installing spark plugs

yea17s · Post by **yea17s** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:57 am

just checking to make sure i dont do it wrong, i got ngk 's , just screw em in and attach to spark lead, no little tricks? cheers guys

ubuyau · Post by **ubuyau** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:20 am

No tricks - if they're the right ones (BPR6E or BPR6ES) theyll screw in without a problem.

Just get them nice and tight with the socket and clip the wires back on

Enjoy the better performance!

--Tim

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:18 pm

Get them to hand tight and then give them 1/4 turn more. That should be just about the right amount of torque.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:08 pm

don't forget to gap them correctly before installation... 0.8mm for the 1.5 SOHC or 1.1 for the 1.6 DOHC.

MMamdouh

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:14 pm

MMamdouh wrote:don't forget to gap them correctly before installation... 0.8mm for the 1.5 SOHC or 1.1 for the 1.6 DOHC.

MMamdouh

if you don't gap them what will happen?

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:19 pm

depending on how wrong they are; symptoms can vary from a little hesitation in idle up to noticable loss of power.

MMamdouh

kroz123 · Post by **kroz123** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:20 pm

ohh ok thanx for the info man

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:16 am

I was told .44 for the 1.6 DOHC

mrbnew · Post by **mrbnew** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:42 pm

.8mm is a different measurment than 44 thousandths of an inch. .8mm is about 31 thousandths of an inch. I was told to gap at 35 thousandths.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:26 pm

you really won't notice a difference in that much gap change. anything closer to a 1/100th of an inch is where you start to see changes. if it's too close, you won't get a good burn and you'll fry the plugs, if the gap is too large it won't spark effectively and your engine will studder or even misfire