Spark Plugs
03-18-2003, 09:46 AM
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Spark Plugs
I have only done them in my 4 cyl Saturn a while ago. It is time for my Max to get new spark plugs and oil change etc... Are the spark plugs hard to put in on the Max SE?
What tools will I need?
Dan
What tools will I need?
Dan
03-18-2003, 09:47 AM
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03-18-2003, 10:23 AM
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Originally posted by dpassino
aww the denso's sound great!
i am checking out the autozone website and they dont have NGK's
aww the denso's sound great!
i am checking out the autozone website and they dont have NGK's
I also have the Nissan part number on there.. so you don't have to go in there and say.. I want NGK blah blah blah.. its the direct nissan inventory part number
03-18-2003, 10:25 AM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
check that link i gave you.. you can pick up NGK coppers from any dealership cheap..
I also have the Nissan part number on there.. so you don't have to go in there and say.. I want NGK blah blah blah.. its the direct nissan inventory part number
check that link i gave you.. you can pick up NGK coppers from any dealership cheap..
I also have the Nissan part number on there.. so you don't have to go in there and say.. I want NGK blah blah blah.. its the direct nissan inventory part number
03-18-2003, 10:29 AM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
$7 probably.. anywhere from $5 - $8 for all 6
$7 probably.. anywhere from $5 - $8 for all 6
03-18-2003, 10:32 AM
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Originally posted by dpassino
Holy #$%@$%#@ I just called pep boys and they told me that the plugs are special order and they are 17.84 EACH!!! WTH!! lol can we say MARK UP!!!!
Holy #$%@$%#@ I just called pep boys and they told me that the plugs are special order and they are 17.84 EACH!!! WTH!! lol can we say MARK UP!!!!
but if you find changing the plugs easy.. you won't mind the fact that you can buy 6 plugs for the price of half of 1 of the other.. and they perform better..
03-18-2003, 10:37 AM
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oh ok.. lol ya, i just called nissan and they told me the plats where 16.50 each! 99.00 for all 6 OUCH! ya... i think I am going to go copper 
I will go get them on thursday and attempt to put them in.
thanks for the help
Dan
I will go get them on thursday and attempt to put them in. thanks for the help
Dan
03-18-2003, 12:05 PM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
no problem.. and good luck
no problem.. and good luck
03-18-2003, 12:26 PM
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Originally posted by supercobraz
I got my NGK Platinums at at O'Rielly Auto for like $9.50 give or take a few cents. Still alot but far less then the dealer charges....that part number is PFRSG-11 .44 Gap
I got my NGK Platinums at at O'Rielly Auto for like $9.50 give or take a few cents. Still alot but far less then the dealer charges....that part number is PFRSG-11 .44 Gap
03-18-2003, 12:33 PM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
thats still $9.50 for 1 vs $8 for 6
thats still $9.50 for 1 vs $8 for 6
03-18-2003, 01:23 PM
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i just called Nissan for copper price. 4.57 each. not bad, but then he told me wait, what year.. I said "99 Max" he said.. oh, you have to have platinums. He said they will not work without.. but seeing how some of you have coppers.. I dont get it.. obviously they are trying to get better $$$ out of me. arg! I am just going to go there and buy the coppers with the part #, this way I dont have to be forced to buy the plats with them.
If I get screwed up while installed them, anyone in the Fairfield county, CT, able to help out? lol
If I get screwed up while installed them, anyone in the Fairfield county, CT, able to help out? lol
03-18-2003, 01:24 PM
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Originally posted by dpassino
i just called Nissan for copper price. 4.57 each. not bad, but then he told me wait, what year.. I said "99 Max" he said.. oh, you have to have platinums. He said they will not work without.. but seeing how some of you have coppers.. I dont get it.. obviously they are trying to get better $$$ out of me. arg! I am just going to go there and buy the coppers with the part #, this way I dont have to be forced to buy the plats with them.
If I get screwed up while installed them, anyone in the Fairfield county, CT, able to help out? lol
i just called Nissan for copper price. 4.57 each. not bad, but then he told me wait, what year.. I said "99 Max" he said.. oh, you have to have platinums. He said they will not work without.. but seeing how some of you have coppers.. I dont get it.. obviously they are trying to get better $$$ out of me. arg! I am just going to go there and buy the coppers with the part #, this way I dont have to be forced to buy the plats with them.
If I get screwed up while installed them, anyone in the Fairfield county, CT, able to help out? lol
03-18-2003, 01:40 PM
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Say, are the NGK Platinums I got from O'Rielly the exact same as the ones the dealer sells? The ones at O'Orielly says "Laser Platinum" on the package. What are the coppers? If they are the say, why pay for that dealer markup, just go to an auto shop.
03-18-2003, 01:40 PM
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Originally posted by dpassino
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he even told me that you bought plats and not coppers for yours... is that true? hahahaha
03-18-2003, 03:10 PM
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What is the part # for the coppers?
The dealer refused to sell me the coppers when I told what year car I have. I spoke to the manager, and he said the same thing. I told them I'd call the BBB and report them. Damn rednecks.
Where can I order these? Courtsey doesn't have them listed for the Max. Only the plats.
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The dealer refused to sell me the coppers when I told what year car I have. I spoke to the manager, and he said the same thing. I told them I'd call the BBB and report them. Damn rednecks.
Where can I order these? Courtsey doesn't have them listed for the Max. Only the plats.
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03-18-2003, 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by (_8*(l)Homer
What is the part # for the coppers?
The dealer refused to sell me the coppers when I told what year car I have. I spoke to the manager, and he said the same thing. I told them I'd call the BBB and report them. Damn rednecks.
Where can I order these? Courtsey doesn't have them listed for the Max. Only the plats.
(_8*(l)
What is the part # for the coppers?
The dealer refused to sell me the coppers when I told what year car I have. I spoke to the manager, and he said the same thing. I told them I'd call the BBB and report them. Damn rednecks.
Where can I order these? Courtsey doesn't have them listed for the Max. Only the plats.
(_8*(l)
) Pepboys is going to do them for 60.00 but they would not tell me how long it would take. I just hope I am not stuck here for two hours!!!! with nothing to do.
03-18-2003, 03:21 PM
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Originally posted by SprintMax
copper are 60 - 80 cents?
oh BTW.. maxima's don't like anything but NGK
copper are 60 - 80 cents?
oh BTW.. maxima's don't like anything but NGK
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03-18-2003, 05:52 PM
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Originally posted by dpassino
i just spoke with the guy you told me to ask for. he says that he can sell the coppers for me but its not his fault if something goes wrong... nothing will go wrong right? lol
he even told me that you bought plats and not coppers for yours... is that true? hahahaha
i just spoke with the guy you told me to ask for. he says that he can sell the coppers for me but its not his fault if something goes wrong... nothing will go wrong right? lol
he even told me that you bought plats and not coppers for yours... is that true? hahahaha
03-18-2003, 05:53 PM
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Originally posted by Blkmax95c
ahh, what do you mean they don't like anything else besides ngk? i installed bosh platnums on my max and they seem to work fine.... should i switch to ngk? i know there was a debate abou this a few months ago, but i can't remember what they said. (dam i should go back to college! my brain is getting mushy! )
ahh, what do you mean they don't like anything else besides ngk? i installed bosh platnums on my max and they seem to work fine.... should i switch to ngk? i know there was a debate abou this a few months ago, but i can't remember what they said. (dam i should go back to college! my brain is getting mushy!
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03-18-2003, 08:43 PM
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Iridium plugs
Originally posted by dpassino
oh ok.. lol ya, i just called nissan and they told me the plats where 16.50 each! 99.00 for all 6 OUCH! ya... i think I am going to go copper I will go get them on thursday and attempt to put them in.
thanks for the help
Dan
oh ok.. lol ya, i just called nissan and they told me the plats where 16.50 each! 99.00 for all 6 OUCH! ya... i think I am going to go copper
I will go get them on thursday and attempt to put them in. thanks for the help
Dan
03-19-2003, 04:34 AM
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I put Bosch Platinum 1's,2's and 4's in my 98 SE and all I got was misfires and slightly rougher idles. I didn't think much of it because in the beginning I was paying much attention to it. A guy at Advance Auto told me that NGK PLatinums are he only way to go for the Maximas. After finding out the price ($9.86 apiece) I still did not get them. That's when I got more Bosch for it and enough was enough. I did a search on the net and that's how I found this site. I brokedown and spent the $60+ dollars for the NGK's. Installed them in no time at all and she's been purring like a kitten every since. So if it a Max, get the NGK's, the Bosch +4's will not magically give you all this horsepower..it's the placebo effect more then anything else. I put NGK coppers in my lady friend Mazda 626 and they are dirt cheap and they worked well in her car.
03-19-2003, 07:09 AM
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Re: Iridium plugs
Originally posted by Bgohan
Some guy one e-bay sells Nissan brand Iridium plugs for about $55/set of 6 for the Maxima.
Some guy one e-bay sells Nissan brand Iridium plugs for about $55/set of 6 for the Maxima.
yea.. i saw that but my question was are those any good.??
03-19-2003, 11:25 AM
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Here is an interesting article about Nissan and NGK
Choosing the Right Plug
Choosing the Right Plug
03-21-2003, 12:10 PM
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Is anyone else using coppers? Sprint Max is using nitrous and its probably good that he uses coppers, but what good is it for a N/A engine. I also notice the coppers are V-power, is that why they have a "better spark" (quoted from sprint max's site). I just don't want to do something to my car just cause one or two people say it works but dealer ships and manuals say another. Not discounting anything anyone says but I'd like some more input.