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crunk3 · 03-13-2007, 09:45 PM

I just got some new spark plugs. Is the install pretty much straight forwards?
Take old spark plugs out
put new ones in?
Any Info would be great Thanks.
Btw it's a 91 318is

fastbmw · 03-13-2007, 10:47 PM

On a scale of 1 to 10 (one being added gas, and 10 being a engine rebuild) Spark plugs are a 1.

Remove sparkplug boots (grab the end of the boot, not the actual wire) It should pop off.
Use spark plug socket and remember lefty loosy, righty tighty.
Gap your sparkplug to the proper gap.
A tiny bit of anti-sieze on the sparkplug threads is good and screw in hand tight so you don't cross thread.
Use torque wrench to tighten or if you do it by hand, make it tight but don't lean your weight on it!
Easy Peasy!

Al Canuck · 03-13-2007, 11:58 PM

Torque them if you've never done it before. Also, don't forget a little dab of dielectric grease in the boots before you reinstall the wires.

Al

crunk3 · 03-14-2007, 10:56 AM

Thanks im gonna install them once i get home from school

porschegt1 · 03-14-2007, 12:55 PM

make sure you do not install platnium plugs as well, they suck. Iridium steel or copper tip is best. Bosch or NGK

kowalski · 03-14-2007, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Al Canuck

Torque them if you've never done it before. Also, don't forget a little dab of dielectric grease in the boots before you reinstall the wires.

Al

where did you learn this trick

crunk3 · 03-14-2007, 07:08 PM

Plugs are Installed I added some dielectric grease Thanks Al

as for using a torque wrench i just used the plug tool that was in my trunk and tightened them just enough i think

Coolant flush, new fuel filter and oil change coming up this week/weekend

Al Canuck · 03-14-2007, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by kowalski

where did you learn this trick

Not sure. back in trade school, some time as an apprentice, I think. Way back in the day.

Al

03-13-2007, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
crunk3 Senior Member Name: Ryan Joined: Sep 2006 From: Maple Ridge Posts: 1,022 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 6 21 Times in 13 Posts crunk3's pictures	Spark Plugs I just got some new spark plugs. Is the install pretty much straight forwards? Take old spark plugs out put new ones in? Any Info would be great Thanks. Btw it's a 91 318is

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03-13-2007, 10:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
fastbmw Senior Member Supporting Member Joined: Mar 2004 From: Vancouver Posts: 1,263 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 5 Times in 5 Posts fastbmw's pictures	On a scale of 1 to 10 (one being added gas, and 10 being a engine rebuild) Spark plugs are a 1. Remove sparkplug boots (grab the end of the boot, not the actual wire) It should pop off. Use spark plug socket and remember lefty loosy, righty tighty. Gap your sparkplug to the proper gap. A tiny bit of anti-sieze on the sparkplug threads is good and screw in hand tight so you don't cross thread. Use torque wrench to tighten or if you do it by hand, make it tight but don't lean your weight on it! Easy Peasy!

03-13-2007, 11:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Al Canuck Banned Name: Al Joined: Jul 2005 From: Surrey, BC Posts: 1,850 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 4 3 Times in 3 Posts	Torque them if you've never done it before. Also, don't forget a little dab of dielectric grease in the boots before you reinstall the wires. Al

03-14-2007, 10:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
crunk3 Senior Member Name: Ryan Joined: Sep 2006 From: Maple Ridge Posts: 1,022 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 6 21 Times in 13 Posts crunk3's pictures	Thanks im gonna install them once i get home from school

03-14-2007, 12:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
porschegt1 Senior Member Joined: Nov 2005 From: Langley Posts: 547 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 0 Times in 0 Posts	make sure you do not install platnium plugs as well, they suck. Iridium steel or copper tip is best. Bosch or NGK

03-14-2007, 07:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
crunk3 Senior Member Name: Ryan Joined: Sep 2006 From: Maple Ridge Posts: 1,022 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 6 21 Times in 13 Posts crunk3's pictures	Plugs are Installed I added some dielectric grease Thanks Al as for using a torque wrench i just used the plug tool that was in my trunk and tightened them just enough i think Coolant flush, new fuel filter and oil change coming up this week/weekend

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