spark plugs

npv · 10-09-11, 12:58 PM

ave got a audi 90 cd 2.o 5 cyl i was comming home from work last nite when car started too run shitty got home popped bonnet noticed 1 off my leads moving more than the other s pulled it of plug too find plug loose this is the second time its happend and plugs were put in as quite tight any1 had similar probs before or is it a common occurance dnt want too over tighten incase i strip the head,

Hanuman · 10-09-11, 01:32 PM

Quite tight, or torqued correctly?

Someone in the past used the wrong plugs on my car. so the lower threads were full of carbon. When i put in new ones, the plugs felt tight but weren't seated correctly- it was just carbon/dirt making it feel tight. A couple of turns and all was clear.

Phil Payne · 10-09-11, 02:01 PM

30Nm.

10-09-11, 01:32 PM	#2
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,006	Quite tight, or torqued correctly? Someone in the past used the wrong plugs on my car. so the lower threads were full of carbon. When i put in new ones, the plugs felt tight but weren't seated correctly- it was just carbon/dirt making it feel tight. A couple of turns and all was clear. __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

10-09-11, 02:01 PM	#3
Phil Payne Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,809	30Nm.