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| Author: | doogie [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | NGK spark plug drama's |
Is any body else having a bad run with NGK spark plug, i bought my mini home from Hay & put it in the garage, a couple of weeks later i got it out, idles on 4 cylinders, drives on 3, pulled the plugs out, they looked good Put stuck a new set in, runs prefectly, the plugs that came out had done 20k's max, 2nd set in a month that have gone to crap, anyone else had dramas? Doogie |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:34 pm ] |
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Yep I last had a pair go bad on a run down the highway to Wakefield Pk. That was 2nd time I got some duds. Ever since, I've used Bosch W7DC. Same heat range as a BP6ES but I reckon they are a better plug. Side electrode is thicker so it doesn't sag with the heat. 
<edit> For Wakefield Pk track work I bung W6DCs in. (same heat range as NGK BP7ES). 
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| Author: | KLAS [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:48 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: I've used Bosch W7DC. Same heat range as a BP6ES but I reckon they are a better plug.
don't tell this in Germany, Bosch is a no-go over here 
but don't ask me why i'm using Bosch without problems |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Robert Bosch Australia |
Pssst its the Yttrium 
http://www.bosch.com.au/content/language1/html/2265.htm |
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| Author: | DOZ [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:27 pm ] |
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I found that over the years each plug manufacturer has a run of quality issues, maybe it's NGK's turn? Daniel PS - I've always used NGK on my own cars since switching from Champion in 1993 so I hope it's not a common thing
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:36 pm ] |
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I've had trouble with NGK too - switched to Bosch and it runs better though i'm running NGK at the moment.. |
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| Author: | Spaceboy [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:31 am ] |
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i've had no issues with bosch, had various issues with other brands. good better bosch. |
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| Author: | BALLISTIC [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:17 am ] |
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Hi all, yeah i had a drama with 8 ngk bp6es s/plugs from 3 different boxes(boxes of 10 s/plugs) thank goodness it was in my car and my wifes car (In my wifes mini,2 brand new s/plugs stopped operating within 10 mins of 1st ever start up of engine while running in cam etc...march. Then prior to leaving for hay on the friday arvo 1 stopped working, (all had except 1 had done less than 200 km's the other 1 had done just under 1000kms.). Just glad it didnt happen while we were on our way up friday night!). the other 5 were in my car at various times as it gets driven more often as well as in a much more "positive" fashion!! They just stop working there is nothing wrong with them on the outside (gap is ok, no cracks etc..), I just took mine back to the shop i bought them from and he swapped them over (coz ive been going there a while) for me and was going to speak to his rep/supplier about them. Never had this drama with ngk s/plugs before. |
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| Author: | BALLISTIC [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:18 am ] |
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sorry about the 2 postings must of hit the button twice or something??.....not paying attention!! |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bug |
BALLISTIC wrote: sorry about the 2 postings must of hit the button twice or something??.....not paying attention!!
Don't sweat it...theres a bug in Ausmini....especially prevalent in the intuduce yerself section. Have you searched on Hay 2007...there should be pics of yours and the pink Mini there. |
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| Author: | tinymorris1969 [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:00 pm ] |
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i had a few issues with my last set of NGK's  swapped them with some champions we had at work has done the trick till next week ill buy another set of NGK and see what happens
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| Author: | GT [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:28 pm ] |
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I have had nothing but dramas with NGK's. Similar stuff to what BALLISTIC said. Running CHAMPION's in the GT and LOVE them.
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| Author: | pristic [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:21 pm ] |
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Interesting fella's... Whats the 'problems' that your having? Spark affects performance, performance affects my ego 
Im running NGK's at the moment. I did however modify the ends to sit better... 
Peter. |
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| Author: | Mini Mad [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:39 pm ] |
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I had problems with low speed traffic running and starting problems - switched to the same range bosch and this went away |
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| Author: | tinymorris1969 [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:43 pm ] |
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tell us pristic how did u "modify" the plugs exactly lol, my plug problem happened in cold weather the car use to hesitate alot on take offs and on full pedal, has stoped so far i hope this next set of NGK's aint the same
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