Successful Spark Plug Change!
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Here's Quintin's response to my PM about the use of non-nickel anti-seize...
Originally Posted by Quintin
Re: Anti-Seize on plugs
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If you're in trouble, than so am I because I used the same stuff. I replaced mine at 27K miles, and I'm at 52K now. I'm gonna pull them again at 60K.
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Originally Posted by bamorris2
Originally Posted by bamorris2
Hey Quintin,
I recently opened a post in the 04+ forum about successfully changing my plugs. I mentioned that I put some anti-seize on the sleeves/inserts. One guy responded back that he sure hopes I used nickel anti-seize, and not cooper anti-seize... However, I used the standard Permatex Anti-Seize Lubricant. After reading on Permatex's website, it looks like that formula is a mixture of cooper, graphite, and some other stuff...
Question is, am I in for trouble because I didn't use the "nickel" stuff? After all that trouble of replacing the plugs, now I'm scared again.
Hey Quintin,
I recently opened a post in the 04+ forum about successfully changing my plugs. I mentioned that I put some anti-seize on the sleeves/inserts. One guy responded back that he sure hopes I used nickel anti-seize, and not cooper anti-seize... However, I used the standard Permatex Anti-Seize Lubricant. After reading on Permatex's website, it looks like that formula is a mixture of cooper, graphite, and some other stuff...
Question is, am I in for trouble because I didn't use the "nickel" stuff? After all that trouble of replacing the plugs, now I'm scared again.
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this is just some info I have found because i too wonderd why Ford says to use nickel. our spark plugs are nickel coated.
Permatex® Nickel Anti-Seize Lubricant-
Protects metal parts from seizing and galling at temperatures up to 2400°F. It is recommended where copper contamination must be avoided, under conditions of extreme pressure and temperature, and with stainless steel, titanium and nickel alloys.
The copper (along with the lower melting point metals like zinc, lead, tin etc) can get sucked into the metal, and cause cracking at high temperatures.
That little-known phenomenon is called "liquid metal embrittlement"
Permatex® Nickel Anti-Seize Lubricant-
Protects metal parts from seizing and galling at temperatures up to 2400°F. It is recommended where copper contamination must be avoided, under conditions of extreme pressure and temperature, and with stainless steel, titanium and nickel alloys.
The copper (along with the lower melting point metals like zinc, lead, tin etc) can get sucked into the metal, and cause cracking at high temperatures.
That little-known phenomenon is called "liquid metal embrittlement"
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Originally Posted by Adam06FX4
this is just some info I have found because i too wonderd why Ford says to use nickel. our spark plugs are nickel coated.
Permatex® Nickel Anti-Seize Lubricant-
Protects metal parts from seizing and galling at temperatures up to 2400°F. It is recommended where copper contamination must be avoided, under conditions of extreme pressure and temperature, and with stainless steel, titanium and nickel alloys.
The copper (along with the lower melting point metals like zinc, lead, tin etc) can get sucked into the metal, and cause cracking at high temperatures.
That little-known phenomenon is called "liquid metal embrittlement"
Permatex® Nickel Anti-Seize Lubricant-
Protects metal parts from seizing and galling at temperatures up to 2400°F. It is recommended where copper contamination must be avoided, under conditions of extreme pressure and temperature, and with stainless steel, titanium and nickel alloys.
The copper (along with the lower melting point metals like zinc, lead, tin etc) can get sucked into the metal, and cause cracking at high temperatures.
That little-known phenomenon is called "liquid metal embrittlement"
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Originally Posted by bamorris2
Thanks for the info... I ended up buying the right stuff from my dealership, and I re-did the plugs tonight. I cleaned off all the other anti-seize (what was left of it), and put a coating of the nickel stuff on them... But now I have a problem with one of the new plugs also being wet with gas... I just posted a new thread about that, hoping to get some insight about what could potentially be the problem.
