Car not starting after distributor seal repair

[MiXuPs]

could this be why? They were pretty moist too

[Jasemas]

Are they even the correct plugs?
Were they water wet or oil wet?

[cbauto]

Are they even the correct plugs?
Were they water wet or oil wet?

A plug is a plug.

If it fits. It will fire.

Even if it's the wrong spec plug. It will fire

[bennjamin]

Are they even the correct plugs?
Were they water wet or oil wet?

Not oil or water . It's fuel.

OP clean up the plugs or better yet get a new set of compatible plugs , start with WOT as suggested before

[MiXuPs]

WooohooOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! finally got it going..

Definitely flooded it. The plugs were covered in fuel, I cleaned it all up and put them back in.. cranked it with pedal to the medal and after a few tries, bamm she started. huge puff of smoke stank up the garage, but cleared after a bit. I let it idle for about 10 mins and then took it for a slow drive, all seems good. Timing doesnt seem or feel off either. Acceleration is smooth and engine sounds normal, so I'm guessing the timing is good.

It took me a while to figure out what you meant by 'start with WOT' lol.

Oh the plugs are Bosch platinum plugs which are the correct ones for the car i.e. can replace ZFR5J-11. i know they are not NGK or Denso, but they were fine until I killed them during this DIY..

Anyhow, thank you all for the suggestions and advice. I've learnt quite a lot form this lol.

Cheers.

[bennjamin]

Great to see you got her going !
Common issue - problem is you are getting further away from your goal and you didn't know it !

[MiXuPs]

Yeah I didn't think to check the plugs, cos the last time i checked them not long ago, they were fine and clean cos i only replaced them a few months ago. Well, just goes to show, check EVERYTHING lol.