Installed Champion Plugs
#324
I went to Napa and got them for $17 a piece with my military discount... i was gonna get them online but it would have only saved me like $10 so I said screw it...
and i had to buy 16 cause my friend has an 05 King Ranch and we are gonna change his plugs out too....
ill be doing mine tonight so ill post up some photos when im done....
and i had to buy 16 cause my friend has an 05 King Ranch and we are gonna change his plugs out too....
ill be doing mine tonight so ill post up some photos when im done....
#325
well i did the swap.... no problems at all. i followed the tsb instructions to the t and it worked out fine... i only had 23k on the clock so i figured it wouldnt be too bad..
were gonna do my friends king ranch soon and its got 40k on it, so im expecting it to be a little rougher...
heres the pics of my old plugs...
were gonna do my friends king ranch soon and its got 40k on it, so im expecting it to be a little rougher...
heres the pics of my old plugs...
#326
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From: New Carlisle, Ohio (20 miles north of Dayton)
I also have 23K on my odometer. I need to do mine. But I know this is a Champion plug thread but are they the best ones? Brenspeed sells Brisk and Autolite for a N/A car for similiar pricing. What is the best choice in plugs for a N/A guy? Are the Autolites a one piece design?
Scott
Scott
#327
the only ones i know of that are 1 piece are the champs and brisks....
its worth it to me... she seems to run the same.. so who knows what plug is better.
works for me, rather 150 now than 3 grand later
its worth it to me... she seems to run the same.. so who knows what plug is better.
works for me, rather 150 now than 3 grand later
#328
I also have 23K on my odometer. I need to do mine. But I know this is a Champion plug thread but are they the best ones? Brenspeed sells Brisk and Autolite for a N/A car for similiar pricing. What is the best choice in plugs for a N/A guy? Are the Autolites a one piece design?
Scott
Scott
I have been running the Champions for about 6k running good, I did have a
problem when first got them, 1 had broken ceramic up inside hidden by ground
shield, caused a miss when ceramic slid down and covered electrode,
Summit replaced no hassle, been good since.
If you don't want to buy new plugs atleast pull them and clean off carbon,
scotch pad works great, and re-antisieze, thats what I did before 1 piece were available.
#329
When you had the misfire, did you throw a code or was it obvious? I'd imagine kind of like when you cut off an injector and the engine kind of shutters?
I had read about that problem with the champions on here before but I hope that was you. Did you post pictures of the offending plug?
I had read about that problem with the champions on here before but I hope that was you. Did you post pictures of the offending plug?
#330
When you had the misfire, did you throw a code or was it obvious? I'd imagine kind of like when you cut off an injector and the engine kind of shutters?
I had read about that problem with the champions on here before but I hope that was you. Did you post pictures of the offending plug?
I had read about that problem with the champions on here before but I hope that was you. Did you post pictures of the offending plug?
Never thru a fault code when missing, just felt miss mainly when engine cold.
#331
that's $280-$420 @$35 or $608-$912 @$76 just for plugs, not to mention $85/hr for labor.
#338
#339
I just pulled each plug, wiped it down, coated with high temp nickel anti-seize and reinstalled. 18K miles. I'm hoping to see a more consistent quality one piece design. Either that or the Champions drop about 60-70% in price.
The car is a year old and the plugs did not require any chemicals to loosen. They just popped loose on about the 3rd or 4th try not exceeding 37 ft-lbs. They had a brown powdery coating that I wiped off and then applied the nickel with a small brush.
The car is a year old and the plugs did not require any chemicals to loosen. They just popped loose on about the 3rd or 4th try not exceeding 37 ft-lbs. They had a brown powdery coating that I wiped off and then applied the nickel with a small brush.