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Anyone tell me what my used spark plugs say about how my motor is running?

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Old 03-20-2019 | 04:02 PM
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Oil on the threads is from valve gasket leaks. Just want to make that clear. Plugs aren’t wet. There are only seven because I lost one. Plugs ha e no more than 10-15k miles.
 
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Old 03-20-2019 | 06:24 PM
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Not a Rover expert but it looks a bit rich.
 
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Old 03-20-2019 | 06:37 PM
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Do you have any codes or pending codes
 
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Old 03-20-2019 | 07:27 PM
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A little rich on #5, could be burning oil but does look like fuel. I would expect an 0305 code. Could be a leaking injector, bad plug, bad plug wire.
 
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Old 03-20-2019 | 07:45 PM
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Look good to me. The gap looks wide, but hard to tell in a picture. What are you gapped at?
 
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Old 03-20-2019 | 10:19 PM
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Gaps are as they were factory. .42-.44? Exhaust does smell rich. How do I go about fixing that. Plug wires are 8mm.
 
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Old 03-20-2019 | 10:19 PM
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And I installed new plugs.
 
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Old 03-20-2019 | 10:24 PM
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Lean Lean OK Lean Rich OK
I just did this too. Gaps are supposed to be 0.044. All my plugs were there, but one was 0.050. From now on I will check gap before installing. I cleaned my old ones for spares, they were iridiums. Bought new NGK platinums.
 
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Old 03-20-2019 | 10:32 PM
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No codes
 
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Old 03-21-2019 | 10:43 AM
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Previous comments are probably correct that its a bit lean, but nothing in that pic screams there's a problem.

You could look up some of the info on engine/intake/injector cleaning, but then there's the if it ain't broke, don't fix theory. It's not like these were ever known for being clean burning efficient engines. Don't over think it, if it's running ok.
 


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