icheban26

two weeks ago i replaced my old spark plugs w/Bosch Platinum but not until yesterday did i found out that spark plugs need to be gapped. so i need to know...how to gap a spark plug n wat is the result of not gappin them???

also, yesterday nite when i was drivin home...i started to hear this noise comin from my engine...it sounds like a piece of metal is lose n is just rattling around(thats wat it sound like), to be more precise it literally sounds like a crappy civic aftermarket exhaust. could this be the result of not gappin my spark plugs???

i'm really lost...help!!!
btw, my car is bone stock.

icheban26

global_threat

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I thought all platinum plugs came pre-gapped...I don't know about Bosch, I've never heard good things about them, but it's not a bad idea to check them anyways. How to gap a spark plug?

Goto the auto parts store where you bought your plugs, tell them you need a gapper, then ask them to show you. Mine is just a little circular piece of metal, you fit it in the gap of the plugs and turn it until it sticks, then you read off the gap...then adjust if needed.

Sir Nikon

I had Bosch Platinum +2 spark plugs and it said on the box that "Platinum spark plugs do not ever need to be gapped!" So.... I'd guess that would mean no gapping required. Never ran into a problem when using them either. However, I only had the plugs in for a little less than two weeks before my car was destroyed.

sloppymax

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if they have more than one electrode then they do not need to be gapped. if its a bosch single electrode platnium then the gap should be checked. if you bought +2 or +4 then you dont have anything to worry about.

sbmax95

Platinum plugs are pre-gapped. I have heard that OEM plugs are the best to use anyway.

icheban26

the box only say BOSCH PLATINUM "the ultimate spark plug" it doesn't say +2 or +4. my real concern is...can these plug be the main cause to the engine noise that i m experiencing???

tia
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MaxWolf

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I would yank em out of there and get in on the $37 shipped deal of NGK plats

icheban26

i guess i'll bring it to the dealer n let them figure out wat's the cause of the engine noise.

n where can i get those plugs for $37???

sloppymax

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check ebay for that price on the ngk plats. you could just get the nkg coppers, only difference is that you will have to replace them around every 20k. if you are comfortable with replacing the, i would just pick up the coppers at a local parts store for about a 1.50 each and pull the bosch and see if the noise remains.

MaxWolf

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how about $34 shipped... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2421457704

RichMax

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Ummm.. no.

That looks like SUCH a rip-off get em and find out the part number and the real part number are like night and day....

icheban26

do u know the part # for the copper plugs? i don't have any problem changing them.

these plugs r listed for maxima years 92-94...so they prob won't fit my maxima...thanks for the look-out though.

icheban26

CystumMax

get NGK OEM spark Plugs. they work the best....

icheban26

i assume the copper works the same as platinum since its still NGK. i really need to change my plugs ASAP n c if the current bosch plugs is causing my engine noise.


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Jatan

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2420598382 contact the seller.

danthediablo20

those bosch haha they S*ck man return them and get your money back i had experienced wit them..change when u can and get oem

icheban26

would u recommend NGK coppers? i will replace the bosch asap...n i just hope that they r the problem to my engine noise so when i replace them the noise would go away.

n wat makes bosch so bad anyway?


icheban26

danthediablo20

dont know its american made ...hahah yea go for the copper...

icheban26

copper it is then.

one last question...does the copper need to be gapped??

thanks
icheban26

danthediablo20

well i dont remember so where u get them from just ask and they should let u know..sorry

jules

I believe copper plugs spark better but last half the life time of platinum plugs. I dont think ngk's need to be gapped but check it out before you take my word.
Jules

MrGone

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Buy NGK Platinums, they work the best in our engines.

Bosch plugs Do not suck, some people have very good results with them, and I doubt you want me to prove it.

I always gap and index all of my plugs, I mean when your making power/tuning an engine, its nice to have everything the same.

MrGone

MaxWolf

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And from what experience are you talking from? I bought from this guy before...I recieved what I purchased..they come in Nissan OEM NGK Platnum boxes with correct #

RichMax

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general suspicion of commodities sold on ebay....
Did they look like the NGKs you pulled out of your engine originally to replace? With the part number on the plug? Sorry to be so doubtful, but you have to admit this is a relatively easy scam to pull...

sloppymax

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i was told that they did not need to be gapped but i did as a safety precauation. they seemed to be a little off anyways. there is a great write up here with part numbers.

icheban26

thanks for all the advice guys.
the reason i m goin w/copper is i don't want to wait for another 5 days buyin from ebay and have to wait till it get shipped to my door.the engine noise i've been experiencing is really botherin me, so now i'm off to an antozone to buy some NGK coppers to replace my bosch.

thanks
icheban26