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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:30 AM
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Well i changed the plugs and wires yesterday and after i started here up it started to misfire. I took it apart again everything seemed fine, any ideas ?
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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Were the plugs gapped right? Did you cross any plug wires?

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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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actually i didnt gap them what are they supposed to be gapped at, wires are fine
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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Not sure what engine do you have? They are supposed to come gapped correctly but sometimes they are a bit off.

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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 10:58 AM
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its a 22re
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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I think it's .030 but not positive.

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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 06:17 AM
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gapped them and still misfiring will i be alright driving it ? what else should i look at ?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:05 AM
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Plug gap should be .032 But if you're .030 you should be fine... Sometimes spark plugs come bad from the box... did you drop one? Which cylinder is missing? Does it have spark to it? Are you sure the spark plug is actually sparking? I would find out which cyl is missing and test the plug / wire for spark.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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What type of wires did you get?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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how would i test each wire to check for spark ? / i used bosch plug wires
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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well all wires are firing i just pulled em out and they shot against the head. the number 2 wire ripped (i got stressed out lol) so i bought a new set of wires and also got a cap and rotor. After the install it ran fine fine till i started to rev it and after that it just kept on misfiring. any suggestions ?
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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Bosche ignition componenets are notorious for not working with Japanese engines. That would be my first guess. I bought Bosch Platinum plugs a few years ago and NEVER got rid of the miss until I replaced them with NGK. Use OEM Denso or NGK wires/plugs.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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hmm has anyone else had this problem with bosche ?
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 08:33 AM
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anyone ?
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by toyota4life23
anyone ?

If you could determine which one was misfiring, it would be easer to determine the problem. Once that is done, put one of you old plugs or/and wires on it to see if it goes away. If so, wire or plug. If not, maybe injector.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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my 20r didnt miss but it ran crappy with bosch plugs
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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check injectors if efi timing maybe
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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anyone ?
yes. bosch belongs on VW's not Toyotas.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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make certian you hooked the wires up right.
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and that you installed NGK 1233
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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my order is fine, it must be those plugs my local parts store cant get them in till next Tuesday. (i live in MI not much parts for foreign cars)
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