Maintenance Manual

SEM294A

4. Remove spark plugs with suitable spark plug wrench.

Spark plug (Platinum-tipped type):

Make NGK

Standard type PLFR5A-11

Hot type PLFR4A-11

Cold type PLFR6A-11

Use standard type spark plug for normal condition.

The hot type spark plug is suitable when fouling may occur with the

standard type spark plug such as:

I frequent engine starts

I low ambient temperatures

The cold type spark plug is suitable when spark knock may occur

with the standard type spark plug such as:

I extended highway driving

I frequent high engine revolution

Gap (Nominal): 1.1 mm (0.043 in)

: 20 - 29 N·m (2.0 - 3.0 kg-m, 14 - 22 ft-lb)

SMA773C

I Do not use a wire brush for cleaning.

I If plug tip is covered with carbon, spark plug cleaner may

be used.

Cleaner air pressure:

Less than 588 kPa (6 kg/cm

, 85 psi)

Cleaning time:

Less than 20 seconds

SMA806CA

I Checking and adjusting plug gap is not required.

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

Changing Spark Plugs (Cont’d)

MA-18