MonkeyBoy

I heard a ticking noise while idling and stuck my head under the right exhaust. One of my bottom right plug wires is arcing to a bolt. I guess the insulation cracked on the boot. The car has 51K miles. Is it easy to replace a single wire in that location? I'd rather put off my 60K service for another 10K miles or so. I glanced at Robins DIY, but as it's just a wire I'm hoping it might be much easier than replacing the plugs.

Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems

MB:

You can buy single wires at the Dealer and its not too bad to replace that one. Be prepared to replace the rest pretty darned soon,.....

TroyN

I had to do that same wire. Make sure to get those small ratcheting screwdrivers as mentioned in the p-car diy. It was kind of a pain, had to remove several things (airbox, blower parts), and not much room to work with.

MonkeyBoy

I think it's actually not the right most wire - it might be the one next to it or the one next to that (the one that's a bit hidden). I just tried checking again but it stopped arcing. Hopefully it's one of the two on the right, as those look much easier to access.

MonkeyBoy

The cracked insulation was relatively accessible from beneath without having to jack the car, so I went for the total ghetto solution - a rubber paint-on insulation and electrical tape. It should at least get me to the 60K service. Thanks for the tips.