speakeasy2009

I know, I know that I should have torque them in but at the time I didn’t know because like a boob I didn’t take the time to read. The plugs have been in for a month so I have a question -

Should I just loosen them and do the torque to 20 lbs. or just leave them in?? I put them in nice and tight but not tight all the way, just snug. On all my other cars I was taught to put plugs in but never tight to the ultimate max, just very snug almost to the end. If you guys think I should loosen them up and torque them down I will, if not ill leave them in.

Ricky

downloader

if you have a torque wrench and 10 mins it wouldn't hurt

Carbon Blue

might as well torque them in properly and have peace of mind

speakeasy2009

yeah i agree.Ive never done it before but i did go get the wrench and i understand how it works so ill try and see what happens...

davidc1

Yes

speakeasy2009

OK..The deed is done. Loosened each plug up one at a time, then hand tightened it. Once I had it tight by hand, I popped on the torque wrench and gave each plug a pull until I hit 20 foot pound. After I did each one I also used the regular socket to make sure they were tight to the touch and they all were yet I bet there was more room to make them tighter, I could tell. Regardless I think I did it right and I started the car and everything was fine.

S~Factor

Isn't it 22-ft lb?