Engine spark plugs

spark plugs

anyone know how to change em? i know where they are and everything but i cant seem to take em out to look at it.

Need a deep well socket. As far as I know, you pull the individual coil packs off the top, reach in there with a deep well 14 or 15 (trying to remember off-hand), loosen it up. Once it's loose reach in there with either a long grip or a magnet and pull it right out. Takes about 5 minutes a plug to replace mine on the Tundra.

alright. i'll try it out. thanks man

Remember that plugs should be only hand tight. Don't overtighten or undertighten.

Yeah, tightening spark plugs is tricky. There's a ring on the plugs that will make a popping noise as you tighten it. It comes with practice, but you don't want to tighten it past that point, or you'll snap the body of the spark plug off in the threads.

There should be the exact torque ratings printed on the box. Just follow that if you don't know what to do. It's about 18-19 ft/lbs I believe.

alright good to know. thanks guys. rollatuner, i think im gonna try out those pulse plugs soon.

hey rollatuner, did you need to gap your pulse plugs?

You don't need to, but I did anyways. I played around with the gapping to get maximum throttle response. I have to tune everything just right for my liking.

lol alright. so its not necessary to then? because i dont have a gapping tool. we'll see how it goes

spark plugs

Might want to give the Split Fire Plugs a try. I used to run them in my 95' Tacoma; I not only noticed a slight increase in HP but got excellent service from them. 50,000mi on each of two sets. And my Tacoma had to go through state emissions and never failed once.
That's what I will be using in my new Rolla after I get the first 1,000 miles under the tires.

anyone tried those e3's i got them from work for free ahem and had them on my car for a while. the lasted long and just recently saw on hp tv that they are better than the (shit i just ran to the kitchen after realizing i left some tea on the stove for 45min anyway....) 4 tip bosch. then again everything is better than bosh. currently have the iridium ngk.

Just a quick tip for putting them back in...Use a piece of vacuum line attached to the plug and hand start them. :rule:

NGK all the way.....