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02-27-2012, 06:02 PM | #1 |
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13.5 ftlbs close enough on my plugs?
For some reason, I had in my head that the torque setting on my spark plugs was between 12 and 15 ftlbs torque. (2002 WRX wagon) Well I figured I'd hit it in the middle at 13.5. My manual is on my computer whose battery went dead at the time, not to mention I was coming down with the flu. I rechecked when I got home, and the manual says 15ftlbs. Unabomber says 15-19....so, is 13.5 close enough or should I go back in and torque em down some more?
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02-27-2012, 06:24 PM | #2 |
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NGK's recommendation for M14 plugs is 25 to 30 n-m (18 to 22 ftlb). You are way below this recommendation, so I would at least get it up to factory spec. In other words, go back in and do it again.
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02-27-2012, 07:56 PM | #3 |
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Do I need to back it all the way out or can I just put the torque wrench on it at the new setting?
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02-27-2012, 09:23 PM | #4 |
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Who the hell uses a torque wrench on spark plugs?
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02-27-2012, 09:25 PM | #5 | |
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02-27-2012, 09:27 PM | #6 |
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I do...and I use 190in-lbs.....been doing this for years and years
and ya know what??? I have NEVER had any issue with removing them or having one back out...or stripping threads out and never used anti-seize either wonder why doh....torque wrench |
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02-27-2012, 09:36 PM | #9 |
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I suppose you torque the milk jug's lid to spec when you put it away too?
Nobody uses torque wrenches for oil pan drain bolts, spark plugs, valve covers, engine covers, radiator fan bolts, or 90% of the other fasteners in a production shop. Laugh all you want, if you have half a brain you don't need a torque wrench to tell you. |
02-27-2012, 09:38 PM | #10 |
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+1 on torque wrench. Stripping left me feeling empty and used.
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02-27-2012, 09:38 PM | #11 |
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If' you're a ham-fisted moron, it's best to grab the wrench to tell you that you've reached the limit of a crush washer's crush.
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02-27-2012, 09:51 PM | #12 |
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because every dealer tech uses a torque wrench on EVERY fastener...
spark plugs? Get snug, then another 1/2 turn and be done. I too don't use anti-seize and haven't had any issues with plugs on any vehicle. |
02-27-2012, 10:44 PM | #13 | |
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and that is just ONE thing that separates some of us from some of the others and why some of us dont wrench cars for a living |
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02-27-2012, 11:20 PM | #15 |
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The airlines have a liability factor, which is why they don't allow their techs to use their brains and muscle memory to accomplish menial tasks. |
02-28-2012, 09:46 AM | #16 | |
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We have a lot of issues at the OEM's (Ford, GM, and Chrysler) b/c a lot of their dyno technicians don't use torque wrenches, so don't tell me I'm a ham-fisted moron for using a torque wrench. Torque wrench is the best option. If you don't have one, use the angular tightening method, so at least you know the plugs are properly tightened. |
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02-28-2012, 10:20 PM | #17 |
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Clearly the manufacturers are employing ham-fisted morons in their assembly lines. Yay UAW!
So it's an improperly torqued spark plug that causes Triton motors to chew up and spit out the plugs tens of thousands of miles down the road, and not a design flaw? I do use a torque wrench for head bolts - but I don't use a torque wrench for the bolts that hold the washer bottle in. Spark plugs rank somewhere between. If you can't get it right without a torque wrench, feel free to use one. |
02-28-2012, 11:04 PM | #18 | |
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Also, you should realize that not everyone on this board is a professional like you. Some of them replace spark plugs every five years or so, not every five minutes. It would be like me calling you a ham-fisted idiot b/c you don't know how to properly paramaterize the SSQ in the BSQ for use in the POI on our $1M engine dynamometer, cuz it's so easy. |
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02-29-2012, 03:17 PM | #19 | |
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That's why my first mod on my wife's Forester was to replace the oil drain plug with a Fumoto valve. I wish I knew about Fumoto valves when I bought my motorcycle; 3 years ago I ended up destroying the aluminum threads of the drain hole while attempting to *remove* the drain bolt. I had more than likely over-torqued that bolt so bad that most of the threads came away with it. So, because it looks like I don't have any muscle memory and because I'm not able to tell when things will break until they actually do, I have been taking precautions to avoid trouble. For sparks plugs, because I can't operate any of my torque wrenches in the tight spaces of the Subaru engine bay, I get the plugs just "snug", then I go an extra half turn or 3/4 of a turn. Then I try resisting the urge to further torque them to death . |
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02-29-2012, 03:43 PM | #20 |
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Torque wrench for me on stuff like spark plugs, because I like the piece of mind of knowing it's to spec...at anyrate, I went back in and torqued em down to my service manual spec.
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02-29-2012, 10:32 PM | #21 | |
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You see though, there's a difference. Any teenage kid should be able to change the spark plugs in their dad's car - my first was our 89 Caravan. No torque wrench needed. That **** you said is part of a skilled position. I'm going to assume you had some sort of legitimate training prior to jumping in with both feet. "Factory trained" means we went to a training center for 1, 2, or 3 days for a class where we sit, watch a powerpoint and then go follow the procedures on engines/trannies/etc that have been poked more times than a Bangkok whore. Sadly, the training is usually stuff we hardly ever use, and most will forget before they ever do have to use it. Don't get me wrong, I always come away from class having learned something, but it's a whole lot of figuring it out how to do it ourselves and an expectation that we're all electrical/mechanical engineers. |
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