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Post by Rombbb » Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:56 pm

Z4M, new plugs, have only been in for some 50 miles but somehow on all of them one side is pretty white and the other pretty black.

Is that normal ? :rolleyes:

Checked valve clearances and only 2 were out of margin, being 0.24mm.

Car seems to drive fine.

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Post by Smartbear » Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:00 pm

It will be the side facing the inlet valves that will be darker due to the cooler, richer conditions.
It should become less noticeable as more miles/carbon build up on the plugs, were your 50miles in one go or several short journeys?
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Post by srhutch » Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:39 pm

Why did you remove after 50 miles?
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Post by buzyg » Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:52 pm

Can't possibly say what I thought this thread was going to be about. Any way back to that fine print of Guinness and a nice curry. :)
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Post by Rombbb » Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:09 am

Smartbear wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:00 pm It will be the side facing the inlet valves that will be darker due to the cooler, richer conditions.
It should become less noticeable as more miles/carbon build up on the plugs, were your 50miles in one go or several short journeys?
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Thanks, knew there would be knowledgeable peoples in here. This is the most active Z4 forum I found (others being bimmerfest and zpost).

Where a couple of quiet runs, car did get warm.

At one point I did let it idle for like more than an hour. Was screwing around with power steering bleeding, turning the wheel like a maniac because I kept seeing new bubbles floating around. Not knowing that the reservoir is vented to atmosphere so the bubbles would themselves clear up automatically. Idiot me :lol:
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Post by Rombbb » Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:17 am

srhutch wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:39 pm Why did you remove after 50 miles?
Doing DIY Inspection II. Already screwed plugs in 2 weeks ago and am now doing the valve clearances and had to take them out again.

Should have waited putting them in for last, don't know why I already put them in, probably because at the time I forgot valves maintenance requires them out, getting a bit senile :tumbleweed:

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Post by Rombbb » Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:18 am

buzyg wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:52 pm Can't possibly say what I thought this thread was going to be about. Any way back to that fine print of Guinness and a nice curry. :)
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