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Originally Posted by bongnak
what you're experiencing is the compression of new washers. ngk have crush washers; when you tighten them for the first time they will feel tight and continue until its fully compressed.
Get it?
11.5 turns+ .5 turn= 12 turns on second install of same plug.... hahah .5 being the washers loss of thickness after first compression
hahaha all good tho kinda funny dont worry about it, but I knew a guy who had a spark plug punch through the hood on his s14 sr
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Ok, so for the final question, would you still hand torque 1/2 turn like you're supposed to on the 2nd re-install or leave it finger tight? And thanks for actually posting some helpful information.