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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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how much do you tighten sparkplugs?

all are ngk bur9eqp
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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I tighten them until they are finger tight and then i give a about a 1/4 turn with a wrench.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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It's 13-17 Nm, or 9.5-13 ft lbf according to the FSM. This only really applies if you have a torque wrench.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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Or you could use a torque wrench & torque them to 9.5-13 ft-lbs per the manual on page G-18
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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i have never met a person that actually torques down spark splugs?!?!
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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Just make sure you give them a thin coat of anti-seize. It's always a good idea, but especially on these cars!

And be careful if you DO use some kind of lubricant/protectant...if you go too hard on it you'll get it in there WAY too tight. Put it in finger tight with lube and then about a 1/4-1/2 turn. No more. The last thing you want is them suckers stuck in there.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Big B
all are ngk bur9eqp
no the trailings are 7's, but a lot of people run all 9's no problem.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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Put two fingers on the wrench & tighten away.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by a68birdls1
i have never met a person that actually torques down spark splugs?!?!
ive seen it done! haha not good as yoiu may guess

i also just do fingertight, then 1/4 turn
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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9.5-13lbs like the other said but when i did mine, i couldnt fit my torque wrench up there ( i was doing it from under the car) so i just finger tightened it, then 1/4 turn.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by a68birdls1
i have never met a person that actually torques down spark splugs?!?!
I got to drinking about 2 years ago and decided to change my plugs, I ended up breaking one off in the motor
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dubulup
no the trailings are 7's, but a lot of people run all 9's no problem.
Trailing plugs are 9's, leading are 7's.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by a68birdls1
i have never met a person that actually torques down spark splugs?!?!
I guess I'm one of the rare few! I also have never had a sparkplug stick, strip, break etc!
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