I've hear to use anti-seize. Is this a good idea?

And I've also heard "finger tight, then 1/16 turn" but that just doesn't seem to be tight enough.?

Any help would be great

Thanks

 

You will be luck to get a 16th of a turn when I did mine I ran them down until they were good and snug but not forceing them tight.

 

That is a great method for tightening them.

As for anti sieze. I used it the first time I changed the plugs. But going forward I'm not going to bother at all. I plan an changing the plugs every 10k miles. Also I will pull any plug and check it at any given time to make sure the engine is running good.

So if I suggest that if you are a person to put the plugs in a forget about them for a lot of miles, then use anti-sieze. Anything else don't bother.

 

Sal recommended the "snug plus 1/16th of a turn more" and my NGKs have been in 14,000 miles with several WOT passes made too. I used a copper-based anti-sieze.

Of course, he also said "he doesn't use anti-sieze" but I did. What the heck does he know?

Snug/finger-tight plus 1/16th of a turn more and you'll be OK.

Dan

 

Maybe I am way too **** but I used a torque wrench.
160 in-lbs.

 

Finger tight is how they come from the factory!!!!what are you gapping them at???i have some on order to go with my 4# pulley,ive heard .042

 

If you go to www.NGK.com it has a section under "tech tips" that tells you how tight you should go and other suggestions. I got to hand it to you guys that even try to change these plugs. Sorry....www.ngksparkplugs.com and then tech info

 

I go good and tight then I tighten them up a little more.

 

svt360: I gapped mine at .40 - seemed to be the average of all the recommendations I got. Some told me .38, some .42 - Just went with .40