What causes the spark plug wire to come off?
The spark plugs on your engine sit in spark plug wells in the valve covers. At the bottom of these wells are seals. If these seals start to leak, the engine crank case pressure can force oil past these seals filling the spark plug wells with oil. If the oil level gets high enough in a well, it will push the spark plug wire off the spark plug.
When to disconnect spark plug on lawn mower?
Why? A: Probably the most important safety precaution that you can take when doing your own repairs or maintenance on a lawnmower is to disconnect the spark plug wire before you do anything else. This is especially true when doing anything with the mower blade.
How are spark plugs supposed to work on a BMW?
When you slide a plug wire end like this over the bare threaded tip of the spark plug, you can feel that clip as it slides down over the ridges of the threads, leaving no doubt that you have it on. The original BMW 2002 plug wire ends are designed to accept the bare threaded post. Note the little clip on the hole. Rob Siegel
Where are the spark plugs in the engine?
The spark plugs on your engine sit in spark plug wells in the valve covers. At the bottom of these wells are seals. If these seals start to leak, the engine crank case pressure can force oil past these seals filling the spark plug wells with oil.
The spark plugs on your engine sit in spark plug wells in the valve covers. At the bottom of these wells are seals. If these seals start to leak, the engine crank case pressure can force oil past these seals filling the spark plug wells with oil. If the oil level gets high enough in a well, it will push the spark plug wire off the spark plug.
What to do if your spark plug is bad?
Check the fuel system and/or stark timing. Weak sparks are orange or red and may be hard to see in daylight. If you did not see a spark, remove the coil wire from the distributor cap. Attach the spark tester to the distributor end of the coil wire. Crack the engine and check for a good spark at the spark tester.
How do you disconnect the spark plug on a lawn mower?
Sometimes it doesn’t take much movement in the blade to start the process and you don’t want to be anywhere near that mower blade if the engine turns over. To disconnect the spark plug, simply remove the rubber “boot” that connects the spark plug to the wire and turn it so the back of the boot is facing the spark plug.
The spark plugs on your engine sit in spark plug wells in the valve covers. At the bottom of these wells are seals. If these seals start to leak, the engine crank case pressure can force oil past these seals filling the spark plug wells with oil.