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Have a look at this hole !

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:00 am
by Murray
for the sparkplugs on my 2.5 L :D
In my neverending quest to better understand the minds of Italian automotive engineers I just need to know - what purpose do the grooves in the spark plug tube serve ? I have two different types of cam covers,one has the grooves one doesn't ?

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:09 pm
by MR2 Zig
They might be for locating the part in a jig during the manufacturing process, maybe :idea:

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:29 am
by MD
What about simply to let the trapped air out when pushing in/on the long insulation connector. :?:

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:07 am
by Murray
Don't think that's it MD.The diameter of the plug insulator/resistor is quite a bit smaller than the tube plus there's a pressure relief hole in the rubber plug that fills the opening in the cam cover.