Sudden power loss/misfire
Moderators: Helpinators, Moderators
Fixed?
I changed the plugs last night and think I found the problem. The plug on whatever cylinder is the front passenger side was fouled... from the outside. The leaky power steering pump, which isn't leaky any more since I put snake oil in it, was leaking power steering fluid down the block and into the spark plug hole and finally filled it up. I pulled the cable and there was sludge all over it, looked into the hole and it was full sludge. That pump leaked for years, so I don't know why that just now became a problem. I only ran it up and down the road once and it seems to run a hell of a lot better now. The old plugs were Bosch Supers, btw. They all looked ok though.
2005 Legacy GT Limited Sedan, 2006 Outback XT Limited, 1972 Porsche 914, 1978 Porsche 911SC