I still have the original plugs in my Civic, it has 187k on it! Engine runs smoothly and gets incredibly good MPG so I see no need to change them. It will be interesting to see just how far they can actually go! (same with the original battery for that matter)
On a 10-year-old car, what is your secret, do you use a trickle charger on this Battery?
Nope, I just do a lot of highway driving, which I believe is much easier on a battery than one that’s in a car that’s short tripped. I’ve always had good luck with car batteries. My 2018 Corvette is also still on the original battery (I do use a battery tender on that because it sits for longer periods in the winter)
This.
I was going to keep running my OE plugs forever but I have a lifetime warranty on the Ram. I have to change the oil yearly regardless of mileage, for example. Not sure how that factors in to the plug change but may do it at 100k to keep things on record.I still have the original plugs in my Civic, it has 187k on it! Engine runs smoothly and gets incredibly good MPG so I see no need to change them. It will be interesting to see just how far they can actually go! (same with the original battery for that matter)
Copy. I don't drive nearly that much and we take the Jeep everywhere on the weekends or after work. The NGK 92145 should be equivalent to OE plugs and dropped about $1/plug compared to the last time I checked. Trying to force myself to just buy them already.I bought NGK Ruthenium HX plugs on the cheap last year. So when my truck turned 103,000 miles, I swapped out the NGK Iridium IXs to the Rutheniums HXs. Obviously, the NGK Iridium’s were in wonderful condition (see pic). This is why I only use NGK spark plugs.
(Rutheniums plugs were not selling well a couple years ago and several on-line vendors had them priced below the NGK Iridium IXs and Laser varieties; currently, Rutheniums are equal or more costly than the Iridium varieties).
And because I am a nerd organic chemist, Ruthenium just sounded Way Cool Jr.
That's an interesting approach. I just replace them on a schedule. How will you know when it's time to replace them? I don't think you'll necessarily throw a code all the time.I still have the original plugs in my Civic, it has 187k on it! Engine runs smoothly and gets incredibly good MPG so I see no need to change them. It will be interesting to see just how far they can actually go! (same with the original battery for that matter)
If the MPG drops a lot and/or the engine starts running rough that’s my cue to change them. I honestly don’t see the need to change them as long as those two things are good. You can always tell when plugs are going bad, especially if you have had the car for a long time and are hyper sensitive to any changes in the way it runs.
On my 2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L, it has the genuine Honda battery (which I bought at the Honda Dealer and installed myself).
I got 13 years on the original Mercedes and BMW batteries. 10 years in my old Wrangler and 7 or so in the Cherokees and Blazers. Just parked outside in Mid Atlantic.
Thanks - yes I've heard that about heat. When buying car batteries, some regions have a different model # for the battery for high heat, perhaps those regional versions in the south have either more insulation or a higher concentraion of chemicals to resist the heat.
When I bought my 2012 Toyota Corolla LE with 85,500 miles about 6 months ago, it immediately needed a battery replacement as I was buying it (the seller was honest about the bad battery). I went to the local Walmart and got a Walmart brand: Everstart Value battery for $69.74 US which was the price at that time. I am hoping to get 6+ years out of it.
I will second this. In Morro Bay (about 60-65F all year) getting 10yrs out of a battery wasn’t very difficult. When I moved inland to Paso Robles & then north to Sacramento area, 3-4yrs is the norm
Just had to replace my son’s CR-V battery because he left the lights on and drained it. It would not hold a charge so we had to get a new one. Less than 3 years old.
Investing in a CTEK or Noco smart charger with recondition mode might get you out of the woods in such cases, although the jury's out given how far their price can go into the purchase of a new battery.
I typically get 10 years out of my auto batteries - good quality ones like Toyota OEM and AC Delco have been good. Being in the NW part of the country, near the Pacific isn't really too hot or too cold here.
