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They look fine and in great shape.
I'd reinstall them, and give them another 75,000 miles.
Spark plugs at 32,715 miles. How do they look?
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They look fine and in great shape.
I'd reinstall them, and give them another 75,000 miles.
When I looked at the box I had a good feeling. It said FRAM Group IP LLC. I have great experiences with Fram products. NGK also. I just do not trust Hyundai or Yuri plugs.
I am not getting the responses I thought I would get. I thought I would get some lesson on how to read plugs. You made me laugh. Thanks!
Just wait until they find out I change my Pennzoil Ultra Platinum at 3,750 miles. Dang. Did it again.
What engine ? NGK indicates that they are (one of) the OE provider for spark plugs for the 1.6L engine. Oddly, they don't offer anything for the 1.4L or 2.0L engines.
I have the 2.0 Atkinson. It seems the 2.0 Atkinson has limited parts available, not just plugs.
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They look great, but spark plugs are cheap and I think it was a good experience to check and see how they did. For this next set, I'd stretch them further maybe to 40k-45k miles.
It's the BITOG'er in us to want to stretch everything to it's full capacity of life and to be cheapskates. But honestly, you changed them at 62% of their rated interval, which on a $24 set of spark plugs means you possibly wasted $9 worth of life. Big whoop. That's the cost of a Subway sandwich.
It's the BITOG'er in us to want to stretch everything to it's full capacity of life and to be cheapskates. But honestly, you changed them at 62% of their rated interval, which on a $24 set of spark plugs means you possibly wasted $9 worth of life. Big whoop. That's the cost of a Subway sandwich.
Hope they indexed correctly.
You never know. I may get better gas mileage and save more than $24 over time. What I gained is experience and peace of mind. Some things do not have a dollar value.
You did good. 1. By listening to a expert. 2. By doing it yourself. The only person you have to please is the one in the mirror.
I had to look that up. Putting Autolite next to the Yuri plug they look identical. That may be one reason other plugs do not work for this application.
Point 1 and 2. I agree. The only person I have to please is the lady of the house. The thing is she does not bother me when I am working on my car in the garage. Now you know the real reason I changed the plugs.You did good. 1. By listening to a expert. 2. By doing it yourself. The only person you have to please is the one in the mirror.
Between posts I changed a bad light fixture in her closet so I am putting those maintenance skills I practiced today to good use.
a lot of guys get an enlarged eggplant when they hear NGK
if the car runs good leave it alone indefinitely
if the car runs good leave it alone indefinitely
I agree. Then on the other hand I drive a Hyundai with know issues. I am taking an offensive stance. If I have car problems at work then a supervisor has to be called, reports made, etc. Changing plugs and having a spare coil is an insurance policy. I addressed one weak link today. The coil and code reader in my trunk will allow me to change the coil when a code is set. I may never need it, but see it as being prepared.
Is that part of your bucket list? Surely there must be something a little more satisfying than swapping spark plugs, especially unnecessarily.
I currently have Champion iridium plugs in my '16 Sonata Hybrid with no issues after 15k miles so far. The plugs that were in before were Hyundai/KIA NGK plugs. Dealer wanted $28 per plug and the only aftermarket available was Champion at $4 a plug.
I compare it to having the FF changed at 2,241 miles. Some people would say that is too early. I looked at the dipstick one day and felt it is time. Yesterday I was mowing the lawn. Right in the middle of mowing I felt like I should change my plugs. Following the inner feeling has always worked out for me. Living in the moment is very satisfying.
I offer you this:
To me those plugs look a bit "dirty" but okay.
The threads show signs of seepage, as you mentioned they were under-torqued in the other forum.
I wonder if the Owners Manual has a shorter plug change interval because H/K knows the Yura plugs
can't be trusted for as long as (100K miles) iridium plugs from Denso, NGK, etc.
Where are these people when a Fram Ultra is removed at 7K miles Can't the "cheap insurance" mantra be invoked here? If so, why not?
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