MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: rileyboy on December 15, 2011, 08:30:58 am

Title: Spark plugs
Post by: rileyboy on December 15, 2011, 08:30:58 am

Just wondering how often you change the plugs and wot plugs you use as vw said thay won't need
Changing until year8 service my car is a06 gti on 35000 service due on 38000 .

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: rileyboy on December 15, 2011, 09:28:29 pm

No joy

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: rich83 on December 15, 2011, 09:32:33 pm

Most people recommend every 20,000 especially if you car is tuned.

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: sub39h on December 15, 2011, 09:53:15 pm

i'm telling you mate, go for a set of BKR8EIXs

£21.32 delivered and you can fit yourself. no brainer

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38720.0.html

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: rileyboy on December 15, 2011, 10:19:05 pm

My car to does not seem to be runing right will now change the plugs myself and let you know the difference
Thank for the advice

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: seiko on December 16, 2011, 08:38:38 am

change the plugs on mine every 12k or every year, not expensive  :smiley:

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: gti yorks on December 16, 2011, 09:29:45 pm

Quote from: andrewparker on December 15, 2011, 09:35:49 pm

My car has done nearly 50k on its original spark plugs. I expressly asked VW to change them onmy last service but they said it didn't need it.

Basically bullsh*t though because I'm sure its not running as smoothly as it should. I've had new coil packs, DV, PCV and I'm still getting rough idle and rising revs at idle.

i had the rough idle and rising revs at idle a few weeks ago, changed the pcv and was perfect again, only a cheap part to replace, £33 from vw i think it was.

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: Gene Hunt on December 17, 2011, 01:32:38 am

Plugs should be changed as part of the 4th year service.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: edd666999 on December 17, 2011, 02:04:11 am

change mine every year

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: micaerin on December 17, 2011, 12:21:10 pm

Quote from: sub39h on December 15, 2011, 09:53:15 pm

i'm telling you mate, go for a set of BKR8EIXs

£21.32 delivered and you can fit yourself. no brainer

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38720.0.html

Are these ok for a standard GTI

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: 56OctyVRS on December 17, 2011, 02:19:40 pm

If you are standard then the BKR7EIX will be fine as they are now the standard heat range vw recommend. The 8s are a grade cooler and normally used in stage 2+ stage 3 applications. The only issue you may find with the 8s is that if you dont drive the car hard. The plugs may foul as they wont get hot enough to burn the deposits off.

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: berg on December 17, 2011, 02:23:30 pm

Quote from: sub39h on December 15, 2011, 09:53:15 pm

i'm telling you mate, go for a set of BKR8EIXs

£21.32 delivered and you can fit yourself. no brainer

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38720.0.html

got  a set after seeing your review  :happy2:

Title: Re: Spark plugs
Post by: sub39h on December 17, 2011, 05:59:12 pm

Quote from: micaerin on December 17, 2011, 12:21:10 pm

Quote from: sub39h on December 15, 2011, 09:53:15 pm

i'm telling you mate, go for a set of BKR8EIXs

£21.32 delivered and you can fit yourself. no brainer

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38720.0.html

Are these ok for a standard GTI

mine's an A3 2.0T (i.e. a Mk5 GTI in a posher frock) and it works fine on mine. i have plans to go Stage 2 in the not too distant future tho