Spark Plugs
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four six
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BooWFO
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Is there anything done to the car?
For mild power adder cars. ngk tr6's work well, of course I just tried out some autolite 103's and they are working well.
For mild power adder cars. ngk tr6's work well, of course I just tried out some autolite 103's and they are working well.
the98stang
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Please, for the love of God, torque them to 13 lbs, and DON'T use anti-seize. I cry every time I hear some one say they got spark plug blow out. Check the plugs every month too. Or at least every oil chang.
I have replaced ZILLIONS of mod motor plugs with no problems. Here is my procedure:
Blow out the plug well with compressed air BEFORE removing the plug.
Use the exact Motorcraft platinum specified for your particular motor.
Use a VERY THIN coat of COPPER BASED anti-sieze ON THE THREAD PORTION ONLY. The anti-sieze MUST be copper based. If you don't have copper based or you are too sloppy with it, then put them in dry.
Thread them with your fingers until YOU ARE SURE that the threads are started.
Torque them to 13 ft lbs.
Use dielectric grease on the plug boot or COP. At the auto parts store, they call this "tune up grease."
Don't run them over 60,000 miles max before changing them again. The plugs themselves can go seemingly forever without trouble. The reason you don't leave them in there too long is that the heat cycling can eventually sieze them in place. If you can't afford new plugs, then remove them, gap them and torque them back in place.
Blow out the plug well with compressed air BEFORE removing the plug.
Use the exact Motorcraft platinum specified for your particular motor.
Use a VERY THIN coat of COPPER BASED anti-sieze ON THE THREAD PORTION ONLY. The anti-sieze MUST be copper based. If you don't have copper based or you are too sloppy with it, then put them in dry.
Thread them with your fingers until YOU ARE SURE that the threads are started.
Torque them to 13 ft lbs.
Use dielectric grease on the plug boot or COP. At the auto parts store, they call this "tune up grease."
Don't run them over 60,000 miles max before changing them again. The plugs themselves can go seemingly forever without trouble. The reason you don't leave them in there too long is that the heat cycling can eventually sieze them in place. If you can't afford new plugs, then remove them, gap them and torque them back in place.
The only things I would add to your excellent procedure are:MBDiagMan said:
-clean and lube the COP boots with silicone spray to ensure they are in good condition and form a good seal for the plug wells
-only attempt plug change when the engine is stone cold
-check plug torque at next oil change
And I would disagree with "Use the exact Motorcraft platinum specified for your particular motor"
MBDiagMan said:
Not that I don't believe you, but I'm curious how do you know a customer has never had a problem after you changed them? Do they give you feedback on cars you did the work on? Like "Hey Bob, customer X came back with an ejected plug. Just letting you know." ?
For a stock, or near stock car, this would by my suggestion as well. Cheap, reliable and plentiful.Kilgore Trout said:
Kilgore Trout said:
Good catch! I forgot to mention that it is ALWAYS best to pull the plugs when the engine is as cold as possible.
If the plugs are torqued accurately, there is no need to recheck them. I used to do that when I had the opportunity, but never found a loose one so I stopped doing it.
sgarlic said:
Tell me something..... If YOU had a plug come out after they had been changed, would YOU NOT go back to the shop where they were changed?
In a shop there is a term called "come back." Whenever work comes back, it is the responsibility of the tech that did the work initially, to correct it. If it is something that he did wrong, he redoes the work for no pay. IN almost all cases "come backs" go back to the original tech. There is such a thing as keeping record of which tech did the work on which vehicle.
RandyStinchcomb
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MBDiagMan said:
??? why, platinums are overprice and way over rated let alone being junk
go wth a good copper core plug, I've seen way tooooo many plats loose ther platinum tip(s) from high speed/extended driving. there ok for grandpa or grandma who only drive a little and keep there car under the speed limit as for being a performance plug, plats are junk, dont waste the $$$ on them.
They're meant to. But they're the furthest thing from a performance plug. The stock plugs are designed for durability and meant to run long intervals between changes, but let me ask you.....who really waits 160,000km between plug changes? Mine are coming out at 60,000km no matter what they are, which is right where the copper plugs start to wear out.MBDiagMan said:
ToplessStang
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Just bought new stock plugs. $30 for 8 Ford platinum plugs (employee price) isn't that expensive. As far as performance goes I haven't had a problem with them yet so I'm going to stick with them.
Don't fix what ain't broke.
Don't fix what ain't broke.
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