spark plugs

[etlsport]

havent done it yet.. ive been trying to find a part number for the bosch platinum +4 plug but nobody seems to have a listing for the VX or trooper? anyone with them remember which number you needed?

[pbkid]

etl, just a personal note...

i would never use anything but NGK in my japanese vehicles.

they are designed for japanese vehicles and work the best with japanese vehicles...

tried the bosch platinum 4+ one time in my integra...within a week i went back to the parts store to get NGK's due to the misfiring, lack of power and oil consumption the bosch's had...

[samneil2000]

tried the bosch platinum 4+ one time in my integra...within a week i went back to the parts store to get NGK's due to the misfiring, lack of power and oil consumption the bosch's had...

I'm not picking or anything, but how does a spark plug cause oil consumption? In my opinion, only two things can cause oil consumption: oil getting past the valves, and oil getting past the rings.
Just wondering. I've been wrong before, once.

[deermagnet]

havent done it yet.. ive been trying to find a part number for the bosch platinum +4 plug but nobody seems to have a listing for the VX or trooper?

If ya do a Google search for Bosch Isuzu it seems like #4417 is the plug, maybe. Some people here have been happy with the 4+ in their VX.

Mark

[etlsport]

just did 5/6 spark plugs in a touch over 15 minutes.. i was about to tackle the drivers side spark plug closest to the firewall but a big storm moved in real quickly so i packed it in first and just in time.. so ill take care of that one tomorrow..

i ended up going with NGK Platinum plugs thanks to pbkid's advice

[Knigh7s]

I'm running the NGK Platinum plugs myself and also use them in the eclipse. That last one was a pita, but a little patience and you can get it in no prob...

[EDIT]: I just dug out the NGK boxes from the garage, I actually have the NGK Iridium IX, not the Platiums...

[WormGod]

I am seeing more and more iridium plugs on the market. Knowing it is rarer than platinum (in plugs at least), it is still priced cheaper than the plats.

I am "told" by some local fellow gearheads that they use irids because they are more heat tolerable than plats. The majority of these guys run juice too so maybe they are on to something. If there is any shred of truth to this, I just dont't see the S/C generating that much more heat for plugs to need, heh. *shrug*

Regardless, I use NGK Plats. Seen them anywhere between $8 - $12.

[etlsport]

i paid 3.33 per for my ngk platinums.. it was gonna be like 13 per for the iridiums so i didnt bother.. got the 6th one finished.. runs smooth.. pretty sure a little quieter, which i was not expecting, no real difference in pickup though

[VX KAT]

OK, 3 hrs 45 mins and we're done! ,....and didn't have to email Dub even once! Might take you 2 mins each, but I'm a little ...shall we say,.... slow...
Changed all 6 spark plugs to NGK Laser Platinums #PFR5G-11 as Mark listed above. The old Champions that the PO had in look pretty terrible to me, rusty, corroded or blackened in some areas. Dang, I was so hoping that the PO had taken better care of my VX, maybe not at least in this area.

Only dropped one socket wrench...landed on the nifty Kilby skid plate! Dave played let's contort our body like monkey to get it back from underneath. He's a good man!

Sounds like it runs smoother and a tad quieter...she's purrin' now!

I did manage to do most of it myself...Dave would come check on me about every 20 mins ....see if I needed some muscle....I did ..Sure found out Dave has a ton more tools than I realized...he came up with every u-joint, socket, spark plug puller, etc...we needed. Everything went much smoother AFTER we taped the extensions together on the socket thing...thanks Mark!
Dave's never seen spark plugs so far down....well, now he has.

Can't wait to check it out and see pick up and MPG....but who cares, it's all good! Ahhh, the pride & satisfaction that I did something myself!

What do you think of the condition of these spark plugs?