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Spark plug gapping

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Hi all,

I am away on hols at the moment so can't take a look in the handbook.

I will be cracking on with my Turbo when I return and wondered what the spark plug gap should be for standard Beru plugs on a standard .1 Turbo car? I am not interested in stepping outside of the recommended plugs or gap sizing.

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Does it matter if you're not adjusting them?
 
alex yates said:
Does it matter if you're not adjusting them?
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Are we assuming that they are perfectly gapped out of the box!?
 
Well I've never checked mine at it's quite tricky when they have 4 equispaced ground electrodes.
 
alex yates said:
Well I've never checked mine at it's quite tricky when they have 4 equispaced ground electrodes.
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Ah, I see.
I was assuming single or twin electrode were standard in 2006? The silly thing is that I have already bought them but have not even checked to see what electrode type they are!
Ok, given that I have gone standard Beru for my car (ECP) is there a standard recommended gap for this original type [single electrode] plug? Sorry I can't be a little more clear on what I have as I am the other side of the world currently!
 
They are pre set so you just install them .

The days of adjusting generic plugs to a gap for a certain vehicle are long gone :D

Check for cracks in the ceramic and that the electrodes havent been bent by mis handleing ( yes i have seen this and even diagnosed it on a car that the mechanic that fitted them hadnt checked ) .

Other than that just fit them .. i do .
 
Demort said:
They are pre set so you just install them .

The days of adjusting generic plugs to a gap for a certain vehicle are long gone :D

Check for cracks in the ceramic and that the electrodes havent been bent by mis handleing ( yes i have seen this and even diagnosed it on a car that the mechanic that fitted them hadnt checked ) .

Other than that just fit them .. i do .
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Many thanks chaps.

I will measure all of the plugs with my feeler gauge just to be certain that they stack up.

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As Dermot says, check they are not damaged out of the box and stick em in! No point gaffing around with feeler gauges with multi-point plugs these days!
 
DucatiRob said:
As Dermot says, check they are not damaged out of the box and stick em in! No point gaffing around with feeler gauges with multi-point plugs these days!
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Are OPC sticking in muti-electrode plugs? Oh how I wish I could be home to open my wee boxes.
Whatever I have - single/dual/quad - I will pop 'em in as long as they are all within a gnats chuff of each other :thumb:
 
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