spark plug recommendations??

[mcx]

anyone recommend a certain brand/type?? i was thinking to throw in cheap Autolites.

[Mike Gerber]

Stick with NGK or Denso. It's what your car came with, and it's what these cars seem to run the best with. If you still have your owner's manual, check for Toyota's recommendation for your car in the manual. Use what it says.

Mike

[Doctor J]

I put Autolites. No difference in performance, but the gaskets on these plugs are easy to fall off (they are not swaged in). In the shop we used Bosh copper or Champion.

[TBayToyotaBoy]

NGK works like a charm for me. I tried Champion once on my camry and once on my Corolla, and both cars ran like they had a clogged air filter...they hated those plugs. NGK seem to specialize in import applications.

[white90dx]

If you are willing to change your plugs every 10-15k miles, use the cheap NGK v-power coppers (BKR6ES for the MR2 turbo and WRX application, I don't know the Camry off the top of my head). They are the plug that most of the high horsepower MR2, Celica and WRX guys use and they are $1-2 each. I run them in all my cars with great results.

-Charlie

[mcx]

i bought a set of NGK BCPR5ES-11..a base resistor plug@2.00 each...car feels great....the old plugs[NGK V-gap] were a little worn[increased gap] but their coloration was fine.

[white90dx]

Originally Posted by mcx

i bought a set of NGK BCPR5ES-11..a base resistor plug@2.00 each...car feels great....the old plugs[NGK V-gap] were a little worn[increased gap] but their coloration was fine.

That sounds right. Just change 'em every second or third oil change. Cheap insurance...

-Charlie

[OBwan]

I've used Bosch Platinum in an 88 3SFE for fourteen years and 517k miles. Most plugs I have found start to degrade after about 15k miles, gas mileage slips slightly and power fades off. I ran the Platinum’s for around 80k with no loss of performance.

[boi_si]

DONT use Autolite... my father had new Autolite on his 22R 85 4runner and after couple months spark plugs broke in half... dont know why... now he is using NGK and it works fine.

[nogard]

I also wouldn't use autolite. I used to put those in my '90 tercel because it would oil foul the plugs, and they are the cheapest thing you can get. So I was changing them every other oil change. I would also recommend the NGK V-power they are $2 a plug, I'm on my second set in my current 3S-FE camry. I had about 18,000 on them my gas mileage was slipping and so was performance. I didn't realize they wear that fast. I looked in my haynes repair manual and they actually recommend checking/changing every 12 months or 12,000 miles, so I had good life on them. But they are cheap and easy to change. I would also recommend a new rotor for you distributor, it is easy to change and $3. I just put a new rotor and 4 plugs in for $12. The car runs smoother and starts easier. I'm sure my gas mile will go back up to where it should be.

[disregard]

sorry didnt feel like making a new thread.
But why are bosch plugs bad for toyotas ?
Does NGK make platiinum plugs ? Im only
seeing standard and vpower in the auto parts stores.

[joeykrim]

Originally Posted by Mike Gerber

Stick with NGK or Denso. It's what your car came with, and it's what these cars seem to run the best with. If you still have your owner's manual, check for Toyota's recommendation for your car in the manual. Use what it says.

Mike

I've also had much better luck with the NGK/Denso plugs than any other brand. They've worked much better for me than the generic brands from the auto parts stores...

[white90dx]

Originally Posted by disregard

sorry didnt feel like making a new thread.
But why are bosch plugs bad for toyotas ?
Does NGK make platiinum plugs ? Im only
seeing standard and vpower in the auto parts stores.

Just use the V-powers and replace them every 15k. It takes about 10 minutes and $5... why not?

-Charlie

[toyomoho]

Bosch has worked fine in the 5S-FE.

[disregard]

got the vpowers and a 10 inch extension bar to reach the plugs not mention a spark plug socket.
turns out I was running NGK's the whole time but they were really old so i changed them with the new ones.
man what a difference !!