spark plugs gap?

I got a 2000 Toyota Tacoma 2.4L automatic and I’m wondering what spark plug gap I should be using .032 or .044? And why is there two options but no specifics when to use what gap?

 

It depends on if your truck is LEV or not.
Look under the hood for the emissions sticker.
It will say if it is LEV or not.



The plugs are not the same for LEV and Non-LEV.
Once you know what if your truck is LEV or not, use the chart below to get the correct plugs and gap.

 

Thank you for replying!
my hood has been replaced so I don’t see the emissions sticker but from when I changed my IAC I remember I have federal emissions not California emissions. I read USA = LEV and Canadian = except LEV can confirm?

 

How many ignition coils do you have?

 

2 coils packs
2 wires for each coil ​

 

So it's a federal truck, not the funky CA version, they have a coil on each plug.

 

Alright I think I’ve determined I have LEV but now I got a new question for you guys. I’m changing out my ignition coils on warranty after I changed them about two years ago and been having a rough cold start when it sits overnight, I’ve determined it’s either a faulty coil or damaged from my leaky valve cover or damaged when my combustion was all off because my EGR temp sensor failed and threw a CEL. So after servicing my EGR and throttle body, also replaced IAC, ECT, TPS, and MAF to rule those out of my phantom hesitation and rough cold start. My symptoms feel and sound like somethings wrong with my spark so since I still have the ignition coils under warranty I figure I’d give that a try now I’m wondering if this time around I should change the coils, wires, and plugs at the same time or because the plugs and wires are not very old (two years old on the wires and 2 months old on the plugs) could I get away with just changing the ignition coil and seeing if that fixes my problem? Or is it just as possible that my wires are also faulty? What would you guys do?

 

No, you don't have a LEV, it's just a reg one. LEV was CA only AFAIK and they have 4 coils. You have two.

 

I appreciate you soooo much rn while I was waiting for your reply I ended up calling my local dealership and they didn’t seem to know what I was asking supposedly their manuals don’t say the samething so they input my vin and gave me my original spark plug part number which directly correlates to the LEV spark plug in my manual. Meanwhile I knew I had FED emissions from when I changed my IAC I just didn’t know if that meant LEV or Except LEV… they even had me second guessing my manual which says this So maybe my whole rough cold start then phantom hesitation under load while cold is because these wrong plugs!!!! Not my coils or wires but simply this gap! What do you think?

now I’m wondering after running these spark plugs for the past two years not really knowing what the fuck is my problem because I’m not throwing a CEL if my ignition coils would get damaged from something like this?

 

The OE plugs are gapped from the factory, the LEV California version may use the same plugs, I am not sure. But the OE plugs or NGK or Denso equivalents shouldn't need gapping and with iridium or platinum plugs you can damage the electrode when gapping them.

 

Try new plugs. If you want to test it cheap get some copper versions of the long life plugs to try just note that don't last that long. Probably $2 each.

 

The plugs parts numbers are almost identical if you look above in TnShooters comment the numbers on the right of Denso or NGK specify part number and is only different in the numbers at the end. Regardless I’ve been running the .044 gapped plugs and seems like I should be running the .032 gapped plugs from my understanding now which could cause a rough cold start I’d assume. I guess I’ll start by changing my plugs to the correct ones and see if my problem persists assuming the ignition coils haven’t been damaged.

 

I run the 0.32 gapped plugs and they run smooth. 0.44 is a pretty big gap especially for old and possibly tired coils.

 

Alright I replaced the plugs the ones I pulled out look kinda white not sure if that’s because gap was too big or if I’m running lean, regardless I thought my problem went away for a day but then returned this morning. Thinking about putting a new FPR and a LCE fuel pressure gauge. Any other suggestions?