Read the spark plug directions. No antifreeze.
no anti seize either.
Read the spark plug directions. No antifreeze.
Honda obviously felt the application needed it regardless of what NGK claims about their plating. Good post.
So what do you do if the engine has both NGK and Denso from the factory? I did one 4 banger that the 2 middle plugs were NGK and the outside ones were Denso. I know they were OE because it was mine from brand new.Pretty much all Honda’s will list a Denso or NGK, often both. There was a service bulletin clarifying that anti-seize was only for Denso plugs. Not really a fan of the Denso plugs. Almost every V6 I worked on where plug number 5 blew out of the engine, it was a Denso. Don’t think I ever saw it with an NGK plug.
Our 2006 TSX with the mighty K24 came with 2 Densos and 2 NGKs. Yup. Bought it brand spanking new in Dec 2006.So what do you do if the engine has both NGK and Denso from the factory? I did one 4 banger that the 2 middle plugs were NGK and the outside ones were Denso. I know they were OE because it was mine from brand new.
The FSM also specified anti seize but not just on these and not those.
When the two Denso fail, replace them all with NGK.So what do you do if the engine has both NGK and Denso from the factory? I did one 4 banger that the 2 middle plugs were NGK and the outside ones were Denso. I know they were OE because it was mine from brand new.
The FSM also specified anti seize but not just on these and not those.
Never had an issue with copper anti-seize. I use Dow(now Molykote by DuPont) 111 silicone grease on the plug boot(be it old school high tension cable or COP boot). It’s the same ish used on espresso machines, scuba regulators and water filters as o-ring lube and possibly repackaged as dielectric grease.Ceramic grease not electrically conductive so copper grease best?
While clearly not brand new, I would not say its in "really poor shape" NItro.LOL wow, you only read what you want with my responses. That plug you posted is in really poor shape. You are only fooling yourself if you think other wise. But its your engine. ROLMAO!
Sorry to butt in, but out of curiosity, is this 06 Acura a shared 2 coil pack waste spark ignition or, instead, a COP?Our 2006 TSX with the mighty K24 came with 2 Densos and 2 NGKs. Yup. Bought it brand spanking new in Dec 2006.
Great car.
Trav, did I mess up swapping the plugs with 4 NGKs? Asking for a friend...
Coil on plug. Almost 2 years ago, one coil failed at 191K.Sorry to butt in, but out of curiosity, is this 06 Acura a shared 2 coil pack waste spark ignition or, instead, a COP?
I've seen these double ended coils on toyota, subaru and of course ford but not honda, But I don't service a lot of Honda products
I have been always of the assumption that Honda jumped from distributor to COP. - Ken
Ken it is a very in poor shaped spark plug. I can see that you must be a service mechanic of sorts but you IMHO are looking at it from a general set of rules to what a spark plug should look like instead of looking at the bigger picture the indicators that the spark plug is worn and would show a higher resistance and poor wave pattern if checked. One of the many things I do I do for a living is build performance vehicles. Ignition systems is but one of my specialties.While clearly not brand new, I would not say its in "really poor shape" NItro.
I cant believe SHOZ dragged politics into this discussion. What you thinking man?
- Ken
With you, some manufacturers specifically label on plug NO, the shiny coating is never seizing, the additional application can prevent a good ground and cause misfires. OVER torque also resulting in plug separation in some fords and head removal or special tool use to remove piece stuck in head. Champion, fixed this with a plug costing $20 eachSorry everyone but it is a bad idea to put antisieze on sparkplugs.
All sparkplugs, that appear shiney when new, already have a special metal coating and additional antiseize can result in over torquing:
Here are all the reasons straight from NGK:
http://www.ngkplugpro.ca/content/contentfiles/pdf/NGKSP-0907-1R-Anti-SeizeonSparkPlugs.pdf
Note that Toyota recommends NOT USING anti-seize. They say to specifically follow the torque specs. With that said, I did dab a very, very minute amount on the new Denso plugs I put in my 2014 Tundra at 75k miles (yes, I changed them early).
I'm about to do a 2015 Lexus with the 2GR-FE V6 and I will not use the anti-seize just because I've seen it said so many times not to.