My uncle told me to always use a torque wrench on spark plugs, even on a basic four cylinder.

I was rushing a tune-up on a 2012 Civic last week and just went by feel. Ended up stripping the threads in the aluminum head. Cost me $400 for a time-sert kit and a whole afternoon. How many of you actually torque every single plug, or is that overkill for small jobs?

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claire_walker20d ago

That $400 mistake is a tough lesson to learn.

keithhall20d ago

My cousin once bought concert tickets from a sketchy site for $250... they turned out to be fake and the show was sold out. He had to watch from the parking lot.

tessa_clark7411d ago

Honestly, sometimes you gotta take a risk for the tickets you want. Keithhall, maybe that site was his only shot at getting in, and hearing the music from the lot is still better than nothing. If the real tickets were going for like $500, that $250 gamble made some sense.