Hi new to the site. I have a 93 Accord that I want to change the spark plugs. I am not sure what type I should use don't have owners manuel to refernce. So any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Is there a special tool to remove the spark plug or can I use a regular spark plug socket?

 

i prefer NGK spark plugs. for the f22a you can use the standard copper ZFR5F-11 (last about 10-20k miles) or the iridiums ZFR5FIX-11 (last about 100k miles). both come properly pre-gapped to .044"

a regular 5/8" spark plug socket will get them right out.

 

you mean 16mm...

also if you have a deep-well socket (and 4" or greater extension) you can loosen the plug and remove it with a magnetic pickup tool or by pushing a piece of rubber hose about the size of the ceramic insulator over the plug and pulling it out

 

after the plug is loose just take the end of your plug wire and plug it back into the pllug to get it out. there is a special socket you can buy with some special insulation, but a regular 3/8 will work to get it loose

 

Use NGK ZFR5F-11 plugs as stated. Do not use any brand other than NGK or Denso.

Only tool needed is a standard 5/8" spark plug socket. Torque spark plugs to 13 lb-ft.

 

also change your plugs while the engine is cold. you run the risk of stripping the threads in the chambers if you do it when its hot. Especcially if you over torque. If I'm not mistaken the torque for mine is 9lbs.

 

Plugs are easy to get, I personally reccomend the NGK zfr5fgp G-Power plug.
Its about 75c or $1 more than the regular V-power copper NGK's but its platinum and therefore will last longer..

Definitely worth it for the small price differential

That said I run the Iridium IX

 

Put a little anti-sieze compound on the threads, it will help to keep the threads from galling when you take the plugs out the next time.

 

Has any riders, tried the E3 plugs sold @ O'Riely's Auto Parts??? I recently put 'em in my mom's 91 Accord and they fire damn good.....

 

G-Power is real good I am running in my car and its fires damn tight not sure about the life of the plug how long they will last???

 

Don't use that garbage.

NGK or Denso. Period.

 

Yes NGK is what honda recomends and they are the best

 

Think I might switch my Bosch plats out for some NGKs this weekend. cheap, easy and worth it if they are the OE reccomendations

 

Anyone here using Denso? I generally always go with NGK but I'm curious about trying the denso Iridium sometime with its ultra fine tip...

 

Denso is fine. Honda uses both Denso and NGK spark plugs as original equipment depending on model.

 

If you don't have a torque bar, twist it in by hand until snug (by hand), then use the wrench to twist it 3/4 turn more.

 

kinda of topic but not at same time. i got a f20b and i am using h22 plug wires but i want to know if that is the right set or if any one knows the part number for them. it seems like they are bit short and dont quite reach downin the tunnel as far as they should and every once and a while they pop upoff the plug bout .5-1in. any ideas wha could cause that/ also i just put in pulstar be1 pulse plugs in and on my old denso's there was like a greyish-white dust on the wire side of th plug what is that from?

thanks for any help.

 

i went with the ngk iridiums and it was like night and day compared to the ngk r that i had in b4

 

Um . . . unless your previous copper plugs were so overdue for replacement that the wear was causing a high number of misfires, there will not be any difference in the way the engine runs.

 

likely that the plugs he had were misfiring....
The only real advantage of platinum and iridium is that they last longer...

It has also been argued that the smaller electrode generates a more concentrated spark, meaning a MINUTE gain in power and efficiency.. As in, so little a real dyno will have trouble to detect it, let alone a butt dyno...

That said, if going through the trouble of changing plugs I feel like you might as well go plat or iridium..