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cylinder #5 spark plug becomes very loose
Posted: September 8th, 2004, 6:46 pm
by superslacker
last winter i noticed some of my plugs tapping. that was easily fixed by tightening the plugs back in. #5 was loosest of them all then, and now it's incredibly loose again. it became so loose that when i popped the hood you could see and feel the plug wire moving. why does this keep happening?
Re: cylinder #5 spark plug becomes very loose
Posted: September 9th, 2004, 2:33 am
by jordan69
make sure they are torqued properly when u put them back in.
Re: cylinder #5 spark plug becomes very loose
Posted: September 9th, 2004, 6:33 am
by Grants
Got the proper washers on them? Lots of expansion and contraction going on there. Over-tightening is as bad as under-tightening. The washers might also be u/s (squashed??) so maybe try changing them.
<small>[ September 09, 2004, 05:34 AM: Message edited by: Grants ]</small>
Re: cylinder #5 spark plug becomes very loose
Posted: September 9th, 2004, 8:19 am
by superslacker
i'll double check both those things, but cylinder #5 is always the biggest problem even after a plug change. my plug wires are pretty old too and i don't think they're all sitting quite right so i'm going to try and pick up a new set. thanks for your help!
Re: cylinder #5 spark plug becomes very loose
Posted: September 9th, 2004, 2:30 pm
by newflow
Make sure to use a torque wrench to adjust the amount of torque for the plugs like Kokaneedude
said. And get a manual for it (if you are doing it yourself).
Re: cylinder #5 spark plug becomes very loose
Posted: September 9th, 2004, 5:04 pm
by superslacker
everything is torqued to spec now so i'll just keep an eye on it and see what happens in the next couple of months.