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Old Nov 1, 2020 | 12:24 PM
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Was driving and all of a sudden the engine started cutting out and missing like crazy, pulled over and thank God I found a loose wire connected to the most forward passenger side coil.

I put it back in place and car runs perfectly again, but this is the photo.of it, looks a bit rough , is this normal or should I replace it ?

I'm nearing the 60 000 mile mark on a cammed grand sport , should I consider doing a spark plug change as well ?

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Old Nov 1, 2020 | 06:24 PM
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You would be ahead if you changed the plugs and use a high performance spark plug wire while you are in there.
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You would be ahead if you changed the plugs and use a high performance spark plug wire while you are in there.
Thanks , from.the look of the wire does it seem.ok ?


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Old Nov 1, 2020 | 06:58 PM
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From the picture, it does not look right to me. How does it compare to the other wires? On a C5 I had, one of the wires at the coil had a brown burned look, presumably from a poor connection. In that instance, I had to replace both the wire and the coil.
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Get a new wire set and plugs...you'll be fine.
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Originally Posted by 87SAM
From the picture, it does not look right to me. How does it compare to the other wires? On a C5 I had, one of the wires at the coil had a brown burned look, presumably from a poor connection. In that instance, I had to replace both the wire and the coil.
agreed it looks a bit rough and chopped up , good idea I'll check the others to compare

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Get a new wire set and plugs...you'll be fine.
Will do , definitely wouldn't hurt to do that even if they are still "ok"
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Looks OK, other than the black on the terminal where it was maybe arcing when loose.
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Install a new set of plugs & OEM wires to be safe
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