MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: maxamplitude10 on February 18, 2020, 11:44:46 am

Title: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: maxamplitude10 on February 18, 2020, 11:44:46 am

Guys what spark plugs are OEM for the Edition 30's?

Thanks
MaxAmp

Title: Re: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: titchy on February 18, 2020, 11:59:49 am

Splash out get some iridiums

Title: Re: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: maxamplitude10 on February 18, 2020, 12:01:21 pm

I assume these are better than the OEM's then?

Title: Re: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: Dan_FR on February 18, 2020, 12:30:33 pm

The recommended 'Go to' plug

NGK BKR7EIX

Around the £30 mark

Title: Re: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: colesey on February 18, 2020, 12:49:19 pm

Quote from: maxamplitude10 on February 18, 2020, 12:01:21 pm

I assume these are better than the OEM's then?

I found my stage 1 car to be smoother and more responsive with these plus eldor r8 red coils

Title: Re: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: maxamplitude10 on February 18, 2020, 01:56:47 pm

Cheers guys ordered a set of the NGK Iridium's from Awesome GTI 42 pounds delivered:-)

MaxAmp

Title: Re: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: titchy on February 18, 2020, 02:50:13 pm

good choice

Title: Re: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: pudding on February 21, 2020, 09:55:32 pm

Quote from: titchy on February 18, 2020, 11:59:49 am

Splash out get some iridiums

Splash out?  They're less than half the price of the OEM plugs!

FWIW, the OEM spec is NGK PFR7S8EG.  90K mile range double platinum, heat range 7.   £7 each from somewhere like sparkplugs.co.uk   Don't hand over £25 each to VW for them.....although in all honesty, I've compared the two side by side and the VW ones do look better made.

As others have said, these engines do seem to like the BKR7EIX with red top coils.  Don't know why, just one of those things!  Ignore these plugs being touted as an 'upgrade'.  They're not, they're the same heat range as stock.  Just slightly better conductivity than platinum.

Title: Re: OEM Spark Plugs Edition 30
Post by: maxamplitude10 on February 26, 2020, 03:07:10 pm

Thanks for the info