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Whats wrong here then? lol
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Misc/halfail.jpg
Not much, they come in packs of 4, for normal people.
NOVA_LEE
29-06-10, 05:37 PM
v6?
Do what most do anyway and only change 4..lol
General Baxter
29-06-10, 05:45 PM
you have to go in and order them,
i had to when i had my e30, they come in a pack of 6 :)
or the free screwdriver set that i of no real use for putting spark plugs in
the fail is using halfords, isn't it???
the fail is using halfords, isn't it???
not with a trade card it isnt;)
ok, but my local one sells four call (sound it out)......
Why the hell would you want a 50% reduced screwdriver set to fit spark plugs with?
50% reduced, it must only be used to repair watches
Why the hell would you want a 50% reduced screwdriver set to fit spark plugs with?
Pro's gap with a flatblade.
pros use a plug gapper, or feeler gauges
reminds me of the 80% majority of the site that have never checked the gaps on there plugs!
GM plugs are pregapped lol
But I gap by eye... Had several sets measured that I've done by eye and they were all correct :)
they are [regapped when sold but you only need to drop or someone else in the handling change **** with it.
Novaboi_1991
29-06-10, 06:29 PM
Saab 9000? im assuming you was looking for them for your celica? lol
Saab 9000? im assuming you was looking for them for your celica? lol
I spotted the fail, it's in this post.
The FAIL is Jack buying from Halfords.
Derick-Sport
29-06-10, 06:39 PM
this whole thread reeks of fail lol
Should be only £2 each anyway
You get the screwdriver set free if you buy 5ltrs of oil
Go to motorfactors and buy them singularly.
Then you can put it back to how it was when we got the engine, ie 3 super 4's, 1 triple and a pair of singles lol
Go to motorfactors and buy them singularly.
Then you can put it back to how it was when we got the engine, ie 3 super 4's, 1 triple and a pair of singles lol
Make sure you get the best out of the engine by covering all possible best case scenarios on spark plug choice lol
lmfao @ people thinking I'd buy plugs from Halfords. Screenshot does not equal purchase :p I was just intrigued as to what price halfrauds peddled them for as I was looking around at ebay prices (£13 for a set of 6 NGK ftw).
Thing is though, there's no mention there that the plugs are unsuitable, or not enough. So the unobservant buyer may well grab a pack, have them delivered and then realise he's short two plugs lol
lmfao @ people thinking I'd buy plugs from Halfords. Screenshot does not equal purchase :p I was just intrigued as to what price halfrauds peddled them for as I was looking around at ebay prices (£13 for a set of 6 NGK ftw).
Thing is though, there's no mention there that the plugs are unsuitable, or not enough. So the unobservant buyer may well grab a pack, have them delivered and then realise he's short two plugs lol
I serviced a vectra GSi for someone a while back, and he bought all the service parts. He supplied me with 3 spark plugs.
It turned out he never realised there was another bank on the back!
People like that need to use buses!
General Baxter
29-06-10, 07:52 PM
You get the screwdriver set free if you buy 5ltrs of oil
to get the filter off with :thumb:
It turned out he never realised there was another bank on the back!
That could be VERY handy. Was it a Natwest or Nationwide by any chance?
That could be VERY handy. Was it a Natwest or Nationwide by any chance?
I thought it was a sperm bank, but the head gasket had gone :p
Who the funk gags plugs? I have have in my life...
Who the funk gaps plugs? I never have in my life...
Who even bothers to actually change them lol lol lol
craig green
29-06-10, 08:57 PM
Who the funk gags plugs? I have have in my life...
doh.
Never had the need too, plugs have been pre gapped for years...
General Baxter
29-06-10, 09:17 PM
Who the funk gags plugs? I have have in my life...
i allways check, even for cracks, iv had the electrode fall off into the block lol
Never had the need too, plugs have been pre gapped for years...
So you wouldnt check a headgasket is sound before fitting?
craig green
29-06-10, 09:58 PM
Never had the need too, plugs have been pre gapped for years...
You say that, but I bet say an NGK plug for a lets say Vauxhall 8v (they are all same) also shares the same fitment with other manufacturers cars, yet the plug gap specs are different.
The plugs are just set to an average.
Get a new one & measure it.
So you wouldnt check a headgasket is sound before fitting?
Yeah by looking at it, that's all i do with plugs. Look at it can see the tips fine and arm isn't bent, if there was a huge gap then i'd measure it. But none i've seen have huge gaps..
You say that, but I bet say an NGK plug for a lets say Vauxhall 8v (they are all same) also shares the same fitment with other manufacturers cars, yet the plug gap specs are different.
The plugs are just set to an average.
Get a new one & measure it.
True, but that average means they still work fine... But am changing my plugs so i'll get some from work and measure them to see what they are. What are Let plugs ment to be?
Nova_Tek
29-06-10, 10:13 PM
standard 0.7mm
i allways check, even for cracks, iv had the electrode fall off into the block lol
Exact reason my 1400 T40 eat itself up in 2004 :(
I'd never bother gapping a plug unless it was a turbububo. Never had any probs.
craig green
29-06-10, 11:11 PM
Mybe some truth in that Lee. I've had engines that wont start, do the usual checks, gap the plugs down & then they fire.
Mybe some truth in that Lee. I've had engines that wont start, do the usual checks, gap the plugs down & then they fire.
LET's are very finnicky about their plug gaps, they can missfire like a biatch at high revs if you dont gap the plugs properly.
My XE's on the other hand, didn't seem to care what gap you gave them, as long as they were standard NGK's. Any other plug and it just didnt want to know.
I'd never bother gapping a plug unless it was a turbububo. Never had any probs.
Glad it wasn't just me,
Changed plugs while servicing cars in the bodyshop(say 200+) never had an issue.
LET's are very finnicky about their plug gaps, they can missfire like a biatch at high revs if you dont gap the plugs properly.
My XE's on the other hand, didn't seem to care what gap you gave them, as long as they were standard NGK's. Any other plug and it just didnt want to know.
Have any of your XE's ever ran long enough to find out if plug gaps were an issue :p
best i saw was a toyota mr2 with ford motorcraft plugs crossthreaded into the head by the rac. apparenlty the brand new toyota plugs were causing a misfire. they wern't, the chafed dizzy wiring was....
stupot89
30-06-10, 11:20 AM
i didnt nno you worked for the rac rob :p
cheeky fecker, i worked for toyota....
His X30 has :p
Probably because I'm not driving it lol
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