This is an old subject, the anti seize. As I wrote a year or so ago, Champion,
for one, has an anti seize compound on their plugs & no other compound should be
used. Grease, I'm sure would be fine. Contact the spark plug &/or car
manufacturer before putting anything on a spark plug going into an aluminum
head, or it could get expensive.
Jim Stuart
The Becketts wrote:
> I'll agree with Joe. For over 30 years (well since 1966 when I got my first
> Jaguar, continuing from 1971 when I got an alloy head Hillman (we still have
> it) and now with the Range Rover, I've only ever used a general purpose
> grease on the plug threads with no problems with seizing.
>
> However, I read a while back that one should use anti-seize compound on the
> plugs. So I did - I had some Permatex aluminium anti-seize in the garage.
>
> Big mistake! The next time I went to pull the plugs in the Rangie, I really
> thought I was going to strip the threads in the head. It obviously wasn't
> suited to the application. I've gone back to grease and the plugs don't
> seize.
>
> Ron Beckett
>
> Joe Worsley wrote:
>
> > If you use a anti-seize compound be sure it is high temp rated. Many
> aren't.
> > Also make sure it's aluminum caopatible. I have some copper compound and
> that
> > isn't. compatible.
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