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over torqued spark plugs #623340 05/03/03 12:30 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 16 Watertown, Wisconsin, USA T troyxan_dup1 OP New CEG\'er
OP troyxan_dup1 New CEG\'er T Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 16 Watertown, Wisconsin, USA	Just out of curiosity, what are the repercussions of having over torqued spar plugs? Troy 98 E0 Silver Frost SVT Born 7/15/1997 My B-Day 7/16/1979 Coincidence....Na SCA CAI Sho-shop Hi Flow Y-pipe Custom Cat-back w/ Borla XR1 Mufflers Sho-shop pulley set with crank damper Magnecore Competition Wires MGK Iridium spark plugs

Re: over torqued spark plugs #623341 05/03/03 03:01 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 9,602 KC, MO D DemonSVT_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
DemonSVT_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 9,602 KC, MO	Stripping out the holes. The big threat is from having over tightened plugs in the heads over heat cycling. The steel plugs with trash the aluminum threads. It is "highly" recommended you use the proper torque and anti-seize. 2000 SVT #674 13.47 @ 102 - All Motor! It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.

Re: over torqued spark plugs #623342 05/03/03 03:21 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,676 Vienna, Austria W Wien_Sean Hard-core CEG\'er
Wien_Sean Hard-core CEG\'er W Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,676 Vienna, Austria	I don't have a torque wrench so I just used the very slight hand tighten. Is that ok? 1999 Contour SE Duratec ATX My feet and the Stra�?Ÿenbahn http://www.tempo-topaz-performance.com/topazsho/ the coolest Topaz ever! To bad it's not mine

Re: over torqued spark plugs #623343 05/03/03 11:08 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,442 Chicago B BK4293_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
BK4293_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er B Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,442 Chicago	Originally posted by IL Sean: I don't have a torque wrench so I just used the very slight hand tighten. Is that ok? PM me the next time you do it, I'll let you borrow my old needle type wrench. You don't live that far away. www.ChicagoCEG.com 2006 White Grand Prix

Re: over torqued spark plugs #623344 05/03/03 02:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	Originally posted by IL Sean: I don't have a torque wrench so I just used the very slight hand tighten. Is that ok? Neither do I. I did them tight, but not too tight. No probs with mine. Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: over torqued spark plugs #623345 05/03/03 02:26 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,290 Falls Church, VA V Viss1_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
Viss1_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er V Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,290 Falls Church, VA	Haynes manual says 1/16 of a turn after the plugs seat is the maximum you should tighten them if not using a torque wrench. E0 #36 '95 Ranger '82 Honda CX500

Re: over torqued spark plugs #623346 05/03/03 07:51 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,676 Vienna, Austria W Wien_Sean Hard-core CEG\'er
Wien_Sean Hard-core CEG\'er W Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,676 Vienna, Austria	Yeah thats about what I did, so its cool! I used to changed the plugs on my topaz all the time to find the best ones, so I just got used to it. The only thing was when I first did them on the contour, I was not used to how hard it was to get at them on the Dura and how clean everything was. I ran around with a blown heard gasket for a week and didn't do any damage other then nearly gave my self an oil change, went down 3 qrts! So everything was dirty as hell even after two people cleaned the bay out as good as they could....for free.... 1999 Contour SE Duratec ATX My feet and the Stra�?Ÿenbahn http://www.tempo-topaz-performance.com/topazsho/ the coolest Topaz ever! To bad it's not mine

Re: over torqued spark plugs #623347 05/09/03 12:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,960 Proud to live in America M MarkO_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
MarkO_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er M Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,960 Proud to live in America	Originally posted by DemonSVT: Stripping out the holes. The big threat is from having over tightened plugs in the heads over heat cycling. The steel plugs with trash the aluminum threads. It is "highly" recommended you use the proper torque and anti-seize. Why didn't Ford go with helicoils seeing as the heads are aluminum ?? Bless our servicemen & women overseas. L.Cpl Ian Malone, 1st Battalion Irish Guards, R.I.P.

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