Design Symbols: Spark Plugs

Thread Dimensions / Hex. Size

Construction (One or more letters may be combined)

5
Heat Rating

E
Thread Reach

S
Firing End Construction

-11
Spark Gap Motorcycle: 0.7 - 0.8 mm Car: 0.8 - 0.9 mm 0.6mm (.024) 0.7mm (.028)

A AB B BC

18mm / 1 (25.4mm) 18mm / 13/16 (20.8mm) 14mm / 13/16 (20.8mm) 14mm / 5/8 (16.0mm) JIS Type 14mm / 5/8 (16.0mm) ISO Type 10mm / 5/8 (16.0mm) 12mm / 5/8 (18.0 mm) 12mm / 5/8 (16.0mm) 8mm /13.0mm 12mm / 5/8 (16.0mm)

L Compact Type M (Bantam) 3/4 Hex Size P Insulator Type R Resistor Type
Projecting Compact Type

2 4 5 6

Hot Type

E EH H L

19.0mm (3/4) 19.0mm (3/4) Half Thread 12.7mm (1/2)

A B C

Special Design Integral Terminal (Solid) Low Angle Ground Electrode Low Angle Ground

None -6 -7 -8

11.2mm (7/16)

CM Electrode Compact Type

V-Grooved Center Electrode (14mm only) 1.5mm Insulator Projection Tapered Seat Fine Wire Nickel Alloy Center Electrode Copper Core Ground Electrode Platinum Alloy Fine Wire Gold-Palladium Center Electrode (Racing Line)

(Insulator Length:18.5mm)

0.8mm (.032)

BK C D DC E J

Surface Gap, SemiSurface Discharge Gap or Supplementary Gap Inductive Resistor Type

7 8 9 10
Cold

S Z

9.5mm (3/8)

E F G -G GP GV I IX K

-9 -10 -11 -13 -14 -15

0.9mm (.036)

21mm

1.0mm (.040) 1.1mm (.044) 1.3mm (.052) 1.4mm (.055) 1.5mm (.060)

Z Inductive Resistor Type

Bantam Type

11 Type BM--BPM--CM---

9.5mm (3/8) 9.5mm (3/8) 9.5mm (3/8)

Single Iridium Spark Plug High Performance Iridium (0.6mm) 2-Ground Electrode Medium Heat Rating Compact Type

Tapered Seat

-S -E

Special Gasket Special Resistance

A-F--B-F---

10.9mm 11.2mm (7/16) 17.5mm (.708) Reach 5/8 Hex Size 7.8mm

-L

-LM (Insulator Length:14.5mm) N P Q S T U V VX W Y YA

Special Ground Electrode Premium Platinum 4-Ground Electrode Standard Type (2.5mm Center Electrode) 3-Ground Electrode Semi-Surface Discharge Fine Wire Gold-Palladium Center Electrode High Performance Platinum Tungsten Electrode V-Grooved Center Electrode (14mm only) 2.5mm Insulator Projection Fouling Resistant Thick 2.9mm Center Electrode

B-EF--BM-F---

No Symbol

18mm 14mm

12mm Reach 9.5mm (3/8) Reach

Design Symbols: Spark Plugs

(One or more letters may be combined) High ignitability plug with double fine D electrode

T
Thread Reach
19.0mm, (3/4) 19.0mm, (3/4) 19.0mm (3/4) 26.5mm 19.0mm, (3/4) 19.0mm, (3/4) 19.0mm, (3/4) 19.0mm, (3/4) 12.7mm, (1/2) 19.0mm, (3/4) 17.5mm, (0.708) 11.2mm, (7/16) 10.9mm 9.5mm, (3/8) 11.2mm, (7/16)

Seat Type
Gasket Gasket Gasket Tapered Gasket Gasket Gasket Gasket Gasket Gasket Tapered Tapered Tapered Gasket Tapered

R 4
Hex
14.0mm Bi-Hex, 14mm 14.0mm 16.0mm, (5/8) 20.8mm, (13/16) 18.0mm 16.0mm, (5/8) 16.0mm, (5/8) 16.0mm, (5/8) 16.0mm, (5/8) 16.0mm, (5/8) 20.8mm, (13/16) 20.8mm, (13/16) 20.8mm, (13/16) 16.0mm, (5/8) 16.0mm, (5/8)

Heat Rating

Firing End Construction

15
Spark Gap
Motorcycle: 0.7-0.8mm Car: 0.8-0.9mm 0.7mm, (.028) 0.9mm, (.036) 1.0mm, (.040) 1.1mm, (.044) 1.3mm, (.052) 1.4mm, (.055) 1.5mm, (.060)

KA KB MA NA F G J K

12.0 12.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 14.0 12.0 12.0 10.0 10.0 14.0 14.0 18.0 14.0 14.0

Hot 2 Type A,B,C... Special Code None

I LF LT P S Z

Premium Iridium Long thread reach plug Gasket type (26.55mm reach) Long thread reach plug Tapered seat type (25mm reach) Premium Platinum Square Tip Type Extended Projection

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ZGR-B ZGR-C
1.5 mm Ext. Metal Shell Reach 3 mm Ext. Metal Shell Reach 3.5 mm Ext. Metal Shell Reach 3.5 mm Ext. Metal Shell Reach

-7 -9
I P
Single Iridium Spark Plug Single Platinum Spark Plug

-10 -11 -13 -14 -15 -A -B -C -D -E -G -H -J -K -N -Q -S -T

R E S I

Above letters are occasionally used in combination. Ex. ILFR, ILZTR L, Long thread reach is prior to other letters which stand for thread reach. Exception: PTR5A-13; reach 25 mm Ex. Gasket type FR5AP-11; reach 19 mm LFR5AP-11; reach 26.5mm Ex. Tapered-seat type PTR5C-13; reach 17.5 mm PLTR6A-10G; reach 25 mm

S T O

L M T U W X Y

Cold 11 Type ZGR-D

Non Gasket Special Design Special Design Metal Shell Plating Spec Change Special Resistance Copper Core Ground Electrode Special Thread Type 2-Ground Electrode Vibration-resistant Ground Electrode Special Ground Electrode 4-Ground Electrode Special Gasket 3-Ground Electrode

ZGR-E

PTR5A-13 14.0

25.0mm

Tapered

T
Thread Dimension / Hex Size

R
Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Non-Projected 16.0mm 20.8mm, (13/16) 16.0mm, (5/8) 16.0mm (5/8) 20.8mm, (13/16) 20.8mm, (13/16) 16.0mm, (5/8)

5
Heat Rating
Hot

5
Spark Gap
1.0 mm (.040) 1.5mm (.060) 2mm (.080)

-1
Special Design Type

IX
Firing End Construction
3.0 mm Ext. Metal Shell Reach 3.0 mm Ext. Metal Shell Reach 13.7mm Thread Reach

F G T U W X Y

14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 18.0 14.0 14.0

19.0mm, (3/4) 19.0mm, (3/4) 17.5mm, (.708) 11.2mm, (7/16) 10.9mm 9.5mm, (3/8) 11.2mm, (7/16)

Gasket Gasket Tapered Tapered Tapered Gasket Tapered

2 Type None 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Type

Cold

F-1 T-1 W-1

5 6

3.0 mm Ext, Metal Shell None Reach 3.0 mm Ext. Metal Shell IX Reach 13.7mm Thread Reach GP

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