I went to change my spark plugs and as I pulled each wire off, the inside portion stuck to the plug. All six of them. The plug wires were brand new current production made by BERU and the plugs are NGK BP8ES. Any idea what might have caused this?
I went to change my spark plugs and as I pulled each wire off, the inside portion stuck to the plug. All six of them. The plug wires were brand new current production made by BERU and the plugs are NGK BP8ES. Any idea what might have caused this?
Last edited by METAVINYL; 02-25-2020 at 07:02 PM.
I think the new Beru wires my be made in China , if they are , that would be the cause .
I put a smear of dialectic grease on my pinky to lube the inside seal on the wires
Ron
1973.5 911T
1974 BMW R90/6
1986 Carrera, Plan "B"
1987 BMW K100RS Motorsport
2004 BMW X3 6 speed manual transmisson
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A relilable source tells me, The Beru wires are not a good choice.....AKA, junk, They fall apart upon removable. No better alternative was given....cliff
Last edited by Cliff; 02-29-2020 at 09:47 AM.
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67 911 de Luxe, 356 B silver metallic / brown interior, ( buck skin really ) 67 PORSCHE [ built ] 912, Crystal blue, black interior, 72 T, Silver metallic/black interior, appearance group,factory AC.
either find an old set of wires check resistance 1k ohm they do go bad wires are solid but the resister burns out on the plug end. I bought a set for my 71s from dealer still available the real parts right quality more money but worth every dollar. If your not worried about original appearance use the 74 up they have the ground shield
Thank you for all the input. It is sounding like they wires failed on account of poor construction. My main concern was that it may be an indication of something else. I have replaced them with a set of original BERU wires with the brown bakelite ends. Pushing them on feels way better and pulling them off is much easier.