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Driving the 01 home last night and it suddenly started to sputter pretty badly. Pulled over and found #3 plug sitting in the valve cover. The plugs are about a year old, and the threads don't appear to be damaged. It tightened back in normally, and I drove it home.
The same thing happened about a month ago as well, and I just chalked it up to a random occurrence due to engine vibration, but twice in less than 2 months has me looking for a fix.
I haven't had a chance to really investigate yet, but has this happened to anybody else? I'd like to avoid doing a helicoil or something if I can. Google didn't turn up much. Thoughts? Ideas?
The same thing happened about a month ago as well, and I just chalked it up to a random occurrence due to engine vibration, but twice in less than 2 months has me looking for a fix.
I haven't had a chance to really investigate yet, but has this happened to anybody else? I'd like to avoid doing a helicoil or something if I can. Google didn't turn up much. Thoughts? Ideas?