Going to replace spark plugs on my car today

[jtvang125]

I've noticed the car hasn't been as strong lately as when I first got it and the gas mileage hasn't been that great either. I don't know when the spark plugs were changed by the previous owner and if he hasn't then they're still the original ones. If so, then I'm pretty sure they'll bring some oomph back into the car.

I could've gone with some platinum plugs for $3 but I believe the car came with iridium so I went with those for $8 each. My car doesn't use plug wires so that will save me a few $$.

 

[slag]

While youre at it..

You prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And you're gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State.

And check your ball bearings..

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I've noticed the car hasn't been as strong lately as when I first got it and the gas mileage hasn't been that great either. I don't know when the spark plugs were changed by the previous owner and if he hasn't then they're still the original ones. If so, then I'm pretty sure they'll bring some oomph back into the car.

I could've gone with some platinum plugs for $3 but I believe the car came with iridium so I went with those for $8 each. My car doesn't use plug wires so that will save me a few $$.

cant say ive ever heard of wireless spark plugs.

However you should change your air & fuel filters, grease all the fittings, check tire pressure/balance/alignment, and at some point have your transmission fluid & filter changed.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I got some 4 -3 banger NDKs (I think NDK...either way they have 3 spark area isntead of just one), they work wonderful.

check your fuel filter too....

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Yeah, if you had iridiums in there then you almost MUST use them, wise choice. What do you have anyway, an Echo? I know of very few cars that use iridiums, besides Echo's. The plugs don't have "normal" plug wires but they've got small feeder wires that are like 6 inches long and come from a coil pack.

And ditto everyone else's remarks on the other general maintenence items. If the P.O. never changed the plugs, it can be assumed he did nothing else either.

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Yeah, if you had iridiums in there then you almost MUST use them, wise choice. What do you have anyway, an Echo? I know of very few cars that use iridiums, besides Echo's. The plugs don't have "normal" plug wires but they've got small feeder wires that are like 6 inches long and come from a coil pack.

And ditto everyone else's remarks on the other general maintenence items. If the P.O. never changed the plugs, it can be assumed he did nothing else either.

No, not an echo. Check sig for car type. But yea I meant my car doesn't have the regular plug wires and uses this electrical block over the plugs. As for the other maintenances I will be doing the 90k service soon (tranny fluid flush, timing belt, radiator flush..ect) since I skipped on the 60k one. The engine in this car is built like a tank. I could probably go on just changing the oil on it and it'll keep going for its lifetime.

 

[Pantoot]

Originally posted by: slag
While youre at it..

You prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And you're gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State.

And check your ball bearings..

To do that you are gonna need some pliers and a set of 30-weight ball bearings.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I've noticed the car hasn't been as strong lately as when I first got it and the gas mileage hasn't been that great either. I don't know when the spark plugs were changed by the previous owner and if he hasn't then they're still the original ones. If so, then I'm pretty sure they'll bring some oomph back into the car.

I could've gone with some platinum plugs for $3 but I believe the car came with iridium so I went with those for $8 each. My car doesn't use plug wires so that will save me a few $$.

cant say ive ever heard of wireless spark plugs.

However you should change your air & fuel filters, grease all the fittings, check tire pressure/balance/alignment, and at some point have your transmission fluid & filter changed.

Coilpacks located on top of the plugs.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Pantoot

Originally posted by: slag
While youre at it..

You prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And you're gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State.

And check your ball bearings..

To do that you are gonna need some pliers and a set of 30-weight ball bearings.

It's all ball bearings these days!

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I've noticed the car hasn't been as strong lately as when I first got it and the gas mileage hasn't been that great either. I don't know when the spark plugs were changed by the previous owner and if he hasn't then they're still the original ones. If so, then I'm pretty sure they'll bring some oomph back into the car.

I could've gone with some platinum plugs for $3 but I believe the car came with iridium so I went with those for $8 each. My car doesn't use plug wires so that will save me a few $$.

cant say ive ever heard of wireless spark plugs.

However you should change your air & fuel filters, grease all the fittings, check tire pressure/balance/alignment, and at some point have your transmission fluid & filter changed.

Coilpacks located on top of the plugs.

they still have wires, they're just short.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: slag
While youre at it..

You prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And you're gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State.

And check your ball bearings..

LOL

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Colt45

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I've noticed the car hasn't been as strong lately as when I first got it and the gas mileage hasn't been that great either. I don't know when the spark plugs were changed by the previous owner and if he hasn't then they're still the original ones. If so, then I'm pretty sure they'll bring some oomph back into the car.

I could've gone with some platinum plugs for $3 but I believe the car came with iridium so I went with those for $8 each. My car doesn't use plug wires so that will save me a few $$.

cant say ive ever heard of wireless spark plugs.

However you should change your air & fuel filters, grease all the fittings, check tire pressure/balance/alignment, and at some point have your transmission fluid & filter changed.

Coilpacks located on top of the plugs.

they still have wires, they're just short.

No, they don't. At least not on my 03 Subaru, they don't. The coilpacks fit directly over the plugs. There are wires fitting to the coilpacks, but that is not the same (being comparable to the wires feeding power into a traditional ignition coil).

 

[Red]

Good luck!

I replaced the plugs in my VQ35 about 3 weeks ago. Used the oem plugs... NGK Platinum. $7/each

Original plugs had 102k on them and they were in good shape. I haven't noticed an increase in power or gas mileage since I put the newbies in.

 

[teckmaster]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Colt45

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I've noticed the car hasn't been as strong lately as when I first got it and the gas mileage hasn't been that great either. I don't know when the spark plugs were changed by the previous owner and if he hasn't then they're still the original ones. If so, then I'm pretty sure they'll bring some oomph back into the car.

I could've gone with some platinum plugs for $3 but I believe the car came with iridium so I went with those for $8 each. My car doesn't use plug wires so that will save me a few $$.

cant say ive ever heard of wireless spark plugs.

However you should change your air & fuel filters, grease all the fittings, check tire pressure/balance/alignment, and at some point have your transmission fluid & filter changed.

Coilpacks located on top of the plugs.

they still have wires, they're just short.

No, they don't. At least not on my 03 Subaru, they don't. The coilpacks fit directly over the plugs. There are wires fitting to the coilpacks, but that is not the same (being comparable to the wires feeding power into a traditional ignition coil).

same here on my 2004 2.3L Ford Focus

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Colt45

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: jtvang125
I've noticed the car hasn't been as strong lately as when I first got it and the gas mileage hasn't been that great either. I don't know when the spark plugs were changed by the previous owner and if he hasn't then they're still the original ones. If so, then I'm pretty sure they'll bring some oomph back into the car.

I could've gone with some platinum plugs for $3 but I believe the car came with iridium so I went with those for $8 each. My car doesn't use plug wires so that will save me a few $$.

cant say ive ever heard of wireless spark plugs.

However you should change your air & fuel filters, grease all the fittings, check tire pressure/balance/alignment, and at some point have your transmission fluid & filter changed.

Coilpacks located on top of the plugs.

they still have wires, they're just short.

No, they don't. At least not on my 03 Subaru, they don't. The coilpacks fit directly over the plugs. There are wires fitting to the coilpacks, but that is not the same (being comparable to the wires feeding power into a traditional ignition coil).

ah, the only car i worked on with coilpacks was a VW with 1.8T. There is a short wire between the coilpack and plug, basically just a plug socket, but a bit longer, and its not fixed to the coilpaack, its replaceable. sounds like a wire to me. just really short 😉

this damn KVM annd the double lettering-ing is pissing me off.

 

[drnickriviera]

They are called coil on plug.


I thought iridium plugs last 100k miles?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Colt45: the coils on my Dodge Dakota just drop right down ontop of the plug and have a nut that holds them down. Compared to yanking the crap out of the wires when you remove them it's great!

I find that 30,000 miles is a good time to change plugs. It only costs about $12 for the set and takes about 10 minutes.