i have a 2000 dodge ram 1500 5.2 which has about 58k miles. it seemed the truck wasnt getting as good gas mileage as it was when i bought it so i did a tune up on it and when i put new spark plugs in, i got better mileage but a slightly rough idle, anything i did wrong or that i can do to give it a smooth idle? it still has the same plug wires but they look new and the truck always idle'd smooth until i changed the plugs.
2007-04-02 05:28:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You crossed 2 wires. Double check the fireing order.
Wrong wire to wrong spark plug. (2)
2007-04-02 05:34:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santro, just buying new may not be the problem solver sometimes you can buy bad new plugs. when it is dark open the hood see if you see fire jumping from ( IE sparks) plug wires. wires can look good and still have stress cracks or breaks.Good Luck
2007-04-02 12:38:47 · answer #2 · answered by gman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes the engine a little while to become accustomed to the new plugs. It will have to get the dwell angle adjusted, etc. It should straighten itself out in a couple of days.
2007-04-02 12:36:08 · answer #3 · answered by Ben H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋