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Originally posted by kimboy
Thanks for starting the thread toolman. I picked up 6 Denso K20HR - u11 or toyota part no. 90919-1235 at the dealer today. for under 15 bucks and bought a little gaping 'coin' at pepboys, just to make sure eveything was kosher.
I noticed the passanger bank will be easy to access, and, I will be changing my plugs later this week.
I'm glad you were able to make it a DIY project. My dealer wanted 160 for the service. I was like, ' No way dude '
Also, how did you measure how tight the plugs went in? I usually hand tighten then give 1/2 turn on the socket. Not too much, not to less... but, thats my meathod (dont own a torque wrench).
Did you happen to use the silver thermal grease? I believe using it will help on your next removal.
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I used the same method to tighten. It was actually written on the side of each plug box. Hand tighten , then use a wrench to turn a further 1/2 to 2/3 to tighten fully. The plug threads are actually plated to prevent corrosion, which could be a problem in an aluminum head. The original plugs came out easily enough with a wrench, I'm confident the new plugs will come out as easily at 60K. If not, then next time I will use the thermal grease. My next DIY project is replacing the coolant. The stealership wants $90... No way.. $20 for two gallons of Dexcool , and I do it myself in a an hour or so.
