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Old 02-26-2012, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mqqn
Yes - because you are using steel plugs in aluminum heads.
If you do a Google search on the subject, you will find that the majority of plug manufacturers and knowledgeable mechanics say no anti-seize.
Old 02-26-2012, 05:33 PM
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You'll be hard pressed to find a spark plug nowadays that isn't nickel or zinc plated - the very same metallic materials used in anti-seize pastes to prevent galvanic corrosion. It's become redundant.

An uncoated steel fastener threaded into aluminum is a very different story. If in doubt, use anti-seize (lightly), but if you look at your new plugs and see the threads are a bright shiny silver color, no worries, they are plated and won't seize to aluminum.
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver Vert 01
If you do a Google search on the subject, you will find that the majority of plug manufacturers and knowledgeable mechanics say no anti-seize.
Thanks. I'll take my chances using the anti-seize.

Won't hurt, and I'll be able to remove my plugs easily irregardless.

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