new spark plugs

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:24 pm

it holds onto the end that doesn't have the electrode. just stick it in there and it'll grip it. as for the numbers not sure. see if there are similar numbers on the box. but as long as it fits in there who cares.

nick

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:26 pm

now i still dont know how to gap it though... theres so instructions and there is a picture but it looks like they dont know what they're doing either

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:28 pm

with the gapping i have no clue. uuummmm..... sorry i'm about to go to lunch but when i get back i'll try to look up instructions for it and help you with that. might wanna just go to yahoo and see if you can find it too.

nick

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:44 pm

the sparkplug socket tool doesnt fit. It got all the way in the rests on a shelf just before it has a chance to get the plug.

Why cant this be easy... DAMN MURPHEYS LAW!

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:20 pm

the spark plug removal tool got a rubber internal part to protect the ceramic insulator of the plug and i think it holds the plug in once it is out of the threading... helps when the plug is hot or in a deep location.

as for gapping you should have a feller, get the blade marked 0.42 or whatever recommended for your car and make sure the gap between the +ve and -ve is exactly the same size as the blade by inserting the blade in the gap... adjust the gap as needed (increade or decreas gap till the blade just fits in).

MMamdouh

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:22 pm

How do you adjust the gap... and what ve?

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:35 pm

kinkyllama wrote:How do you adjust the gap... and what ve?

if the gap is too big then tap on the -ve electrode (negative electrode) till it bends in a little and reduce the gap... don't tap too much and keep checking the gap every couple of taps.

if the gap is too small then use a small flat end screw driver to open the gap... watch out not to damave the +ve electrode (positive elecrtode) in the process... check the gap with the feeler and adjust as needed.

as for the -ve and +ve electrodes...

i hope this helps

MMamdouh

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:43 pm

yes thanks thats very clear

Now waht about the socket not fitting all the way down the hole? we have like 5 or 6 and they are all the same size... none fit. Is there going to be one at the autostore that does fit?

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:46 pm

yeah you should be able to buy the correct socket from autozone or something. more than likely the ones you have are for the other cars in the household.

nick

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:17 am

Got the right socket. How tight to i wanna screw in the sparkplugs?

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:22 am

you wanna hand tighten it at first to make sure you have them in correctly ( no cross threading) then just uuummm.... i would say tight but not super tight. like when it starts to tighten real good just give its 1/4 to 1/2 turn more and it should be good.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:42 am

got them in.. drove around a bit. I dont think i notice a difference but its hard to tell cuz im still not used to the "intake".

Also the plugs i took out were bosch super....

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:23 pm

The plug socket, is a long socket with thin walls that will allow the plug to fit inside while going down into the hole in the valve cover.
The rubber thing inside the socket is what grips the plug after the plug has been unscrewed and the threads are no longer holding the plug in place.
If there were no rubber thing inside, as soon as you lift the wrench to get the plug out, the plug would stay down inside the hole and the wrench would just come out.
The rubber thing grips the tip of the plug and allows the plug to be lifted out with the wrench.

I hope I explained this properly.
Any more questions, I'll try to explain.

Cliff

delphis · Post by **delphis** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:12 pm

ok not to sound like a noob or anything, but where do I find my spark plugs? I went to go and change them last night and couldn't locate. I have a 200 daewoo lanos se 1.6 16v dohc. Thanks!

Timmay

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:21 pm

delphis wrote:ok not to sound like a noob or anything, but where do I find my spark plugs? I went to go and change them last night and couldn't locate. I have a 200 daewoo lanos se 1.6 16v dohc. Thanks!

Timmay

Ok ... in the Lanos, when you open the hood, you will see a black plastic cover over the valve cover.
This is located right at the top in the middle and it is the thing with the silver Daewoo badge and lettering cast into it.

Use a 5mm hex wrench (sometimes called an Allen Key) and remove the 4 hex bolts and lift the cover off.

Under this cover, you will see the spark plug wires and where the rubber boots on the ends of the wires go down into the holes in the valve cover so they can attach to the spark plugs.

Cliff