Spark plug torque value for 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 Van, V8 5.2L

From : Annonymous

Q: i am sorry for posting this again. forgot to mention that i am looking for the spark plug torque value. the haynes manual says its 30 ft-lbs and it looks a bit on the higher side to me. can anybody who has done the job before confirm it. also i am assuming 30 ft-lbs is without applying some anti-seize. .

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From : nosey

sorry about that chief youre worth two 43s 86. -- 99 .

From : miles

tom lawrence wrote you can use a bit of anti-sieze if you want - but ive never found it all that necessary. i havent either except in the case of aluminum heads. dissimilar metals leads to galling. .

From : tbone

i am sorry for posting this again. forgot to mention that i am looking for the spark plug torque value. the haynes manual says its 30 ft-lbs and it looks a bit on the higher side to me. can anybody who has done the job before confirm it. also i am assuming 30 ft-lbs is without applying some anti-seize. why would you make such an assumption if an anti-seize compound is recommended then that torque spec has to include it or it is simply worthless. 30 ft-lbs is not all that high and it seems to take a hell of a lot more than that to break the damn things free -0 -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : tom lawrence

the haynes manual says its 30 ft-lbs and it looks a bit on the higher side to me. can anybody who has done the job before confirm it. 25-30ft.lbs. is about right... i go by another rule of thumb... if the spark plug uses a crush washer i go finger tight plus a half-turn. if it uses a flat washer go finger-tight plus 1/16 of a turn. you can use a bit of anti-sieze if you want - but ive never found it all that necessary... most decent plugs will already have a coating on the threads and if theyre changed when theyre supposed to be every 30k miles or 2 years siezing in iron heads anyway is rarely a problem. over-torque em or leave em in for 100k and yeah... you just might wind up snapping them off. .

From : tom lawrence

i havent either except in the case of aluminum heads. dissimilar metals leads to galling. without a doubt... aluminum heads are a whole different story. never try pulling plugs from a hot or even warm engine with aluminum heads - always do it cold. .

From : zoyanot

30 ft-lbs pounds might be a little too much. my book calls for 30 inch-pounds which is about finger tight plus 1/16 of a turn. i didnt believe it either but i did it anyway expecting many leaks. nothing bad happened. i was happy. the haynes manual says its 30 ft-lbs and it looks a bit on the higher side to me. can anybody who has done the job before confirm it. 25-30ft.lbs. is about right... i go by another rule of thumb... if the spark plug uses a crush washer i go finger tight plus a half-turn. if it uses a flat washer go finger-tight plus 1/16 of a turn. you can use a bit of anti-sieze if you want - but ive never found it all that necessary... most decent plugs will already have a coating on the threads and if theyre changed when theyre supposed to be every 30k miles or 2 years siezing in iron heads anyway is rarely a problem. over-torque em or leave em in for 100k and yeah... you just might wind up snapping them off. .

From : tom lawrence

30 ft-lbs pounds might be a little too much. my book calls for 30 inch-pounds which is about finger tight plus 1/16 of a turn. i didnt believe it either but i did it anyway expecting many leaks. nothing bad happened. i was happy. the fsm indicated 30 foot pounds 31 newton-meters. it has no listing in the inch pounds column. this is for factory plugs which do use a crush washer. perhaps you mis-read it. .

From : nosey

the fsm indicated 30 foot pounds 31 newton-meters. it has no listing in the inch pounds column. this is for factory plugs which do use a crush washer. perhaps you mis-read it. the fsm is wrong on one of those torque figures. 30 ft/lbs is about 40.7 nm and 31 nm is about 22.9 ft/lbs. -- ken .

From : tom lawrence

the fsm indicated 30 foot pounds 31 newton-meters. it has no listing in the inch pounds column. this is for factory plugs which do use a crush washer. perhaps you mis-read it. the fsm is wrong on one of those torque figures. 30 ft/lbs is about 40.7 nm and 31 nm is about 22.9 ft/lbs. the fsm isnt wrong - i just cant type it says 41nm. in the immortal words or the late great don adams sorry about that chief .