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Spark plug question ??

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    RinconRolla98 Well-Known Member

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    Spark plug question ??

    When do you usally change your plugs ?? WHen you have so many miles on them or If there in your vehicle for so many months ?? :confused:
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    usually I leave them on for like 2 years at a time... usually it's the spark plug cable that goes out on you first :D
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    ive changed them very few times. I had a problem in which i would lose acceleration, almost like a hiccup, and it was a bad spark plug. Also when i changed the ignition coils.

    What kind do you use? I use platinum NGK.
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    SaberJ2X Lurk MOAR

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    me? stock, copper 2 spark NGKs
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    RinconRolla98 Well-Known Member

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    I use stock Denso plugs on my cars but the 98 takes a special non platnum plug . The reason I was asking cause my wife delivers pizza in her corolla and I usally chnage mine every 6 months ,,, I was just wondering if there was a special time you had to change them ... :)


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    SaberJ2X Lurk MOAR

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    yea those are the ones I use...

    I've used a BUNCH of sparkplugs, but this ones serve me best imho
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    RinconRolla98 Well-Known Member

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    YEa i did to try many others , then I just stick with the OEM Denso brand works the best for me :)
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    its_ikon FIRST widebody

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    the FJ called for a spark plug change every 30k miles and the 4Runner calls for the change every 120k miles. the FJ didn't comes with anything special and when i did the 30k service i put iridium plugs. it really depends on the type of plugs you use.
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    RinconRolla98 Well-Known Member

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    Oh ok ... Thanks ...I'm just using the OEM plugs ... But 30k sounds good for me ... I think my wife does 6 or 9k in 3 or 4 months of driving .... I was replacing my plugs every 6 months but some times the plugs looked ok , So I'm trying to stretch out the change with out harming my motor or being cheap :)
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    Depends on type of plugs and driving conditions. The more stop go driving the sooner you will need to replace them. More of highway driving is less stress on them. Out work van is a little over 260,000 miles on original factory plugs! I couldnt believe it but its the truth. 75+ miles only on the highway every day.
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    I'm about to replace my plugs and wires. It's been about 25k and recently I noticed that I'm starting to lack acceleration below 2k rpm but get a "boost" when I hit 2k. Could this be caused by a faulty plug(s)?

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