 Spark plug help please |
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 Feb 5, 2011 - 3:49 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 31, '11 From Bourne, Lincs Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Morning guys,
Does anyone know what the spark plug gap should be on the 7A-FE 1.8 engine, I just wanted to give mine a check, cheers. |
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Feb 5, 2011 - 4:29 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
0.028 inches
This post has been edited by HectortheRican: Feb 5, 2011 - 4:30 AM -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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Feb 5, 2011 - 4:47 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 31, '11 From Bourne, Lincs Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Cheers mate
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Feb 7, 2011 - 10:40 AM
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Hmm, they have always told me .32 SOB
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Feb 7, 2011 - 11:06 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Feb 7, 2011 - 9:40 AM)  Hmm, they have always told me .32 SOB Really? I looked at my repair manual and I searched online when I replaced my plugs and both said 0.028 This post has been edited by HectortheRican: Feb 7, 2011 - 11:07 AM -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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Feb 7, 2011 - 8:24 PM
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.028 sounds a little tight, thats getting into turbo applications. are you sure that not in MM?
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Feb 7, 2011 - 11:42 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (Smaay @ Feb 7, 2011 - 7:24 PM) .028 sounds a little tight, thats getting into turbo applications. are you sure that not in MM? 100% positive. I looked it up online and my Haynes repair manual said so. 0.028 inches. -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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Feb 9, 2011 - 11:23 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '10 From U.P. michigan GO STATE Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
do you guys use copper plugs or the platnum ones. because i know like iridium and platnum one donthave to be gap checked.and also if you try to change the gap lol yea... doesnt work so well. i found out first hand.
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Feb 9, 2011 - 11:47 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ Feb 9, 2011 - 10:23 AM) do you guys use copper plugs or the platnum ones. because i know like iridium and platnum one donthave to be gap checked.and also if you try to change the gap lol yea... doesnt work so well. i found out first hand. Yeah they do have to be gap checked. The gap for my car is 0.028 and the platinum NGK plugs I got were all gapped to 0.035. To just need to be careful and use a wire gap tool instead of the conventional one. -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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Feb 9, 2011 - 12:11 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '10 From U.P. michigan GO STATE Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
wait so you have changed the gap on you platnum plugs? or iridium? hmm
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Feb 9, 2011 - 1:21 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ Feb 9, 2011 - 11:11 AM) wait so you have changed the gap on you platnum plugs? or iridium? hmm Mine were platinum and yeah I changed the gap. -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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Feb 9, 2011 - 9:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '10 From U.P. michigan GO STATE Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
how long ago did you change them? or i should say when did you gap them last?
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Feb 9, 2011 - 9:53 PM
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QUOTE (bigshug @ Feb 5, 2011 - 3:49 AM) Morning guys, Does anyone know what the spark plug gap should be on the 7A-FE 1.8 engine, I just wanted to give mine a check, cheers. BGB says 0.8mm (0.031 in.) |
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Feb 9, 2011 - 11:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ Feb 9, 2011 - 9:47 PM) how long ago did you change them? or i should say when did you gap them last? I changed them on January 15th. -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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