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plugs for a 325
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:41 am
by e30bmlover
as above, i am going to buy a service kit for the 325, need the best plugs money can buy! who makes them and whats the number of them?
will also be taking the oil cooler off of the engine and replaceing it with 320 bits( so no more oil cooler) will i need a 320 oil filter?
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:49 am
by Speedtouch
IIRC, original spec Bosch W8LCR are best. Is it wise to dispense with the oil cooler on a 325i?
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:51 am
by e30bmlover
320iSE wrote:IIRC, original spec Bosch W8LCR are best. Is it wise to dispense with the oil cooler on a 325i?
apparently you dont need it, plus by removing it, you cant get any bloody stones put a hole in it.
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:56 am
by djezd
I've just done 500 miles on my new ngk iridium plugs plus new exhaust so not sure which is responsible...but the car now rocks...throttle response is ace.
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:58 am
by Speedtouch
Yep, and some folk swear by NGK BPR6ES.
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:16 am
by e30bmlover
i also got a k+n air filter with the afm should i put that on or put the 320's air box on?(same box for b25+b20)
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:30 am
by dannyboy759
NGK are the best plugs for a 325
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:56 pm
by hongkongfuey
i get bosch quad plugs . not let me down yet
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:58 pm
by Simon13
320iSE wrote:Yep, and some folk swear by NGK BPR6ES.
BUY THESE DON'T BUY ANY OTHERS!
i'm not being sarcy these are the plugs to have.
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:01 pm
by d6dph
BPR6ES. There is no point putting fancy plugs in as the combustion chamber isn't designed for them, so a complete waste of money.
M20 is a fairly basic engine, Keep it simple.
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:50 pm
by jmc330i
Simon13 wrote:320iSE wrote:Yep, and some folk swear by NGK BPR6ES.
BUY THESE DON'T BUY ANY OTHERS!
i'm not being sarcy these are the plugs to have.
Id go with that.
Also Ive seen some of the damage those quad plugs can do when one of the electrodes breaks off
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:42 pm
by snoops
NGK BPR6ES
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:45 am
by powelly
Is it ok to use BPR6ES in my 89 325i, the NGK website says for 84-86 325`s it`s BPR6E and for 86-91 you should use ZGR5A, this is what I have at the moment in the car, however I have a full box of 12 BPR6ES which i found here at work, they were left here by some dude from NGK about 10 years ago or something, they were due to go in the bin so I nabbed them.
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:04 am
by d6dph
Mine runs on BPR6ES plugs mate, 88 325 (facelift low comp engine)
Runs better on these than the ZGR plugs.
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:15 am
by powelly
Fantastic, I got two freebie plug changes then
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:45 pm
by Ant
another vote for the BPR6ES, ZGR are "correct" but simply dont work as well.
if you really want gains from plugs, shim em so the electrode gap points @ the inlet valve.
Re: plugs for a 325
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:43 pm
by Speedtouch
I'd like to try this. Any idea where the shims can be purchased?
Cheers,