Justin66
The Hondaswap Canadian
Ok so had a rough night last night. I went for a drive cause i has bored and ended up farther from home than i thought, when i started to hear the car struggle and then i started to remember what that sound was. Pull over and pop the hood and just my luck the number 1 and 2 spark plug wires are loose (going into plug not cap).
On further inspection i noticed that the metal piece inside the rubber jacket was still connected to the top of the spark plug, but the rubber part was no longer attached to the metal piece. I managed to get the #2 back on but the #1 was a lost cause. This being 8:30 pm on a dark country road, with nothing open. Phoned my mechanic buddy and asked if it was ok to drive on 3 cylinders for a bit, he said it was fine as long as i go easy on it and avoid engine breaking.
So i hobbled my way back home which luckily was only 50km away, going well under the speed limit and parked it for the night until i go fix it today.
My question (yes its a long story) is that could any damage have occurred? Would anything be weakened by the extra load and vibration? Is my cat screwed now lol? (e-test due this month)
On further inspection i noticed that the metal piece inside the rubber jacket was still connected to the top of the spark plug, but the rubber part was no longer attached to the metal piece. I managed to get the #2 back on but the #1 was a lost cause. This being 8:30 pm on a dark country road, with nothing open. Phoned my mechanic buddy and asked if it was ok to drive on 3 cylinders for a bit, he said it was fine as long as i go easy on it and avoid engine breaking.
So i hobbled my way back home which luckily was only 50km away, going well under the speed limit and parked it for the night until i go fix it today.
My question (yes its a long story) is that could any damage have occurred? Would anything be weakened by the extra load and vibration? Is my cat screwed now lol? (e-test due this month)