what can you tell me about these?

[bmxkelowna]

just replaced the plugs today and this is what i found when i took the old ones out.

the order you see them there is how they came out of the motor (right plugs = drivers side)

i dont know when the plugs were changed last so i dont know how old these are.

so do these look okay? or is there some thing i should be watching for?

[All_talk]

Assuming the color on my screen is close to what they really look like...

The 3 darker ones look about right, maybe a hair dark but thats normal if they have been in for a lot of miles or the engine has a good amount of miles on it and might burn just a bit of oil (like most of the EJ22T these days).

But the one on the lower right looks a little light to me, could be running a bit lean/hot. Could be a sign of a weak injector or other issue with that cylinder. A compression check of all cylinder might help shed some light. I wouldn't be overly alarmed though, could just be that that plug was replaced more recently, run your new plugs for a while then check to see if they follow the same trend.

Gary

[thehookeup]

yea agreed, that one looks a little light. but other than that, those look good

[bmxkelowna]

awesome thanks guys
when i took these out i was kinda shocked, the pin coming out of the sprakplug body was very very thin, i dont know if its just that type of plug or they are very old

[AWD_addict]

It does look thin. Good time to change them.

[napphappy]

Actually thats the way they are supposed to look. Platinums are thin like that.

[206er]

more focused arc I guess?

[bmxkelowna]

oh weird
oh well the NGK V-Powers ones seem to be doing good!

[AWD_addict]

Strange. I'm used to seeing the regular V-Powers like this:

[bmxkelowna]

this is what was in my car
and these are what i bought and are in now

[napphappy]

The only advantage of plantinum is longevity. Copper conducts heat and electricity better than platinum. The only thing better than copper in those regards is silver.