LHD MG ZS 180 MK2 has arrived

[Jason04r]

Just been reading about it , interesting tbh. Ever since I can remember my grandad and my dad have always used a wire brush to clean plugs

[grimmy]

Originally Posted by Jason04r

Just been reading about it , interesting tbh. Ever since I can remember my grandad and my dad have always used a wire brush to clean plugs

I wouldn't think it has any bearing on your car not starting but just thought I should point it out as it seems to be best practice.have you looked at the sparks as you crank it.maybe there is a duff plug or a coil pack thats preventing it from running properly. sorry if that's already been mentioned .

[Jason04r]

Checked 1 spark plug from both sides and are firing. Tomorrow I shall get cracking with it , really need to get it going now

[Jason04r]

Checked all the timing , rear cam tools fit so it's all aligned( used the flywheel pin with the crank in the safe position ). Even stripped the left hand side the check the front cam alignment.

Pulled all the spark plugs and they look like this :



Notice the layer on oil around the base ?

I'll get 6 new plugs tomorrow

[grimmy]

Originally Posted by Jason04r

Checked all the timing , rear cam tools fit so it's all aligned( used the flywheel pin with the crank in the safe position ). Even stripped the left hand side the check the front cam alignment.

Pulled all the spark plugs and they look like this :



Notice the layer on oil around the base ?

I'll get 6 new plugs tomorrow

Not sure if it's just the picture but the gap in the first one looks huge.

[petet16]

Mahoosive plug gap there

[Jason04r]

Say I've not changed the gap size ... New plugs in order then

[petet16]

The gaps on the plugs should be 1.0mm, yours look bigger but it could be an optical illusion on the picture.

[peterzs]

and it looks like it was running very rich???

[Jason04r]

Checking them , there all different gap sizes . Two actually are joined together by something