Should Have Done It Sooner

[MarcB]

Well owned the car for 3 years now and it was around then i changed my spark plugs.

Looked out the invoice and it was DEC 17th 2010 when i last changed them so today i bought some new plugs and swapped them over.
As i rushed out and bought plugs i found out when down the garage that i have 8 new plugs sitting in a bag

How often should i be changing these and here is the state of the ones i took out.

 

[l33th3tr33]

I only have experience with spark plugs in a 2 stroke engine, but they look fine, maybe a TINY bit rich. (and I mean a tiny bit.)

If the car is running fine, then what's the problem? Have you noticed a difference with the new plugs in?

 

[DaveDreads]

Just realised mine are 5 years old,
should have really added it to the list when the belts were done in Feb.

 

[Jaff.]

I don't understand why people don't change plugs with an oil service. They're not astronomically expensive are they?

 

[MarcB]

One of the cheapest places is ebay and even then.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-N.../251281088229?clk_rvr_id=486991683415&afsrc=1

 

[DaveDreads]

Jesus, are they really £144 quid? :S

 

[JonnyW]

Jesus, are they really £144 quid? :S

That's for a set.

 

[aucky]

Jesus, are they really £144 quid? :S

That's for a pack of 4, not each!

 

[DaveDreads]

So they're not like tyres or brakes where you have to change a set?

 

[MarcB]

The Ebay link is a 1 X Pack of 4 plugs at a cost of £36.01 and yes you change all 4.

The retail price for 1 plug is listed below at a cost £15.05

 

[aucky]

Yes, change all 4 for £36.01 all in.

 

[DaveDreads]

Ahh right, reading fail on my part.

 

[ben lee]

plugs should be changed ever 24k miles.

 

[Dan519]

plugs should be changed ever 24k miles.

wrong. official schedule for these is 72k. I recommend every 36k

 

[ben lee]

wrong. official schedule for these is 72k. I recommend every 36k

thats whats listed in the renault service booklet every 24k miles.

autodata say every 72k

on my own car always do mine part of my full service yearly.

 

[MarcB]

Im going to be doing mine every six months as i have 2 sets sitting in the garage and its not something i want to forget about.

 

[The Boosh!]

Marc do you work for a dealer? Trying to work out how you have access to Renault P@rts!

 

[chaz1234]

I always have mine changed every service at 18k as stated may as well get them done when you have oil service done.

 

[Joe'172]

£112 each... For the iridium tipped ones at work for the vehicle I work on. £112 x 8. Ouch.

 

[Dan519]

thats whats listed in the renault service booklet every 24k miles.

​Thats for non Renaultsport cars. Platinum plugs last a lot longer than Copper

 

[Djw John]

Im going to be doing mine every six months as i have 2 sets sitting in the garage and its not something i want to forget about.

Flol, how many miles will that be?

 

[MarcB]

Flol, how many miles will that be?

Depends on how often i use my car.
​It take me roughly 7 mins to walk to work so i dont use it during the week

 

[Djw John]

Is it going to be 36k? I think swapping every 6 months is ridiculously excessive. No wait, I don't think, I know it is.

Just FYI, I replaced mine at 72000 and they were in better nick than that.

 

[MarcB]

Is it going to be 36k? I think swapping every 6 months is ridiculously excessive. No wait, I don't think, I know it is.

Just FYI, I replaced mine at 72000 and they were in better nick than that.

New oil change, Filter Change & Spark plugs every 6 months or so.
Surly cant go wrong doing that especially when im paying under £25 for 4 plugs

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Marc your mental if your going to change your plugs every 6 months.

 

[Djw John]

I change my oil every 5k, so roughly 4-5 months, but thats including fast road and track work. Go by mileage or annual, 6 months if you do hardly any miles is pointless.

Put the £25 towards your bloody dephaser.

 

[MarcB]

I change my oil every 5k, so roughly 4-5 months, but thats including fast road and track work. Go by mileage or annual, 6 months if you do hardly any miles is pointless.

Put the £25 towards your bloody dephaser.

Dont you worry about the dephaser in any shape or form.

 

[Djw John]

I'm not worried in the slightest, I also dont give a f**k if you want to change your plugs before every journey but I am trying to give you some advice that will save you money.

 

[MarcB]

The car will be fully working and running better than its ever been in the next 7 days.

​It will be getting a small service every 6 months and alot more attention on the running and mechanical side of it rather than modding it with parts and bits and bobs

 

[Chip-mk1]

Change them every 3 oil changes IMHO is a good rule of thumb.

So if its a track car thats getting hammered and having oil changed every couple of K then change them sooner than one that is on 10K oil changes cause its sat in 5th on the motorway all the time.