Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Spark Plug Replacement

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual / Periodic Maintenance / Periodic Maintenance Procedures / Replacement Parts / Spark Plug Replacement

Remove the stick coils (see Stick Coil Removal in the Electrical System chapter).
Remove the spark plugs using the 16 mm (0.63 in.) plug wrench [A] vertically.
Replace the spark plug with new ones.

Standard Spark Plug Type: NGK CR9EIA-9

Insert the spark plug vertically into the spark plug hole with the spark plug installed in the plug wrench [A], and finger-tighten it first.

Spark Plug Replacement

Insert the spark plug vertically into the spark plug hole with the spark plug installed in the plug wrench [A], and finger-tighten it first.

Spark Plug Replacement

NOTICE

If tightening the spark plug with the wrench inclined, the insulator of the spark plug may break.

Tighten: Torque - Spark Plugs: 13 N·m (1.3 kgf·m, 115 in·lb)
Install the stick coils (see Stick Coil Installation in the Electrical System chapter).
After installation, be sure the stick coils are installed securely by pulling up them lightly.

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