After I changed plugs on 99 Camry, I realized that I no longer had the rubber insert in the spark plug socket. Logical explanation is that it probably got stuck to the porcelain of the new plug. Obviously, I did not notice it at that time and the plug wire went on without a hitch.
Can the rubber insert survive the heat of deep well of the spark plug tube? If the insert has melted, I should probably leave it alone. I don't expect to change these plugs for another 100K miles
What are the chances that if I were to remove the plug wire and plug now, I would cause more problems? I don't want (possibly) disintegrated socket remains falling in to the cylinder. I don't have shop air to blow the spark plug deep tube.
I don't think I am the first one to have done something like this :-(
- Vikas
Can the rubber insert survive the heat of deep well of the spark plug tube? If the insert has melted, I should probably leave it alone. I don't expect to change these plugs for another 100K miles
What are the chances that if I were to remove the plug wire and plug now, I would cause more problems? I don't want (possibly) disintegrated socket remains falling in to the cylinder. I don't have shop air to blow the spark plug deep tube.
I don't think I am the first one to have done something like this :-(
- Vikas