Design Symbols: Spark Plugs

B P 5 E S -11
Thread Construction
Heat
Dimensions (One or more letters Thread Reach Firing End Construction Spark Gap
Rating
/ Hex. Size may be combined)
Hot Motorcycle:
18mm / 1” Type
A (25.4mm)
L Compact Type 2 E 19.0mm (3/4”) A Special Design None 0.7 - 0.8 mm
Car: 0.8 - 0.9 mm
18mm / 13/16” Compact Type 19.0mm (3/4”)
AB (20.8mm)
M (Bantam) 3/4” Hex Size 4 EH Half Thread
B Integral Terminal (Solid) -6 0.6mm (.024”)

14mm / 13/16” Projecting Low Angle

B (20.8mm)
P Insulator Type 5 H 12.7mm (1/2”) C Ground Electrode
-7 0.7mm (.028”)

14mm / 5/8” Low Angle Ground

BC (16.0mm) R Resistor Type 6 L 11.2mm (7/16”) CM Electrode Compact Type -8 0.8mm (.032”)
JIS Type (Insulator Length:18.5mm)

V-Grooved Center
14mm / 5/8”
Surface Gap, Semi- Electrode (14mm only)
BK (16.0mm) 7 S 9.5mm (3/8”) E 1.5mm Insulator
-9 0.9mm (.036”)
ISO Type Surface Discharge Gap
U or Supplementary Gap Projection
10mm / 5/8” Inductive Resistor Type
C (16.0mm)
8 Z 21mm F Tapered Seat -10 1.0mm (.040”)

12mm / 5/8” Fine Wire Nickel Alloy

D (18.0 mm)
Z Inductive Resistor Type 9 G Center Electrode
-11 1.1mm (.044”)
Bantam Type
12mm / 5/8” Copper Core Ground
DC (16.0mm)
10 -G Electrode
-13 1.3mm (.052”)
Cold
E 8mm /13.0mm 11 Type BM--- 9.5mm (3/8’) GP Platinum Alloy Fine Wire -14 1.4mm (.055”)

12mm / 5/8” Gold-Palladium Center

J (16.0mm)
BPM--- 9.5mm (3/8’) GV Electrode (Racing Line)
-15 1.5mm (.060”)

CM--- 9.5mm (3/8’) I Single Iridium Spark Plug

High Performance Iridium

IX (0.6mmØ)
Tapered Seat
K 2-Ground Electrode -S Special Gasket
Special
A-F--- 10.9mm -L Medium Heat Rating -E Resistance

Compact Type
B-F--- 11.2mm (7/16”) -LM (Insulator Length:14.5mm)

17.5mm (.708”)
Special Ground
B-EF--- Reach 5/8” N Electrode
Hex Size

BM-F--- 7.8mm P Premium Platinum

Q 4-Ground Electrode
No Symbol
Standard Type
S (2.5mm Center Electrode)

18mmø 12mm Reach T 3-Ground Electrode

9.5mm (3/8’)
14mmø
Reach
U Semi-Surface Discharge

Fine Wire
V Gold-Palladium
Center Electrode
High Performance
VX Platinum
W Tungsten Electrode

V-Grooved Center
Electrode (14mm only)
Y 2.5mm Insulator
Projection
YA Fouling Resistant
Thick 2.9mm Center
Z Electrode
2
 Design Symbols: Spark Plugs
I T R 4 A 15
(One or more letters Seat Heat Firing End
Thread Reach Hex Spark Gap
may be combined) Type Rating Construction
High ignitability plug Motorcycle:
19.0mm, Hot A,B,C... Special Code
D with double fine KA ø12.0
(3/4”)
Gasket 14.0mm 2 Type None 0.7-0.8mm
electrode Car: 0.8-0.9mm
19.0mm, Bi-Hex,
I Premium Iridium KB ø12.0
(3/4”)
Gasket
14mm 4 -7 0.7mm, (.028”)
Long thread reach
19.0mm
LF plug Gasket type MA ø10.0
(3/4”)
Gasket 14.0mm 5 -9 0.9mm, (.036”)
(26.55mm reach)
Long thread reach
16.0mm, Single Iridium
LT plug Tapered seat NA ø12.0 26.5mm Tapered
(5/8”) 6 I Spark Plug -10 1.0mm, (.040”)
type (25mm reach)
Single
19.0mm, 20.8mm,
P Premium Platinum F ø14.0
(3/4”)
Gasket
(13/16”) 7 P Platinum -11 1.1mm, (.044”)
Spark Plug
19.0mm,
S Square Tip Type G ø14.0 Gasket 18.0mm 8 -13 1.3mm, (.052”)

R
(3/4”)
1.5 mm Ext.

E S
19.0mm, 16.0mm,
Z Extended Projection J ø12.0
(3/4”)
Gasket
(5/8”) 9 ZGR-B Metal Shell -14 1.4mm, (.055”)
Reach
3 mm Ext.
19.0mm, 16.0mm,
K ø12.0 Gasket 10 ZGR-C Metal Shell -15 1.5mm, (.060”)

I
(3/4”) (5/8”)
Reach
Above letters are

S T O
occasionally used in 3.5 mm Ext.
12.7mm, 16.0mm, Cold
combination. L ø10.0
(1/2”)
Gasket
(5/8”) 11 Type ZGR-D Metal Shell
Ex. ILFR, ILZTR Reach -A Non Gasket
3.5 mm Ext.
“L”, Long thread reach is prior 19.0mm, 16.0mm,
M ø10.0
(3/4”)
Gasket
(5/8”) ZGR-E Metal Shell -B Special Design
to other letters which stand for Reach

R
thread reach.
17.5mm, 16.0mm,
Exception: PTR5A-13; reach T ø14.0
(0.708”)
Tapered
(5/8”) -C Special Design
25 mm
11.2mm, 20.8mm, Metal Shell Plating
Ex. Gasket type FR5AP-11; U ø14.0
(7/16”)
Tapered
(13/16”) -D Spec Change
reach 19 mm 20.8mm,
LFR5AP-11; reach 26.5mm W ø18.0 10.9mm Tapered
(13/16”) -E Special Resistance

Ex. Tapered-seat type 9.5mm, 20.8mm, Copper Core

PTR5C-13; reach 17.5 mm
X ø14.0
(3/8”)
Gasket
(13/16”) -G Ground Electrode
PLTR6A-10G; reach 25 mm 11.2mm, 16.0mm,
Y ø14.0
(7/16”)
Tapered
(5/8”) -H Special Thread Type

-J 2-Ground Electrode
16.0mm, Vibration-resistant
PTR5A-13 ø14.0 25.0mm Tapered
(5/8”) -K Ground Electrode
Special Ground
-N Electrode
-Q 4-Ground Electrode

-S Special Gasket

-T 3-Ground Electrode

T R 5 5 -1 IX
Heat Special Firing
Thread Dimension / Hex Size Spark Gap
Rating Design Type End Construction
Hot 1.0 mm 3.0 mm Ext,
19.0mm, 3.0 mm Ext. Metal
F ø14.0
(3/4”)
Gasket Projected 16.0mm 2 Type None (.040”)
F-1 Metal Shell None
Shell Reach
Reach
R

1.5mm 3.0 mm Ext.

19.0mm, 20.8mm, 3.0 mm Ext. Metal
G ø14.0 Gasket Projected 4 5 T-1 Metal Shell IX
E S

(3/4”) (13/16”) (.060”) Shell Reach

Reach
17.5mm, 16.0mm, 2mm 13.7mm 13.7mm Thread
T ø14.0
(.708”)
Tapered Projected
(5/8”) 5 6 (.080”)
W-1 Thread Reach GP Reach
I

11.2mm, 16.0mm
U ø14.0
(7/16”)
Tapered Projected
(5/8”) 6
S T O

20.8mm,
W ø18.0 10.9mm Tapered Projected
(13/16”) 7
9.5mm, 20.8mm,
X ø14.0
(3/8”)
Gasket Projected
(13/16”) 8
11.2mm, 16.0mm,
R

Y ø14.0
(7/16”)
Tapered Non-Projected
(5/8”) 9
10
Cold
11 Type 3