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Originally Posted by JoeT4R View Post
So it's funny you ask... I started in the front, left corner, not sure which # plug but as I was trying to turn I was being obnoxiously careful because I knew they hadn't been changed before. It wasn't turning at first so I was like alright let me work on the next one and come back to it. Am I turning the wrong way? I questioned my entire existence in that moment, lol!

So I got the middle plug removed with relative ease and was like alright let me go back to the first one. It just needed a little bit of tough love and it came right out. I was definitely careful about it though because again, I also didn't want mine to be seized or anything either. So overall it was an easy job and took me almost an hour. I was taking my time though and just being extremely careful with each plug because I didn't want to strip anything.

I tried to torque the first one to 13 ft. lbs but it turned a little more after my torque wrench clicked so I was like nope nope nope I'll tighten by hand and leave them be. I'm not trying to strip the heads. It's like playing with fire.
lol. My plugs get changed on schedule every 30k but I always have a little can of penetrating oil just in case I need to help one out because I always expect the worst, even though it never happens. Honda is wonderful about using not the strongest metals on threaded holes...at least they were back in the day.

I also do the hand tighten and then 1/32 of a turn with my hand ratchet. Glad you got them replaced without any real drama.
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