NGK Plug fault

[Jimbo-Clio]

Just a warning out there to anyone fitting ngk plugs in the near future i have just had a set come to me with 2 broken plugs. Never happend to me before but it could be a dodgey batch comming from manufacture.

Ended up costing a coil pack, knock sensor

and about 2 hours why is still missing on number 1 fu*king french s**t!

J

 

[Rob]

Ho sheet, ordered some yesterday, obviously broken? Or just faulty?

 

[mark.cup]

From Renault or somewhere else just out of interest?

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

Ceramic was spilt when i took it out only very slight but never bother to check expensive plugs just chucked em in. Started running poorly and missing about 30miles after the service, checked the lot before tracing it back to plugs, leads, coil, knock sensor was very annoying and quite costly due to a new coil pack and knock sensor comming to around £40. Hate to think what renault would of charged for the job. Customer cost would of been over a £100. Not doubting NGK in anyway just saying maybe best to check them for a while and if you have faults that could be the plugs dnt over look them because there new atm.

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

From Renault or somewhere else just out of interest?

Plugs were from a different retailer mate would rather not say the name of the retailer openly due to them being very very close freinds and do me no end of favours. But there are very large and well known and buy direct from NGK the same as renault would of.

 

[BRUN]

dodgy Ebay ones ?

ive never seen a faulty NGK plug in all my years in parts, you do get the odd faulty one though with any product

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

No not from ebay

and nither have i. Post is not ment to be a NGK bashing of anykind just a heads up to anyone that has brought them in the last 2/3 weeks incase there where a few dodgey ones from the same batch.

J

 

[sideways danny]

i'll be honest, I think it's more likely you damaged the plugs when you fitted them

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

i'll be honest, I think it's more likely you damaged the plugs when you fitted them

Was my reaction to mate iam not going to lie iam not the best but the plug has been looked at by 3 mechanics now and all have said chances are its a faulty plug

 

[Fred@BTM]

thats rare then, this is one reason NOT to buy from ebay (yes i know you didn't)

 

[Silent_Scone]

get em returned for another set, just don't use Super-4s lol

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

thats rare then, this is one reason NOT to buy from ebay (yes i know you didn't)

Indeed thats why i thought i would post it up

Plug was replaced no questions asked retailer also agreed that it may have been faulty

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

get em returned for another set, just don't use Super-4s lol

haha there what came out of it and they were very old lol previous owner ftw! :banghead:

 

[Addz]

Probably been chucked around the shop by the staff, iirc only 1 in 2/3million ngk plugs are ever faulty

 

[G_C'lio_172]

shame you cant play dumb an try claim expenses of coil etc back from NGK!?

 

[Fred@BTM]

^NGK aren't dumb

 

[Dave.]

What's the prob with super 4's?

 

[sideways danny]

What's the prob with super 4's?

they're not so super

many a car (MANY different engines) had developed poor running from having them fitted

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

shame you cant play dumb an try claim expenses of coil etc back from NGK!?

As fred sais for the £20 coil pack its not worth all the hassle to proberly be told "do 1" anyway

 

[G_C'lio_172]

As fred sais for the £20 coil pack its not worth all the hassle to proberly be told "do 1" anyway

ah right, i never realised you got one so cheap!

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Well, I have always used the NGK plat range for all my cars, Subaru and Renault and the Evo. Never had a issue with any, apart from when i melted two LOL But that was the Fuel Issue i had