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    May 22nd, 2018 10:46 AM #1
    Really? Isn't 5-6T kms too frequent? ...
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    May 22nd, 2018 10:57 AM #2
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    Really? Isn't 5-6T kms too frequent? ...
    I guess that would be fine if the plugs are rated for up to 10k km. For plugs rated up to 100k km, maybe it is good to check them in 30k-40k intervals.
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    May 22nd, 2018 08:27 PM #3
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    I guess that would be fine if the plugs are rated for up to 10k km. For plugs rated up to 100k km, maybe it is good to check them in 30k-40k intervals.
    I haven’t changed my stock iridium plugs in my 2010 Honda City. The manual reco is to change every 100k kms, but its160k kms already with no issues. FC is at 12.4km/li. [emoji4]


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    May 22nd, 2018 08:56 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by polar01 View Post
    I haven’t changed my stock iridium plugs in my 2010 Honda City. The manual reco is to change every 100k kms, but its160k kms already with no issues. FC is at 12.4km/li. [emoji4]


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    You havent taken the plugs out to clean and check the gap?


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    May 22nd, 2018 09:11 PM #5
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    You havent taken the plugs out to clean and check the gap?


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    Nope. [emoji51]


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    May 24th, 2018 01:53 AM #6
    For newer cars with modern engines, you can't really say the difference between a regular spark plug compared to an expensive one.

    You just need to clean them every 5k and change them every 10k. Like in my case usually copper core conventional spark plugs lang nagamit ko dati.
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    May 24th, 2018 05:25 AM #7
    One of the reasons why platinum or iridium plugs are used is because of longer service life. A lot of newer cars takes time to replace the spark plugs. The labor in most cases outweigh the cost of the plugs. I remember when I used to work at a dealership shop, a customer wanted a minor tune-up for a 1990 Cadillac with Northstar V8 and he wanted it done while he waits, I gave his keys back and asked him to bring it back when it's convenient fo him without me burning my arms to replace the plugs on the firewall side. It all depends what car you intend to replace plugs.
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