One of my parts dealers is pushing the line of autolite spark plugs lately. In the past we have used original equipment plugs in all the engines we rebuild. We lean toward champion for a lot of them also.
For the last month we have been getting autolite plugs and so far no problem but im interested in what other say about autolite spark plugs by fram.
Autolite Spark Plugs- Any Good ? Made By Fram?
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Autolites are very good in many vehicles especially as a replacement for Motorcrafts. Autolite platinums are one of the only plugs that worked well in my Ford. I tried every Bosch known to man before i realized my Ford hates bosch, including the IR Fusion, and all platinums.
i used to hate autolites back in the 90's. nothing but trouble from them in my chevies. worked well in my scout and they work well in my jeep.look for the coo. some are made in china now. the double platinums im running came from mexico.
Although NGK seems to have taken the market by storm from what i've seen, they just have too many good options.
Had them in a Volvo worked perfectly fine.
Some people say certain brands work best with some manufactures
I found Autolite Plugs to be excellent plugs in all my Ford applications. Their double platinum plugs are great in my 00 Century, thanks Trav for making the suggestion!!
Autolite plugs have always performed quite well in my cars, motorcycles and lawn mowers. They also have a rebate going most of the time which makes them a "best bang for the buck".
Autolite is Americas top selling spark plug.I have had bad service from Champion conventional Copper plugs whereas the Autolite conventional outlast them and foul out less.Great service in small engines too although Champions "Easy Start" small engine plugs are good too.Autolite makes Motorcraft plugs,and with the exception of the stupid 2-piece Ford Triton V8 design plug,they have done only good things over the years.Even their metal contruction was heavier than Champions (at least was,years ago).
Thats our Option #2 in our shop, we try to match OEM equipped plugs as much as we can, for eg Denso/NGK for Japanese mfc, AC Delco for GM, Champion/NGK for Dodge/Chrystler etc. But when those are not available or the customer does not want to pay as much, Autolites have been a safe second bet.
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
One of my parts dealers is pushing the line of autolite spark plugs lately. In the past we have used original equipment plugs in all the engines we rebuild. We lean toward champion for a lot of them also.
For the last month we have been getting autolite plugs and so far no problem but im interested in what other say about autolite spark plugs by fram.
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
We lean toward champion for a lot of them also.
Originally Posted By: bourne
Thats our Option #2 in our shop, we try to match OEM equipped plugs as much as we can, for eg Denso/NGK for Japanese mfc, AC Delco for GM, Champion/NGK for Dodge/Chrystler etc. But when those are not available or the customer does not want to pay as much, Autolites have been a safe second bet.
My Saturn SL2 came with NGK. But I know someone who ran Autolites in his 95 SL2. Put 650,000 miles on the motor and was getting over 40 mpg. Like others, I have had nothing but good from NGK, but would go with Autolite as second choice.
I offer my unscientific, anecdotal, dated, narrow and likely worthless input.
I changed plugs religiously in a 1970 Ford 400-2V (in a Mercury Monterey) throughout its life and the Autolites were always the cleanest.
I attributed this to the black finished metal rather than the chrome finish of Champions and others. I foolishly concluded the black finish conducted electricity better.
I've been driving cars which specify one plug only for so long now, I can't even think about what's it like to think about plugs anymore (Ha-Ha).
The non-turbo B5254S Volvo engine calls for Volvo's 3 prong plug and the Saabs in the family all had a designated plug.
I'd bet Sis' 2012 Skyaktiv 2.0L (1998cc.) and Bro's 2007 Honda 3.5L have designated plugs too.
My Bro-in-law's diesel has real inexpensive plugs. (Ha-Ha II) Kira
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
AC Delco plugs are made by NGK
I use Autolite 3923 copper core plugs in my Dakota. A lot of other Dakota owners use 3923's too. They work great and are easily bought at Walmart. The 3923's I use are made in Mexico but I have never had a problem with them and have not heard of anyone else having problems with them either.
Another autolite fan here. Using them in our Olds Aurora as well as the truck. Bike might have NGK or Autolite I just don't remember.
Originally Posted By: Kira
The non-turbo B5254S Volvo engine calls for Volvo's 3 prong plug and the Saabs in the family all had a designated plug . . .
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