Nology-bad...Magnecor-good(so far)

[Rich Lambert]

Last week the SC started missing like it was running on 5 cylinders. Initially, I blamed my wife as she was the last person to drive the car, but it turns out it was a bad Nology plug wire. I changed the plugs, cap, and rotor trying to find the miss as cheaply as possible, but it finally became obvious the #6 plug wire was dead. While I was inspecting the wires I discovered #6 was the 2nd wire to go bad. The #1 wire was laying next to the valve cover and a brand X wire was installed in it's place. I noticed the #1 wire didn't match the rest in the past but didn't think much about it. It was left in the car because the braided wire was still connected the motor. During the plug change when I pulled the #2 Nology wire off the plug, the rubber end stayed on the plug...that was a half hour of big fun. When I removed all the Nology wires to replace them, 4 of the 5 rubber ends were held on by a few strands of silicone. One more removal cycle and all the rubber ends would have separted from the plug-end connectors.

The Magnecor wires seem to be well constructed. They have sealed plug-end boots, the rubber ends are securely fastened, and both ends engage with a satisfying "click". So far, so good. For $160 (!), I'm hoping these will last a while. I've never had a spark plug wire go bad on any vehicle, much less 2.