its me.. mario

1999 Integra GS

NGK G-Force platinum tip spark plugs ok? ...and it's 13 lb-ft torque right?

PmDaWg

I tighten it by hand until I can't anymore and then I put in about another 90 Degree turn with a socket wrench.

Smartass pHO

Hand tight is good enough. A bit of oil on the threads (or spark plug grease) makes it easier to get them out next time.

its me.. mario

yeah, i was thinking grease or anti-sieze.

WildoutWhiteGSR

http://clubplug.net/canada/

iT's MaDd cheap yO!

its me.. mario

$4-something for a plug... i bought the NGK g-power platinum ones for $8-something for two... so about the same price, but without waiting.

edit:

it actually came out more expensive than crappy tire!

GOOD LORD! i paid under $20.00 for the same ones yesterday...

zman

i wouldn't waste your money on anything other than the cheap NGK v-power....copper core baby. I've used all of the NGK's and found the v-powers to be the best...and at $7 for a package of 2 you can't go wrong.
Just don't buy them from honda because they're like $8-9 a plug. I guess its because they come in a fancy individual wrapped box....lol...other than that they're the same plug as you get from crappy tire or part source.
Oh and never remove sprak plugs from a hot engine...the last thing you want to do is strip the threads in the head. I would recommend a little anti-seize on the threads for easy removal.

WildoutWhiteGSR

Sorry I automatically assumed that you were getting the Iridium plugs, which are cheaper to buy online instead of crappy tire.

its me.. mario

G-Power Platinum ZFR5FGP 7098
These are OE for GS/LS/RS

BTW, my old plugs were in pretty bad condition.. lol..

WildoutWhiteGSR

All my sources say otherwise:

NGK Canada Website



Different NGK Website



Gen 2 Helms - B18A1



Gen 3 Helms 94-97 - B18B1

WildoutWhiteGSR

Gen 3 Helms 98-01 - B18B1



They all say the samething. I'm not trying to be a ***, but how did you determine those plugs?

its me.. mario

no it's cool... when i pulled the original plug out, it had the number on it..... i should've snapped a photo.

WildoutWhiteGSR

Oh tru tru. Well I decided to change mine yesterday after checking them out during the leakdown test and wanted to give the GP Platinum a try. So far so good.

Did you remember to get the gap?

When I pulled my old Iridiums out they were still at 0.044 for all of them. So that's good, but when I went to check the new GP Platinum one's directly out of the package, they were 0.035 . A quick adjustment with the spark plug gapping tool fixed that.

Blue Dragon

^^ you're not supposed to gap platinum plugs

its me.. mario

NGK spec said it was 0.044 already, i didn't bother to check it :\

WildoutWhiteGSR

It said so right on the packaging, set gap before installing the plug.


Your not suppose to gap the OEM plugs (Laser Platinum PFR6G-13) because they already come pre-gap. I got the G-Power Platinum BKR6EGP.

midnight_breeze33

i change my plugs roughly every 10000 km.