R50/53 So I blew out a spark plug yesterday...
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So I blew out a spark plug yesterday...
...And I was wondering if anyone had any experience with any of the standard fixes (time sert, helicoil, etc). I have a decent amount of experience in doing basic maintenance and I'm still trying to determine whether this is a fix that I should attempt myself or if I want to just have my R53 towed in to the local Indy shop.
Any advice?
Any advice?
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I've installed a TimeSert about 3 years ago, if not more, on cylinder 1, still holding. I don't trust helicoils, I prefer the sleeve style of the time serts. It's taking a decent amount of aluminium out when you're using the tap, so if you do it yourself, you want to put grease on the tap so it catches as much as possible.
I've done it in 4 or 5 steps as I was cleaning and regreasing the tap as I go, until I was done. Then just for safety, I duct taped a small plastic tube to my shopvac and tried to get anything that fell inside.
I've done it in 4 or 5 steps as I was cleaning and regreasing the tap as I go, until I was done. Then just for safety, I duct taped a small plastic tube to my shopvac and tried to get anything that fell inside.
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I did a TimeSert on the #2 cylinder of my R53 a few months ago.. still holding strong. I don't trust helicoils as well.
Another level of precaution I did was use a strip of panty hose and stuff it into the cylinder before you start cutting new threads. Then when you are done pull it out and almost all if not all of the shaving that wasn't caught by grease on the cutter are snagged on the panty hose. I also got some vinyl tubing and taped it to a vacuum hose so I could use that just to make sure I got all the pieces in the cylinder.
Good luck. TimeSert is the way to go and doesn't take long. I would let the red loctite set overnight before driving it.
Another level of precaution I did was use a strip of panty hose and stuff it into the cylinder before you start cutting new threads. Then when you are done pull it out and almost all if not all of the shaving that wasn't caught by grease on the cutter are snagged on the panty hose. I also got some vinyl tubing and taped it to a vacuum hose so I could use that just to make sure I got all the pieces in the cylinder.
Good luck. TimeSert is the way to go and doesn't take long. I would let the red loctite set overnight before driving it.
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If that doesn't work, TIME-SERT® is the way to go. Slow and easy and you don't have to remove the head to get it repaired.
Good luck.
///Rich
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On/Off cycles with no conditions that caused it to reset automatically, or you have to manually clear a DTC via a scanner. If it comes back on afterwards, that's when you would need worry.
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Negative. The code will remain active until it is cleared or a certain number of drive cycles have occurred without the error. Even when the light extinguishes, the code is stored in memory.
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