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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Steve B on 30 March 2012, 21:56:03
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changing plugs on 2.2 2002 omega...what size socket do i need
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changing plugs on 2.2 2002 omega...what size socket do i need
The correct one of coarse, but if you have a half decent socket set then you should have it yes ?? called spark plug remover. :y
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Yeah but there are at least 2 different spark plug sizes! Cannot remember as mine has the platinum plugs and they seem to last for years. Think it might have been the smaller size.
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Spanner size. Obviously loads of different gap sizes etc!
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You'll need "the smaller one", 16 mm? The bigger being 21 I think the smaller is 16 :-\
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changing plugs on 2.2 2002 omega...what size socket do i need
The correct one of coarse, but if you have a half decent socket set then you should have it yes ?? called spark plug remover. :y
Unnecessarily unhelpful.
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i agree shackeng thanks....job done today the socket said 10mm on it and cos the plugs are so deep down and i never had magnetic socket i put electrical tape around the socket where plug went in..that made it stay in..
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:y :y :y
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i agree shackeng thanks....job done today the socket said 10mm on it and cos the plugs are so deep down and i never had magnetic socket i put electrical tape around the socket where plug went in..that made it stay in..
Say WHAT? 10mm socket for spark plugs? What am I missing here...?
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think means 18mm
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i agree shackeng thanks....job done today the socket said 10mm on it and cos the plugs are so deep down and i never had magnetic socket i put electrical tape around the socket where plug went in..that made it stay in..
try this next time
loosen the plug of with a spanner then use a piece of hose[i find hose pipe is good] just push it over the top of the plug and away you go.this is also good for fitting the plug as you can feel the threads.
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changing plugs on 2.2 2002 omega...what size socket do i need
The correct one of coarse, but if you have a half decent socket set then you should have it yes ?? called spark plug remover. :y
Very unhelpful as there are two sizes, 10mm & 14mm
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think means 18mm
What the frig are you smoking today? :o
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I expect the confusion here is because spark plug wrenches/socket sizes are not the size of the hex head but rather (if memory serves) named for the size of the threads of the spark plug.
e.g. I have a spark plug wrench right here, it says '10mm' in big letters on it - the hex head end is considerably larger than 10mm ;) but it's for a '10mm' spark plug. The equivalent 'normal' socket is probably somewhere around 16mm.
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Very unhelpful as there are two sizes, 10mm & 14mm
Just 2? I'd to buy yet another size when I wanted to remove the plugs from my TDM ;) ;)
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Very unhelpful as there are two sizes, 10mm & 14mm
Just 2? I'd to buy yet another size when I wanted to remove the plugs from my TDM ;) ;)
There's (at least) 8, 10, 12, 14 and 18mm plugs (thread size) made by NGK :y (probably others out there, too)
[edit] Not that I've ever seen an 8!
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think means 18mm
What the frig are you smoking today? :o
well unless he has a micro light engine it will not be a size 10mm spark plug.
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True enough, they should be 14mm according to the list I'm looking at (e.g. NGK BKR6EK)
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I expect the confusion here is because spark plug wrenches/socket sizes are not the size of the hex head but rather (if memory serves) named for the size of the threads of the spark plug.
e.g. I have a spark plug wrench right here, it says '10mm' in big letters on it - the hex head end is considerably larger than 10mm ;) but it's for a '10mm' spark plug. The equivalent 'normal' socket is probably somewhere around 16mm.
and thats the one i used 10mm on side
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changing plugs on 2.2 2002 omega...what size socket do i need
The correct one of coarse, but if you :)
Unnecessarily unhelpful.
Sorry not set out to be sarcastic but have always found the two in my socket set did the job when ever ask
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hi ive just changed the plugs on my 2ltr select and they are 10 mm long socket to fit.. the 3/8 drive and a bugger to get to.. ive used ngk twin spark 305's not sure if thats a help .. your manual should give exact size but type depends on engine cheers mitchell
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changing plugs on 2.2 2002 omega...what size socket do i need
The correct one of coarse, but if you have a half decent socket set then you should have it yes ?? called spark plug remover. :y
Very unhelpful as there are two sizes, 10mm & 14mm
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Very unhelpful as there are two sizes, 10mm & 14mm
Just 2? I'd to buy yet another size when I wanted to remove the plugs from my TDM ;) ;)
on my V6 its 14mm so i assume its that on them all :y
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And the original question was as title says, SOCKET SIZE and the socket is nowhere near 10 or 14 mm.
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And the original question was as title says, SOCKET SIZE and the socket is nowhere near 10 or 14 mm.
But again, if you pick up a spark plug socket you will see that the size written on the socket corresponds to the thread size of the spark plug. So yes, the 'socket size' is 14mm assuming you're using the proper tool - a spark plug socket - and not a regular deep socket.
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And the original question was as title says, SOCKET SIZE and the socket is nowhere near 10 or 14 mm.
But again, if you pick up a spark plug socket you will see that the size written on the socket corresponds to the thread size of the spark plug. So yes, the 'socket size' is 14mm assuming you're using the proper tool - a spark plug socket - and not a regular deep socket.
Well, all four spark plug sockets I have, of two different brands, are marked with 16mm and 21mm accordingly without any indications of thread diameter.
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And all mine are marked corresponding to the size of plug they remove - thread size.