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Car Forum / Honda Cars / March 2006Spark Plug Gap?
Hello, I have a 2003 Honda CR-V. According to the tune-up specifications my spark-plug gap should be 0.039-0.043. Does this mean I can gap it anywhere in-between these two points, or is there a specific gap? Thanks, Nino Nospam > Hello, I have a 2003 Honda CR-V. According to the tune-up specifications my > spark-plug gap should be 0.039-0.043. Does this mean I can gap it anywhere > in-between these two points, or is there a specific gap? If you subtract .039 from 0.43, divide by 2 and add the result to .039 you will have the specific gap. Anyhow from what I heard you should use the flat round gap measurer instead of the wire type measurer. Hope that helps. > Hello, I have a 2003 Honda CR-V. According to the tune-up specifications my > spark-plug gap should be 0.039-0.043. Does this mean I can gap it anywhere > in-between these two points, or is there a specific gap? Nope, that's exactly what it means. If you can gap it to within less than 4-thousandths of an inch, good on ya. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0612-4, 03/25/2006 Tested on: 3/26/2006 9:36:23 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com > Hello, I have a 2003 Honda CR-V. According to the tune-up specifications my > spark-plug gap should be 0.039-0.043. Does this mean I can gap it anywhere [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Nino Nospam ----------------------------- There's four THOUSANDTHS of an inch between those two settings. :-) (It takes into account that your feeler gauge might be worn or just CHEAP) :-) Just use the specified NGK's (from Canadian Tire) and check that they are CLOSE to the spec and you'll do FINE. Use BOSCH and it will be as reliable as a Volkswagen. 'Curly' > Hello, I have a 2003 Honda CR-V. According to the tune-up > specifications my spark-plug gap should be 0.039-0.043. Does this > mean I can gap it anywhere in-between these two points, or is there a > specific gap? What you need are plugs gapped at either 1.0mm or 1.1mm. 1.1mm is more commonly available. If the number of the plug ends in "-11", then the plug is pregapped to 1.1mm. If there is NO number at the end, the plug is not pregapped to a specific figure. NGK example of pregapped plug: BCPR6EP-11 Denso example of pregapped plug: K16TR11 Do NOT re-gap plugs that have been pregapped unless they're been dropped.  SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > If the number of the plug ends in "-11", then the plug is pregapped to > 1.1mm. If there is NO number at the end, the plug is not pregapped to a > specific figure. Wow, I never realized that... that's some handy info! --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0613-1, 03/29/2006 Tested on: 3/29/2006 5:15:21 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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