"not thoroughly but i believe they are fairly new. It is something i am going to check out. I did an apparently typical noob thing and put dielectric grease on end of the plugs where the wires attach SMH, so ill be removing them and cleaning them, and probably getting some new wires anyways."
Why would you be worried about the dielectric grease? You can reuse the wires or install new. When I put on new wires or reuse the old wires, I always use dielectric grease at the plug wire opening, I usually use a Q-tip, and I slide it on. If you put the dielectric grease on the end of the plug on the porcelain is all good. If you just did it at the tip, no big deal.