puts the oil on threads.....

[mark tucker]

I pulled a sparking bolt today to see just what I have in there (wasent what I thought) I thought I had 4 prongs but only 2 prongs, too long ago to remember. they have been in there for well over 8 years...and...the oil I put on the threads was still there and oilily too!! Ive heard all kinds of things people put on thier sparking threads from pepto to milanta,silycone,antizeeze and more. Ive always just used a drop or 2 of oil.and apparently it works for long term.
Wallmart took their bosch plugs off the shelvs about 2 years ago.I asked one of the managers about 2 weeks ago if they were ever coming back,he siad a lot of guys have asked him that, my reply was..kinda stupid to not to. well I had assumed they had sent them back or something. but 4 days ago they showed up back on the wall...thus the reason I had to pull a plug.I got about 6 sets both 2&4 electrode platinums and the iridum/platinums in a few different heat ranges. and the best part......$2.50~$3.00 a pair. I need to find that guy and asked where the champion iridium sport plugs went, they had then in the 3/4x12mm for my small plug 044's& 910 heads. I had 6 sets of those for my personal stuff ,but.... they seemed to of got away in costumers engines
and the plug I pulled...looks great,and may never need changed.
bosch has changed thier number system somany times on sparking bolts Im suprized any body carries them.i had to look at the discontinued charts on the bosche site to see the new numbers and numbers inbetween and the lettering inbetween and now again to see what is what. how stupid.but they do make an awesome plug that last forever.

[vwracerdave]

30 years ago I was taught to put anti-seize on plugs, and had a few issues with stripped plug threads. 15 years ago somebody else taught me to put 2 drops of oil on the threads and I have never had an issue since.
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[rugblaster]

You can urinate on the threads and the water, chloride, sodium and potassium with seize the threads and you can quit f*#kin with the plugs.
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[modok]

Good I'm glad we all agree on the procedure.
But what kind of oil?
VR1? castrol? gibbs? brad pen? mt1? gl4/gl5?
Synthetic or conventional? Snake50 or mystery marvel? Used oil or new oil?

[porkchop-rob]

If your going to oil your threads, you MUST use a new bottle of the Royal Purple 20w50 break in oil. Make sure it's fresh and not one that been sitting on the shelf a long time. Anything else will cause your engine to overheat, or spontaneously explode.
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[jpaull]

Lol Mark that oil might not be the same 2 drops from 8 years ago. That could be fresh oil cause its getting past your rings now.


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[Howard 111]

When they first built these cars at the factory they didn't use anything on the plug threads. It's always worked for me. The important thing is to torque them to the proper torque.
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[air-h2o-air]

is zinc additive needed in the oil, if oiling the threads?

[air-h2o-air]

and if just checking plugs and oil was used initially...do you use break in oil again upon their re-installation?

[modok]

Have you changed the spark plugs in your ford lately?
Somebody finally sued em!

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[EVfun]

I've always put a little white Lithium grease on the threads before installing them. It seems to make removal pretty easy.
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[Boolean]

One drop from the dipstick seems to work.
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[earthquake]

I like to use copper based anti-seize on sparkplugs.

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[coonhunter]

One time what at Home Depot picking up some household stuff I decided to get more anti-seize while I was there. I think I ended up talking to three different guys and none of them had any idea what I was talking about. I should have just walked away after the first guy gave me that blank stare when I tried to explain it. After you get in the habit of using it, it really makes your life easier.

[mark tucker]

Ive seen antiseeze dry up and not do much good.also it has a insulating factor too.I gess it could be oil passing the rings around uranus mr jpaul...but my bug dosnt use oil like that so....no. honnestly I dont know what oil it is....since I run many full synthetic oils to ge the best of what each have to offer....even the slight seep that almost requires adding about a ounce of oil after a year of daily driving.I do mix a blend oil with the full syn now, quakerstate deffy 5-20, I do like the bennifits of very small amounts of zinc for the gears...lifters too i gess. but only a small amount as it can cause detonation&chamber deposits...if it gets past the rings....around...... also the bosch are nickel plated so that also helps keep the threads alive.