[s-cars] Spark Plugs

[LL - NY]

For the plugs, I tend to prefer bending beam Torque Wrench. Of course, I do 
need
to periodically re-tighten, so there may be merit in your technique. The 
difference is
that you are no longer tightening to your set torque when you go for 
multiple clicks.
 LL - NY

 On 9/13/05, Jerry Scott <jerryscott at wispertel.net> wrote: 
> 
> I have found that the secret to tightening them is to click the torque
> wrench several times at the 22 ft-lb setting. Each time the plug will
> move as the gasket crushes. When it stops moving it should stay tight.
> If you only click once, it will likely come loose.
> Jerry
> 
> Robert Myers wrote:
> 
> >FYI, Wayne, a 5 mm Allen wrench exposes the plugs and no special tools 
> are
> >required to R&R the plugs once they are exposed. The simple little lug
> >wrench which came as part of the small toolkit with the car also serves 
> as
> >a plug wrench. Additionally, the screwdriver handle fits into the lug
> >wrench end to provide better leverage when using the plug wrench. The
> >proper torque for the plugs is, I hear, 22 ft-lbs. This is about what
> >feels right to a non-King-Kong guy like me when tightening the plugs by
> >hand. I've never had one back out on me in 160K miles with my S6.
> >
> >
> >At 06:55 PM 9/12/2005, Wayne Dohnal wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Matt,
> >>
> >>Just in case you're no familiar with the engine, the plugs are under 
> that
> >>long thin cover in the middle of the valve cover. Look way down, that's
> >>them down there. When I got the car it took me a few weeks of random
> >>looking around to find them. You'll need a fairly thin-walled socket to 
> get
> >>into the cavity. They're not rare or anything like that, just not every
> >>socket will work. Make you you torque them to spec, and (very 
> important!)
> >>retorque them at least once after a few hundred miles. These plugs have 
> a
> >>bad habit of coming loose and a few unlucky owners have one blown half 
> way
> >>through the hood, causing a lot of collateral damage to the engine. Mine
> >>seem to stay tight after the first retorque. When I changed them the 
> first
> >>time, a couple of the plugs were only finger-tight. It's not a horrible
> >>job, and the new plugs will last for at least a few 10,000s of miles.
> >>
> >>Wayne Dohnal
> >>1994 S4
> >>
> >>
> >>
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