Antifreeze in spark plug wire holes

sorrowfulkiller · June 9th, 2007, 01:46 AM

Yeah... thermostat leaked and I got some antifreeze in the spark plug wire holes... been cleaning it out with paper towels and canned air... also used a bit of brake cleaner to dry it up a bit quicker...

Its running on atleast 6 cylinders now (up from like 4).... any ideas or should I continue trying to use canned air and brake cleaner?

nes · June 9th, 2007, 09:11 PM

u might haveto replace them, i had to when mine leaked...

AnglicoGT98 · June 10th, 2007, 04:09 PM

Yeah man. the same thing happened to me. It was actually my first post ever on the forum. Anyways, I actually found that medical gauze worked really well. I bought a roll of it for a couple of bucks and just pushed it all down into the plug hole. That stuff will soak it all up. Just make sure you keep the plugs in while you're cleaning it out. You don't want any of that getting down into your engine. You also are going to want to get new plugs and probably plug wires. Mine was REALLY bad so i needed to get new ones.

sorrowfulkiller · June 11th, 2007, 11:24 PM

yup.... got it fixed... used canned air and paper towels... then switched out plugs after it was dry enough

June 9th, 2007, 01:46 AM	#1
sorrowfulkiller Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 reviews	Antifreeze in spark plug wire holes Yeah... thermostat leaked and I got some antifreeze in the spark plug wire holes... been cleaning it out with paper towels and canned air... also used a bit of brake cleaner to dry it up a bit quicker... Its running on atleast 6 cylinders now (up from like 4).... any ideas or should I continue trying to use canned air and brake cleaner?

June 9th, 2007, 09:11 PM	#2
nes Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 962 iTrader: 0 reviews	u might haveto replace them, i had to when mine leaked... __________________ silver 98gt, blown- sold laser red 98gt, stock- gave away stormy blue 09 mazda3-traded 09 subaru wrx- soon to be 12 sec. daily driver 1988 gt- toy

June 10th, 2007, 04:09 PM	#3
AnglicoGT98 Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 630 iTrader: 2 reviews	Yeah man. the same thing happened to me. It was actually my first post ever on the forum. Anyways, I actually found that medical gauze worked really well. I bought a roll of it for a couple of bucks and just pushed it all down into the plug hole. That stuff will soak it all up. Just make sure you keep the plugs in while you're cleaning it out. You don't want any of that getting down into your engine. You also are going to want to get new plugs and probably plug wires. Mine was REALLY bad so i needed to get new ones. __________________ Parting out 2003 SVT Cobra Air/Fuel http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...003-cobra.html Engine http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...003-cobra.html

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June 11th, 2007, 11:24 PM	#4
sorrowfulkiller Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 reviews	yup.... got it fixed... used canned air and paper towels... then switched out plugs after it was dry enough

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