spark plugs

Bill Rehm · Post by **Bill Rehm** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 9:21 am

Can anyone recommend some reasonably priced ones for everyday driving and how often does one change them?

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 11:26 am

NGK bkr5e-11 (something like that) - ~$20 for 4 at
Repco. They can look it up and verify this for you -
just make sure the boxes are new

Change every 30,000 km.

--- Bill Rehm <bill@kase.co.nz> wrote:

Can anyone recommend some reasonably priced ones
for everyday driving and how often does one change
them?

Bill Rehm
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derek.elliott · Post by **derek.elliott** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 11:49 am

Have you thought of platinium plugs?... they are a little dearer but are
still sparking well after 20,000 kms on my machine and come with a
guarantee of 100,000 kms.

Derek.

Bill Rehm · Post by **Bill Rehm** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 12:16 pm

Thanks, and no make sure what's inside the boxes are new

Phil McArthur · Post by **Phil McArthur** » Mon Jan 14, 2002 3:32 pm

I bought a set of NGKs from John Andrew Ford in Grey Lynn this week and they
cost a princely $12 (club discount 15%).

Guess I better join the club...

Mark Roberts · Post by **Mark Roberts** » Tue Jan 15, 2002 11:24 am

If anyone thinks choice of and maintenance of spark plugs is unimportant,
consider my experience with the cathode(?) falling off a spark plug while in
use. Clattering noise very expensive. Complete bottom end rebuild. Idiots
at Mazda Greenlane put the old fanbelt back on so a couple of weeks later
it disintegrated and with my eye glued to the horizon I didn't see the warning
light - overheated, complete top end rebuild. $6,000.

At least now, with a coincidental complete transmission rebuild and ditto exhaust, I have a 10 year old MX5 in brilliant mechanical condition!

ross campbell · Post by **ross campbell** » Tue Jan 15, 2002 12:35 pm

$6000; did they use many gold plated parts, This seems way to much for a
head rebuild.Ross.

Mark Roberts · Post by **Mark Roberts** » Tue Jan 15, 2002 7:06 pm

Bottom end + top end. I don't recall the exact amount, might have been less.

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Nigel Every · Post by **Nigel Every** » Tue Jan 15, 2002 8:33 pm

Local Auto wreckers are almost giving away seconhand engines as they never need replacing.

If you blow an engine, get a secondhand one and spnd the $6,000 on the holiday you
probably need after the experience.

If anyone thinks choice of and maintenance of spark plugs is unimportant,

consider my experience with the cathode(?) falling off a spark plug while in
use. Clattering noise very expensive. Complete bottom end rebuild. Idiots
at Mazda Greenlane put the old fanbelt back on so a couple of weeks later
it disintegrated and with my eye glued to the horizon I didn't see the warning

light - overheated, complete top end rebuild. $6,000.

At least now, with a coincidental complete transmission rebuild and ditto exhaust,

I have a 10 year old MX5 in brilliant mechanical condition!
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