Spark Plug: Service and Repair
IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUG AND ROCKER COVEREM-30 Component:
Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Remove intake manifold.
2. Remove ignition coil.
CAUTION:
^ Handle it carefully and avoid impacts.
^ Never disassemble.
3. Remove spark plug using suitable tool.
CAUTION:
Never drop or shock it.
4. Remove rocker cover.
^ Loosen bolts in reverse order as shown.
^ <---: Engine front
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
CAUTION:
^ Never drop or shock spark plug.
^ Checking and adjusting spark plug gap is not required between change intervals.
^ If spark plug tip is covered with carbon, a spark plug cleaner may be used.
Cleaner air pressure: Less than 588 kPa (5.88 bar, 6 kg/cm2, 85 psi)
Cleaning time: Less than 20 seconds
^ Never use wire brush for cleaning spark plug.
INSTALLATION
1. Install rocker cover gasket to rocker cover.
2. Install rocker cover.
^ Tighten bolts in two steps separately in numerical order as shown.
1st step: 1.96 Nm (0.20 kg-m, 17 in-lb)
2nd step: 8.33 Nm (0.85 kg-m, 73 in-lb)
^ <---: Engine front
CAUTION:
Check if rocker cover gasket is not dropped from the installation groove of rocker cover.
3. Install spark plug using suitable tool.
Plug type: Iridium tipped
Make: DENSO
Part number: FXE20HR11
Gap (nominal): 1.1 mm (0.043 in)
CAUTION:
Never drop or shock it.
4. Install ignition coil.
CAUTION:
^ Handle it carefully and avoid impacts.
^ Never disassemble.
5. Install intake manifold.