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Bleu Omdurman · 07-01-2009, 04:18 PM

What's wrong with this picture? I don't know enough about plugs but here are a couple of pictures of the plugs from my 1999 MB SLK 230.

The other day I had a loud pop from my engine compartment. The engine started vibrating much more than normal. I decided to pull the plugs as it was the easier of a few options I have as I try to figure out what happened.

Notice that two of the plugs have oil on them. The second from the right/bottom was not even tight. I just got this back from a "B" Service at the dealership.

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07-01-2009, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bleu Omdurman More track time please. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,692	Dear Plug Whisperer (pics inside) What's wrong with this picture? I don't know enough about plugs but here are a couple of pictures of the plugs from my 1999 MB SLK 230. The other day I had a loud pop from my engine compartment. The engine started vibrating much more than normal. I decided to pull the plugs as it was the easier of a few options I have as I try to figure out what happened. Notice that two of the plugs have oil on them. The second from the right/bottom was not even tight. I just got this back from a "B" Service at the dealership. <a href="http://s400.photobucket.com/albums/pp89/BleuOmdurman/?action=view&current=IMG_1573.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp89/BleuOmdurman/IMG_1573.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <a href="http://s400.photobucket.com/albums/pp89/BleuOmdurman/?action=view&current=IMG_1574.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp89/BleuOmdurman/IMG_1574.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> __________________ Take my track day survey: here You should enjoy it. 10 questions. Now take survey #2 here Mods: TurboXS Intake, Ultra Disc Rotors, Adare Motorsports Racing Pads.