Spark plug wire keepers

onlinebiker · 09-20-2022, 11:08 AM

My 2002 SC2s has the retainers that lock the plug wires to the coils and engine.l

I take them off and leave them off. ( replace coil bolt wirh shorter one)

Has anyone ever actually had a plug wire fall off?

I haven't.

toggenburg · 09-20-2022, 01:16 PM

Nope, not in 56 years of car ownership.

onlinebiker · 09-20-2022, 04:12 PM

I think some engineer was worried about his job - so he created a problem - and surprise, surprise - he also had the remedy.........

onlinebiker · 09-20-2022, 04:18 PM

Come to think of it - I DID have a plug wire fall off once.

On a R/C airplane I built. A 42 inch wingspan biplane with a Quadra 42 cc gas engine (basically a chainsaw engine)

It was literally 10 times the needed power. ( or more).

Somewhere I have a VHS tape showing me doing a deadcstick landing with this monstrosity. It had the glide ratio of a brick.

The plug wire fell off due to the extreme vibration...

cujoe_da_man · 09-22-2022, 04:10 PM

I always thought they were just to make things neater under the hood. I'm all for making things neater if I can.

onlinebiker · 09-23-2022, 09:24 AM

I think perhaps we are talking different bits.....

The locks are at wire' s ends - and do nothing to neaten things up. They affix the spark plug end to the valve cover bolts and the coil end to the coil mount bolts...

cujoe_da_man · 09-23-2022, 10:34 PM

Ooooh, I get it now... I don't think I've ever seen that before. I've only ever seen the plastic bit that holds the wires down on the coils themselves, which is odd because not every car/manufacturer does that.

fetchitfido · 09-24-2022, 08:22 AM

#4 on every '98-'04 Subaru I've owned has fallen off the coil. No other cylinder, just #4. New, old, good-used...every stupid one.

I never had that issue with the S-Series and they didn't add the retainer until '00 while I only drove '93-'97's.

09-20-2022, 11:08 AM	#1
onlinebiker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: sw michigan Posts: 1,598	Spark plug wire keepers My 2002 SC2s has the retainers that lock the plug wires to the coils and engine.l I take them off and leave them off. ( replace coil bolt wirh shorter one) Has anyone ever actually had a plug wire fall off? I haven't. ... Currently owned 96 SC2 Manual 98 SL2 A(uto) 99 SC2 A 01 SC2 A 01 SC2 M 02 SC2 M (2 cars) 02 SL2 A 02 SL2 M parts 2 94 SC2 parted out 2 96 SC2 98 SC2 - rusty frame minus engine. 98 SL2

09-20-2022, 01:16 PM	#2
toggenburg Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Bedford, Virginia. Born once? Die twice. ------ Born twice? Die once. Posts: 3,598 2001 SL1	Re: Spark plug wire keepers Nope, not in 56 years of car ownership.

09-20-2022, 04:12 PM	#3
onlinebiker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: sw michigan Posts: 1,598	Re: Spark plug wire keepers I think some engineer was worried about his job - so he created a problem - and surprise, surprise - he also had the remedy......... ... Currently owned 96 SC2 Manual 98 SL2 A(uto) 99 SC2 A 01 SC2 A 01 SC2 M 02 SC2 M (2 cars) 02 SL2 A 02 SL2 M parts 2 94 SC2 parted out 2 96 SC2 98 SC2 - rusty frame minus engine. 98 SL2

09-22-2022, 04:10 PM	#5
cujoe_da_man Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Michigan Posts: 372 2000 SL1	Re: Spark plug wire keepers I always thought they were just to make things neater under the hood. I'm all for making things neater if I can.

09-23-2022, 09:24 AM	#6
onlinebiker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: sw michigan Posts: 1,598	Re: Spark plug wire keepers I think perhaps we are talking different bits..... The locks are at wire' s ends - and do nothing to neaten things up. They affix the spark plug end to the valve cover bolts and the coil end to the coil mount bolts... ... Currently owned 96 SC2 Manual 98 SL2 A(uto) 99 SC2 A 01 SC2 A 01 SC2 M 02 SC2 M (2 cars) 02 SL2 A 02 SL2 M parts 2 94 SC2 parted out 2 96 SC2 98 SC2 - rusty frame minus engine. 98 SL2

09-20-2022, 04:18 PM	#4
onlinebiker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: sw michigan Posts: 1,598	Re: Spark plug wire keepers Come to think of it - I DID have a plug wire fall off once. On a R/C airplane I built. A 42 inch wingspan biplane with a Quadra 42 cc gas engine (basically a chainsaw engine) It was literally 10 times the needed power. ( or more). Somewhere I have a VHS tape showing me doing a deadcstick landing with this monstrosity. It had the glide ratio of a brick. The plug wire fell off due to the extreme vibration... ... Currently owned 96 SC2 Manual 98 SL2 A(uto) 99 SC2 A 01 SC2 A 01 SC2 M 02 SC2 M (2 cars) 02 SL2 A 02 SL2 M parts 2 94 SC2 parted out 2 96 SC2 98 SC2 - rusty frame minus engine. 98 SL2

09-23-2022, 10:34 PM	#7
cujoe_da_man Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Michigan Posts: 372 2000 SL1	Re: Spark plug wire keepers Ooooh, I get it now... I don't think I've ever seen that before. I've only ever seen the plastic bit that holds the wires down on the coils themselves, which is odd because not every car/manufacturer does that.

09-24-2022, 08:22 AM	#8
fetchitfido Super Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 15,207 fetchitfido's Photos 2001 SC2	Re: Spark plug wire keepers #4 on every '98-'04 Subaru I've owned has fallen off the coil. No other cylinder, just #4. New, old, good-used...every stupid one. I never had that issue with the S-Series and they didn't add the retainer until '00 while I only drove '93-'97's.

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