Design Symbols: Spark Plugs

Thread
Dimensions
/ Hex. Size

Construction
(One or more letters
may be combined)

18mm / 1
(25.4mm)

AB

18mm / 13/16
(20.8mm)

M (Bantam) 3/4 Hex Size

14mm / 13/16
(20.8mm)

BC

14mm / 5/8
(16.0mm)
JIS Type

BK

14mm / 5/8
(16.0mm)
ISO Type

10mm / 5/8
(16.0mm)

D
DC

12mm / 5/8
(18.0 mm)
12mm / 5/8
(16.0mm)

8mm /13.0mm

12mm / 5/8
(16.0mm)

-11

Heat
Rating

Thread Reach

Firing End Construction

Spark Gap

L Compact Type

Compact Type

Hot
Type

Motorcycle:
0.7 - 0.8 mm
Car: 0.8 - 0.9 mm

Integral Terminal (Solid)

-6

0.6mm (.024)

Low Angle
Ground Electrode

-7

0.7mm (.028)

-8

0.8mm (.032)

-9

0.9mm (.036)

19.0mm (3/4)

Special Design

EH

19.0mm (3/4)
Half Thread

P Insulator Type

Projecting

12.7mm (1/2)

R Resistor Type

11.2mm (7/16)

Low Angle Ground

CM Electrode Compact Type

(Insulator Length:18.5mm)

Surface Gap, SemiSurface Discharge Gap

or Supplementary Gap
Inductive Resistor Type

9.5mm (3/8)

V-Grooved Center
Electrode (14mm only)
1.5mm Insulator
Projection

21mm

Tapered Seat

-10

1.0mm (.040)

Z Inductive Resistor Type

-11

1.1mm (.044)

-G

Fine Wire Nickel Alloy

Center Electrode
Copper Core Ground
Electrode

-13

1.3mm (.052)

9.5mm (3/8)

GP

Platinum Alloy Fine Wire

-14

1.4mm (.055)

BPM---

9.5mm (3/8)

GV

Gold-Palladium Center
Electrode (Racing Line)

-15

1.5mm (.060)

CM---

9.5mm (3/8)

Single Iridium Spark Plug

IX

High Performance Iridium

(0.6mm)

2-Ground Electrode

-S

Special Gasket

-L

Medium Heat Rating

-E

Special
Resistance

Bantam Type

10
Cold

11 Type BM---

Tapered Seat

A-F---

10.9mm

B-F---

11.2mm (7/16)

B-EF---

17.5mm (.708)
Reach 5/8
Hex Size

Special Ground
Electrode

BM-F---

7.8mm

Premium Platinum

4-Ground Electrode

Standard Type
(2.5mm Center Electrode)

No Symbol

Compact Type

-LM (Insulator Length:14.5mm)

18mm

12mm Reach

3-Ground Electrode

14mm

9.5mm (3/8)
Reach

Semi-Surface Discharge

Fine Wire
Gold-Palladium
Center Electrode

VX

High Performance
Platinum

Tungsten Electrode

V-Grooved Center
Electrode (14mm only)
2.5mm Insulator
Projection

YA
2

None

Fouling Resistant
Thick 2.9mm Center
Electrode

Design Symbols: Spark Plugs

(One or more letters

may be combined)
High ignitability plug
with double fine
D
electrode

I
LF
LT

Premium Iridium
Long thread reach
plug Gasket type
(26.55mm reach)
Long thread reach
plug Tapered seat
type (25mm reach)

R 4

Reach

KA

12.0

19.0mm,
(3/4)

Gasket

14.0mm

Hot A,B,C... Special Code

None
2 Type

KB

12.0

19.0mm,
(3/4)

Gasket

Bi-Hex,
14mm

-7

0.7mm, (.028)

MA

10.0

19.0mm
(3/4)

Gasket

14.0mm

-9

0.9mm, (.036)

NA

12.0

26.5mm

Tapered

16.0mm,
(5/8)

Single Iridium
Spark Plug

-10

1.0mm, (.040)

Single
Platinum
Spark Plug

-11

1.1mm, (.044)

-13

1.3mm, (.052)

-14

1.4mm, (.055)

-15

1.5mm, (.060)

-A

Non Gasket

-B

Special Design

-C

Special Design

-D

Metal Shell Plating

Spec Change

-E

Special Resistance

-G

Copper Core
Ground Electrode

-H

Special Thread Type

-J

2-Ground Electrode

-K
-N

Vibration-resistant
Ground Electrode
Special Ground
Electrode

-Q

4-Ground Electrode

-S

Special Gasket

-T

3-Ground Electrode

19.0mm,
(3/4)

Gasket

20.8mm,
(13/16)

Square Tip Type

14.0

19.0mm,
(3/4)

Gasket

18.0mm

Extended Projection

12.0

19.0mm,
(3/4)

Gasket

16.0mm,
(5/8)

12.0

19.0mm,
(3/4)

Gasket

16.0mm,
(5/8)

10.0

12.7mm,
(1/2)

Gasket

16.0mm,
(5/8)

10.0

19.0mm,
(3/4)

Gasket

16.0mm,
(5/8)

14.0

14.0

18.0

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

14.0

14.0

PTR5A-13 14.0

17.5mm,
(0.708)
11.2mm,
(7/16)
10.9mm
9.5mm,
(3/8)
11.2mm,
(7/16)

25.0mm

Tapered
Tapered
Gasket
Tapered

R
16.0mm

14.0

19.0mm,
(3/4)

Gasket

Projected

20.8mm,
(13/16)

14.0

Tapered

Projected

14.0

Tapered

Projected

18.0

Tapered

Projected

14.0

Gasket

Projected

14.0

Tapered

Non-Projected

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

16.0mm,
(5/8)
16.0mm
(5/8)
20.8mm,
(13/16)
20.8mm,
(13/16)
16.0mm,
(5/8)

ZGR-C

Cold
11 Type
ZGR-D

ZGR-E

Spark Gap
Motorcycle:
0.7-0.8mm
Car: 0.8-0.9mm

-1

IX

Heat
Rating

Spark Gap

Special
Design Type

Firing
End Construction

Hot

Projected

S T O

Gasket

19.0mm,
(3/4)

E S

14.0

10

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

16.0mm,
(5/8)

Tapered

Thread Dimension / Hex Size

ZGR-B

16.0mm,
(5/8)
20.8mm,
(13/16)
20.8mm,
(13/16)
20.8mm,
(13/16)
16.0mm,
(5/8)

Tapered

L, Long thread reach is prior

to other letters which stand for
thread reach.
Exception: PTR5A-13; reach
25 mm

S T O

14.0

E S

Premium Platinum

Firing End
Construction

Above letters are

occasionally used in
combination.
Ex. ILFR, ILZTR

15

Thread

Hex

Heat
Rating

Seat
Type

2 Type None

1.0 mm
(.040)

F-1

1.5mm
(.060)

T-1

2mm
(.080)

W-1

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

3.0 mm Ext. Metal

Shell Reach
3.0 mm Ext. Metal
Shell Reach
13.7mm Thread
Reach

6
7
8
9
10

Cold

11 Type