the coppers. They are $3-4 each, and do the same job as iridiums.

[Driver]

please dont give me other solutions

im asking how to clean my current plugs.

cheers.

[ferni]

I don't know how to clean spark plugs, i was going to tell you to go buy another set of coppers for $20-30... but you don't want that so i won't

[HR32_GTS-T]

ferni stop being such a rude ass,

mate just clean the ends a bit of petrol an let em dry. simple

[Driver]

ferni stop being such a rude ass,

mate just clean the ends a bit of petrol an let em dry. simple

ha furni u cheeky shit

cheers HR32.

[rb25]

If they're fould, they've had it. Buy new ones.

-rb25

[savage GTR]

$60 dollars for a new set mate, if they are fouled dont be a cheap skate or you might pay for it in the long run. {new motor} etc. what you should be asking is a mechanic to look into why they fouled up .

good luck anyway

[Duncan]

fouled is dead

just but a new set of coppe....oh hang on

[No Crust Racing]

Consensus tends to be that you don't clean Iridiums. I've just put mine in and won't be touching them for a while. If they're fouled you'd be best replacing them and working out why they fouled so easily and fixing that problem. Otherwise, you'll just keep going through plugs. You should replace them either way, the choice is really do you fix the problem then get some fresh Iridium's or disregard the fouling issue and just swap coppers omre regularly.

Good luck

[Boostn6Potter]

As a previous poster stated, clean them with some solvent then dry with compressed air.

[ross80]

have you considered copper ones man? they are cheap as. hahahahahhahhhaah.

iridiums phht hahahahhahahha

[Bleach1]

Copper plugs you can clean on a wire buff if you have to and it ussually does a good job. Iridium plugs can also be done but you have to be very careful because the tip is alot more delicate.

[Busky2k]

They shouldnt need cleaning unless they're fecked up good. I'd be wondering why they fouled up in such a short time. Just because they've got a bit dark doesnt mean they've fouled. Maybe you shoud post a pic?

[ross80]

I dont know why anyone bothers with iridiums or platinums.

Ive had them and yeah they last longer but dont perform any better. I mean its a pretty substantial dent in a budget for plugs.

Copper ones you can pay for fuel, grab a set and throw them in every few months and it costs f**k all! No need to cleen something that costs $4! Who gives a f**k, throw it out and but a new one.

[Godzilla32]

Plugs shouldn't need cleaning if they are fouled your mixture is rich. A correct mixture will keep the plugs clean. Plugs arent finished when they are fouled! They are finished when they are domed. As i said if its fouled fix the mixture not the plug. This will in turn clean up the plugs by itself after driving...

Deren

[skylinecouple]

I agree with Godzilla32,Thirty years of motor sport tells me that fouled plugs are mearly unburnt crap on your otherwise perfect plugs.A spark plug is a mechanical device,fouling it will not change it`s basic structure.Clean it, that will work fine unless it has over heated at some stage.

[Duncan]

If the plug is fouled enough not to fire it will never clean up even if you fix the original problem....and the iridium and platinum plugs are almost impossible to clean without damaging the electrodes.