What spark plugs do you use?

[SilverShadow]

Hi Guys

i wanted a general idea in what spark plugs you use on your e30.

Im hoping to have the H27 started up this weekend but i need to change the sparks plugs that are currently in it (bosch w8lcr).

What do you reconmend and why?

Thanks

[Morat]

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=105281

there ya go...

[fingerman]

At the end of the thread did Brian mean BPR6ES - just want to confirm as I need to change the ones in my 2.5 ?

[greentouring]

NGKs have worked well on my touring. I got 4 brand new from ebay for under a tenner ;) These so called 'more power' plugs are a total waste of money as far as I can see, so don't be tempted.

[Bob_S]

greentouring, I think they have gone up now but I used to be able to get 4 bosch BMW plugs for less than 6 quid lol!

I just put in what BMW tell me to

[shedrool83]

I use NGK BPR6ES after reading info on here.

[SilverShadow]

Wheres the best place to pick up the NGK plugs?

Halfruads?

[fingerman]

Just had a look on EBay - 6 plugs + postage £10.70 all in - think that's pretty good

[sam325is]

£1.80 @gsf X6 =£10.80

6 and 2 3's really

[aceraf]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NGK-SPARK-PLUGS-B ... 286.c0.m14

That seem a very good price to me... They're £2 each from my local stores!

[SilverShadow]

I picked up the NGK BPR6ES from a local store and they don't fit into the HT lead???

Which NGK's are they supposed to be

NGK BBR6ES?

Thanks

[fingerman]

I found this on the BPR6ES - pull off the little metal cover and they fit

[SilverShadow]

I found this on the BPR6ES - pull off the little metal cover and they fit

I tried doing this with one of the plugs yesterday and the plug just fell apart?

[fingerman]

Did you puill the right end - mine just twisted off with ease

BPR6ES are the recommended ones (old m20) so this sounds a bit strange

[SilverShadow]

Well i tried to unscrew it and the whole rod thing came out of the plug?

Are you sure they are not supposed to be:

NGK BBR6ES?

[fingerman]

Have a look at

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ght=bbr6es

[SilverShadow]

Just got off the phone to GSF they have given me NGK ZGR5A??

They said that they don't recall BBR6ES and BPR6ES??

[fingerman]

eBay - mine were £1.35 each

[snoops]

the NGK ZGR5A are for facelift m20s but I think that the BPR6ES which are recommended for pre facelift m20s are also better for facelift m20s as well

[doughboy]

bpr6es, and nothing should pull off... the top cap should unscrew.

[Supafly]

hmmm, some more dodgy ngk's...

I had a really bad time fault finding a misfire on my car which after checking everything turned out to be the plugs.
see thread..

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... sc&start=0

These ngk's were less than a month old and they progressively got worse very quickly. I went with the standard bosch single prong plug and haven't had any problems since.

[SilverShadow]

The guys at the local store gave me the wrong plugs they were BPR6ES-11

They replaced them with the correct BPR6ES

Got 2 packs of 4 for £9

Whats the best gap to set these plugs up? 0.25mm?

[Cabgirl]

I got NGKZGR5A's from my local Partco - Got 6 for £9.78 + VAT.