Does anyone have them for my 2000 civic SI. I believe it is in the neighborhood of 14-18ft/lbs, but I am not too sure.

 

For a GSR head it is 13 ftlbs, it couldnt be far from it if not the same.

 

All Hondas with the 12mm sparkplug (like yours) are 13lb.ft.

Man, I wish more people would torque more items like this.

By the way, oil pan drain bolts are 30lb.ft when using the proper Honda drain washer

And yes, I do have a dedicated torque wrench for both of these items.


Modified by MightyMouseTech at 8:01 PM 9/23/2003

 

Thanks a lot guys.

 

Gasp! You mean you're not supposed to put plugs and drain bolts on w/ a 3/4" drive impact wrench?!

Ya just know a dumas worked on a car previously when you're going for a larger breaker bar while changing someone's oil.

 

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The owner of the shop I work at now used to know someone like this. For real. This was actually happening at a Honda dealer to boot. He would put on drain bolts with his 1/2" impact My boss left that dealer shortly after that. Apparently it was the dealers warranty clerk who decided to give wrenching a try. I have no idea how much longer he lasted after that.

Reminds me of a lot of the idiots that work at quick oil change places. I don't know how many drain bolts and pans I have seen stripped from being overtightened. 30 lb.ft ain't that much. And would it kill them to use a proper alluminum drain washer........

Sorry, this is getting really off-topic now

Um....13 lb.ft.....ya...um.....that is right..........

 

thats lame to use a torque wrench on a spark plug .... just tighten it hand tight then turn it 1/3-1/2 of a turn ....


i laugh at people who are that mechanicly inclined to know when a spark plug is tight

 

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Fo' Real!

 

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I use a torque wrench. One of the reasons why I was the highest ranked apprentice in all of Canada. It is lame not to use one.

 

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I'm with you on this one - I've been a technician for 8 years now - And thanks to alot of the people that don't torque their drain plugs correctly - I get 2.5 hours to weld on a nut to stop a oil leak from the drain bolt and it takes me 10min. to do it.

Just look at it this way, other peoples **** up's is money in your pocket as a tech. that's how I look at it.


So how's those sliding door fixed any lately? I had three today and one came from Canada. Had to call Canada Honda Tech line for door latch safety recall. But in Canada, it's considered a update not a recall - so no warranty for the customer.

 

Ha ha ha, gotta love those damn power sliding doors. I laugh at every one I work on, gonna cost the owners a fortune.

One of my main reasons for torquing spark plugs is those damn Oddities (Oddysey) with their 196,000km spark plug intervals. Overtighten one of those, even just a little, and TRY and get them out of the head later. Yes I know you are supposed to pull them out, inspect and reinstall them every 48km's, but I didn't know anybody at the dealers that did that. Another reason why I left the dealer. I actually pull them out, and rotate them to another cylinder so they don't seize in the damn head.

 

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lol...yes 13lb ft

 

Yeah, I use anti seize on very plugs I replace to avoid a seized plug for the next tech.

 

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I thought they got tourqued to 33 lb/ft.