So how was your engine fixed? Timesert?COMMON problem. I was one of the first to post about this 2 years ago, search for a thread under my alias. And sorry, it's not because of the corrosion of the coil pack that pulls out the spark plug, it is bad manufacturing tolerance on the head. It also happens on the Acura CL and TL's for roughly around the same years after speaking to an ASE certified tech who did a suspension job on the side for me who works at a local Acura dealer.
The key is to check that plug once in a while, I would say once a year. I have never gone back to the Iridium long-life plugs that run over 100k miles, I now run Denso Iridium Power which requires a change every 30k miles. It forces me to change it before something like this happens.
I know it's not $15 for the oil change, engine filter, and cabin filter. So how much for all three?Just curious, I am taking my car into the dealer for an oil change, they sent a coupon for $15 for an oil change + engine and cabin filter!! Anyway I don't have a spark plug socket can I just ask them to check the #5 (I assume they will know of the possible defect?)
Wow, that's quite a jump from 13 ft-lbs. I've gone with 15 ft-lbs both times I took them out, but nice to know I could easily go higher. I haven't noticed a loose plug yet, and I'm hesitant to go over 20 ft-lbs, for fear of stripping the threads in the head. Thanks for the information Fredsvt. If I do anything tomorrow (I'm so tired), this may be it.Plugs should be torqued to 24 ft-lbs now, the original torque is insufficient.