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Old 21st May 2012, 21:35   #1
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Thinking about changing my spark plugs
Looked on eBay and found

NGK £9.95
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4619-NGK-S...ht_4145wt_1171

NGK again £7.90
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Sa...ht_1159wt_1037

Bosch super £14.50
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-SA...ht_1448wt_1270

Which am I better of with? does it make a difference?
The 2nd link NGK ones seeem REALLY cheap, are they complete crap or are spark plugs genuinely not that expensive?

Do you think they are this cheap in a shop? Would like to change them tomorrow but if shops charge lots then I shall order them on eBay

Sorry if its already been asked before

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Old 21st May 2012, 21:37   #2
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i got ngk from ces they seem fine (dont know which ones tho)
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Old 22nd May 2012, 12:45   #3
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ngk are good plugs
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Old 22nd May 2012, 16:40   #4
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Bosch super 4 are some of the best you can get.
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Bosch super 4 are some of the best you can get.
No no there just not.

Some saxo's have problems running on them due to the coil packs. So you could spend the money on them fit them and have your car run like a bag of knackers. I personally would go with the o.e ngk r plugs.
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No no there just not.

Some saxo's have problems running on them due to the coil packs. So you could spend the money on them fit them and have your car run like a bag of knackers. I personally would go with the o.e ngk r plugs.
completley agree, i had them in my car as i thought they would be better, i put up with them for a whole month before putting some NGKs in. They were awful, so un-responsive and the car just felt underpowered.
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Go for NGKs
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No no there just not.

Some saxo's have problems running on them due to the coil packs. So you could spend the money on them fit them and have your car run like a bag of knackers. I personally would go with the o.e ngk r plugs.
Really?

I always used them on my 1.1 1.4 now my 16v never had a problem how strange lol
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No no there just not.

Some saxo's have problems running on them due to the coil packs. So you could spend the money on them fit them and have your car run like a bag of knackers. I personally would go with the o.e ngk r plugs.
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completley agree, i had them in my car as i thought they would be better, i put up with them for a whole month before putting some NGKs in. They were awful, so un-responsive and the car just felt underpowered.
Ok then, on most cars they are. I didn't know about possible problems running them on a Saxo.
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Really?

I always used them on my 1.1 1.4 now my 16v never had a problem how strange lol
I service 2-3 saxo's and 106's a week and have used them on a few occasions where the customer has supplied them and the car has run shit and lumpy not saying its on all of them but deffo been a problem.

And the plugs are far from the best anyways
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I service 2-3 saxo's and 106's a week and have used them on a few occasions where the customer has supplied them and the car has run shit and lumpy not saying its on all of them but deffo been a problem.

And the plugs are far from the best anyways
I see well thanks for that info, i will use different ones see if they are any better next time a service is due
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NGK it is then
Does anyone know why those Bosch plugs cause problems?
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Thankkkkk you everyone, will got for ngk
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On the topic of the super 4's, theyre what i had in when they melted and spat themselves out the head!

Might be unrelated but has been fine since on ngks
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