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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: d.hitchcock on January 10, 2012, 04:34:27 PM

Title: New Spark Plugs
Post by: d.hitchcock on January 10, 2012, 04:34:27 PM

Wound up buying and installing Bosch OEM replacement spark plugs today for the 318is.

The surprise was that two of the old plugs were barely finger tight when I removed them.

I gotta say, the car runs noticeably better with fresh plugs, all torqued properly. :-)

Title: New Spark Plugs
Post by: Geoff on January 10, 2012, 05:20:06 PM

that may be better than super tight,  which is what my plugs were when I first changed them.  man I was afraid of  tearing the threads out of the head, but they took it
                                                         Geoff

Title: New Spark Plugs
Post by: d.hitchcock on January 10, 2012, 10:59:24 PM

Oh I hear that!

I used an in.-lbs. torque wrench for the install.

dh