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I've got a set of platinum plugs and was told not to use fine sand paper on the firing tip as this knocks off the platinum tip and also not use a wire brush. So if you have fouled plugs how do you clean them? is there a solvent i can use or something (perhaps just petrol)?

I'm having missfiring problems as the car is running really rich and the car gets almost undrivable after a while so i'd like to clean the current fouling off it to give it a fresh start for when i have to drive it back to the mechanic.

Cheers,

Andrew

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Hey GiJOr33

Might be a bit late now but there used to be small spark plug cleaners avialable that ran off your battery. These have a small sand blasting mechanism in them containing a very fine abrasive grit in them(zircon sand i think). I know cause i have one and the work a treat on platinium tiped plugs. I not long ago went through what you went through cause i have a big problem with throwing out perfectly good $26 plugs at a throw.

Hope this helps and contact me if you got any questions

Plynx

Hey GiJOr33

Might be a bit late now but there used to be small spark plug cleaners avialable that ran off your battery. These have a small sand blasting mechanism in them containing a very fine abrasive grit in them(zircon sand i think). I know cause i have one and the work a treat on platinium tiped plugs. I not long ago went through what you went through cause i have a big problem with throwing out perfectly good $26 plugs at a throw.

Hope this helps and contact me if you got any questions

Plynx

fowled plug will clean up if heated.also if dropped in a stong cleaner.

normall put them into a pintara or a motor bike with twin plugs.or an old very reliable car that loves crook plugs.

with new cars on a car yard they get fowled so we put a old plug in to warm up the engine after a quick wipe or over night on bench the plugs are put into the hot motor with a air gap in the leads[not easy on skyline] to over load the coil so when it does spark it is at a higher temp.

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