plug wire blown off

[ray719]

As I was test driving my car yesterday my plug wire on cylinder 4 blew off. I have a 92 accord ex with a f22a1 what could cause this

[Jimmy22]

maybe its leaking air around the threads and its building pressure from the piston

[ray719]

How would I fix that just tighten it up

[Jimmy22]

try some new spark plugs.

[ray719]

Ok. Should I also put anti-sez on them to help make it more air tight

[ray719]

Also could timing make a difference or cause this to happen

[Jimmy22]

antiseeze is so they don't become lodged in there and you can't get them back out. Nothing to do with being air tight. The other thing that keeps them airtight besides the threads is the crush washer. They are designed to be crushed once. If you remove them and reinstall the spark plugs, they could leak

[Jimmy22]

and no, i don't see how your timing being off would have anything to do with this. Your spark plugs shouldn't be getting any pressure in there unless the spark plug is leaking air. NO matter how good or how poorly your car is running

[ray719]

Alright thanks for the advice I'll give it a try

[dj_ender]

How would I fix that just tighten it up

Just try tightening it up first, THEN if it still does it, remove the plug and see if the ceramic part spins freely inside the metal housing. There's no need to run right out and buy a new plug, yet.

[Ghetto_CB7]

Yes why spend 10$ to make sure it is done right.

You do not want to over torque your spark plugs.

Go to the store and buy some ngk, then use a properly calibrated torque wrench to torque them to the correct specs.

You are screwing a steal plug into an aluminum head, guess which one wins the battle.

[Ghetto_CB7]

also for the wire to pop off probably means you are running non honda or non ngk wires.

I never recommend this.

Even 20 year old junk yard wires are better and more reliable then bosch premium wires and random ones from auto stores.

[dj_ender]

also for the wire to pop off probably means you are running non honda or non ngk wires.

I never recommend this.

Even 20 year old junk yard wires are better and more reliable then bosch premium wires and random ones from auto stores.

You havent learned how to use the edit button yet???

[Jimmy22]

Just try tightening it up first, THEN if it still does it, remove the plug and see if the ceramic part spins freely inside the metal housing. There's no need to run right out and buy a new plug, yet.

spark plugs are cheap. Id maybe check to see if its loose, but if its tight, i wouldn't try reefing it down. Id rather spend 2 dollars on a new spark plug

[dj_ender]

spark plugs are cheap. Id maybe check to see if its loose, but if its tight, i wouldn't try reefing it down. Id rather spend 2 dollars on a new spark plug

No one said to "reef" it. why spend money if all that is needed is a simple tightening? That's my point, people throw money at parts, generally without testing them to find out if they are bad in the first place.