I have a 05 corrola and I tried to replace the spark plugs and found oil on the outside of the ignition coils and on the spark plugs. I was wondering do I need to replace the ignition coils along with the spark plugs amd the valve cover? Also does anyone know the torque settings for the valve cover for a 05 corolla?
Please don't double post. Thanks.
"52 inch-lbs, thats straight from the chiltons manual"
https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/valve-cover-gasket-torque-settings.325515/
I'd order the gasket from Toyota online (they'll use your VIN # to make sure it's the rightone)
Be sure to tighten them in a suitable order (not all one side first)
Unless you are getting misfires (which would trigger a check engine light) just wipe those coils down and put them back in.
There are a lot of good pointers on toyotanation about this process and other issues
What kind of touque wrench does inch pounds. I guess I could set it at .5 foot pounds. No misfiring just noticed oil in the spark plug tubes. I got the valve cover gasket from the dealership for $30
Is there a way to get the excess oil out of the spark plugs tubes? I don't think it is a lot of oil
Inch-pound ratchets do exist, but I usually don't bother.
52 in-lb is (12in in a foot) between 4 and 5 ft-lbs. So just imagine 5lbs of force on a lever 1ft from your fastener. It's not much ... wrist tight. Not arm tight.
Per Google - One foot-pound is equal to 12 inch-pounds. This means that one inch-pound equals one-twelfth of a foot-pound (1/12). To convert your torque measurements of inch-pounds to foot-pounds, divide your figure by 12.
A rag on a stick should wipe out the oil enough for your purposes.
Thanks. I will find my torque wrench and use that.
I went and bought an inch pound torque wrench as my foot pound torque wrench wasn't working at that low of a setting. You can by them for $20 at harbor freight