Plug talk (Survey)
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Plug talk (Survey)
With the plug blow out talk and 50k on my truck I'm going to be checking the plugs soon. I may go ahead and change them out even though I should have another 40-50k on these.
If I do decide to change them out I'm wondering what brand and cost are yall paying for each plug. I'll do all the work myself. I'm leaning toward the bosch platinum types.
What's the concenus?
Thanks,
Rob
If I do decide to change them out I'm wondering what brand and cost are yall paying for each plug. I'll do all the work myself. I'm leaning toward the bosch platinum types.
What's the concenus?
Thanks,
Rob
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Plug talk (Survey)
Rob,
With all this plug blow out talk, do us a favor. Before you loosen the plugs, check each one to see if they are already loose. Also, I would suggest getting a torque wrench for tightening. My shop manual says 7-14 lb-ft torque. Don't wanna strip those already puny threads. Good luck. Tell us what you find.
With all this plug blow out talk, do us a favor. Before you loosen the plugs, check each one to see if they are already loose. Also, I would suggest getting a torque wrench for tightening. My shop manual says 7-14 lb-ft torque. Don't wanna strip those already puny threads. Good luck. Tell us what you find.
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Plug talk (Survey)
>With the plug blow out talk and 50k on my truck I'm going to
>be checking the plugs soon. I may go ahead and change them
>out even though I should have another 40-50k on these.
>
>If I do decide to change them out I'm wondering what brand
>and cost are yall paying for each plug. I'll do all the
>work myself. I'm leaning toward the bosch platinum types.
>
>What's the concenus?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Rob
Please tell me about this "plug blow out" I got 40k on my 99,
still running great, but you got me thinking about it.
>be checking the plugs soon. I may go ahead and change them
>out even though I should have another 40-50k on these.
>
>If I do decide to change them out I'm wondering what brand
>and cost are yall paying for each plug. I'll do all the
>work myself. I'm leaning toward the bosch platinum types.
>
>What's the concenus?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Rob
Please tell me about this "plug blow out" I got 40k on my 99,
still running great, but you got me thinking about it.
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I spoke to a longtime friend, who works at a Ford dealership, about what I can do to make sure I don't have this plug problem.
He spoke to the lead mechanic and they have seen at least 4.
The advice I was given was to "make sure the plugs are tight".
As long as the correct procedure is followed and no lubricant is used on the plug thread, I should be OK.
I was told to start it up for a few minutes (about 2-3) shut it off, then check the 7- 14 ft.lbs.
Doing this COLD would result in a stiction of the dissimilar metals, ferrous plug and non ferrous head, and could increase the torque value at the threads to as much as 30 ft.lbs. because of the thread versus sealing edge of the plug design.
I used a beam type torque wrench to get as close as I could and they were ALL perfect!
Maybe some of you can pick the mechanics brain at your local dealership to see if this information is "on track" or not.
Everyone seems to have differing procedures on how to properly check the plug torque.
Thank you.
He spoke to the lead mechanic and they have seen at least 4.
The advice I was given was to "make sure the plugs are tight".
As long as the correct procedure is followed and no lubricant is used on the plug thread, I should be OK.
I was told to start it up for a few minutes (about 2-3) shut it off, then check the 7- 14 ft.lbs.
Doing this COLD would result in a stiction of the dissimilar metals, ferrous plug and non ferrous head, and could increase the torque value at the threads to as much as 30 ft.lbs. because of the thread versus sealing edge of the plug design.
I used a beam type torque wrench to get as close as I could and they were ALL perfect!
Maybe some of you can pick the mechanics brain at your local dealership to see if this information is "on track" or not.
Everyone seems to have differing procedures on how to properly check the plug torque.
Thank you.
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