Spark plug socket

[westiedriver1]

What socket do you use to remove spark plugs', my long socket 9/16 does not go all the way down onto the plug. I got the NGK LKAR6AHX 97292 plugs they seem longer than the Denso.I think they are for the Select model I got a 2015 SL should they be OK or I got the wrong plugs.

Thanks for any info Mike

[VStar650CL]

The NGK xref says they should fit, the originals were Denso FXE20HE11C. The gen1 originals were NGK, DILKAR6A-11, but that number and FXE20HE11C both cross to the same number you got in a ruthenium. So if they don't fit, there's a problem with NGK's xref chart.

[westiedriver1]

Thanks VSTar, your right bad xref, got my money back, now looking for denso.

[Lone Wolff]

I didn't have a spark plug specific socket that would fit either. I only had 5/8 & 9/16. So I ended up using a deep 14mm deep socket to loosen them, then a magnetic pickup tool to pull them out.
Replaced the OEM's with NGK 94702.

[VStar650CL]

For future reference, you could have used your 9/16. That's just a teensy bit loose on a 14mm (14.29).

[Lone Wolff]

No doubt you're correct, but I also have an F150 with a 5.4. Mine's a 3V engine but I think all the issues that Ford had with those early generation 2v engines with spark plugs breaking during removal was in the back of my mind. I wanted something with a better fit just for peace of mind.

[VStar650CL]

I can certainly understand that, those early Triton plugs were a disaster. It's funny, because people who ignored the 100K mile plug recommendation and changed them early never had the issue. In all their testing, the Ford engineers kept yanking the plugs to evaluate performance and never thought to just leave them in a few test engines for the full 100K. Had they done that, they would have caught the problem before it was a problem.

Anyway (thankfully), it's rare for anything like that to happen on a Nissan. But I do agree that caution never hurts!