when eliteaccord said u need to regap and torque as well, what does that mean? how does this gap measurer work(that $1 thing)? i saw my friend do his spark plugs, he just dropped it in the heads, do u have do something to the actual plugs, or measure it?. my friend has no problems... so far(opps)

 

I used a feeler guage :dunno:

 

it's like a very thin slide rule that measures the gap between the 2 electrodes of the sparkplug. Honda has a certain measured gap that is needed for the sparkplug, I dunno what the gap is supposed to be.

And the plugs have to be tightened to a certain torque measurement.. which is in lb-ft. Honda has it set at 13lb-ft, turning the wrench when it reads 13lb-ft. ppl who dont use it, tighten with wrench and once it stops turning add another 1/4 or 1/3 turn. But's that's just feeling, mainthing is not to tighten it to the point where you start strippin thread...

Hope that helps, I'll be trying it tomorrow..

 

i also have the denso iradium IK-16s... just got them, so i need to check the gap i guess, even tho its supposed to be pre-gapped.. well, i guess im gonna go and buy one now of those gap measurers. cant u just use a ruler LOL? dumb question i kno.

 

i meant to say, cant u just use a ruler to measure, and if it looks right, than u dont need to adjust it. sorry...

 

ok, now he has most of his directions....where do you find the spec on the gaps for honda models? Is it in his manual? I havent seen it in my manual, but i might have overlooked it somewhere.

I think i'm gonna change my spark plugs again soon(just changed them a year ago with AC Delco Patinums but were pre-gapped, so i wanna make SURE i have the right gap in them this time).

Dave

 

You regapped your pre-gapped denso's elite? didn't they tell you NOT to do that in the instructions?

I think that gapping it to factory specs is good and seems logical too, but if the manufacturer of a certain part tells you that they built it to work with your car as is, wouldn't we just be worsening our chances? or do you know enough about this to say for sure that it's better to gap it yourself? just wondering...

and yes, $1.08 is definetly worth taking a risk on your car.

hey how much did your torque wrenches cost you (to everybody that has one)? where at?

 

I bought my "Thorsen" torque wrench at Advance Auto Parts for $19.99. That was about 6 months ago...had many oil changes and valve cover removes since then. Still works fine but how would i know that? I heard you should have it "recalibrated" every so often..but i dont know where to do that at. Anybody know?

Dave