Spark plugs

[rileyboy]

Just wondering how often you change the plugs and wot plugs you use as vw said thay won't need
Changing until year8 service my car is a06 gti on 35000 service due on 38000 .

[rileyboy]

No joy

[rich83]

Most people recommend every 20,000 especially if you car is tuned.

[sub39h]

i'm telling you mate, go for a set of BKR8EIXs

£21.32 delivered and you can fit yourself. no brainer

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38720.0.html

[rileyboy]

My car to does not seem to be runing right will now change the plugs myself and let you know the difference
Thank for the advice

[seiko]

change the plugs on mine every 12k or every year, not expensive 

[gti yorks]

My car has done nearly 50k on its original spark plugs. I expressly asked VW to change them onmy last service but they said it didn't need it.

Basically bullsh*t though because I'm sure its not running as smoothly as it should. I've had new coil packs, DV, PCV and I'm still getting rough idle and rising revs at idle.

i had the rough idle and rising revs at idle a few weeks ago, changed the pcv and was perfect again, only a cheap part to replace, £33 from vw i think it was.

[Gene Hunt]

Plugs should be changed as part of the 4th year service. 

[edd666999]

change mine every year

[micaerin]

i'm telling you mate, go for a set of BKR8EIXs

£21.32 delivered and you can fit yourself. no brainer

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38720.0.html

Are these ok for a standard GTI

[56OctyVRS]

If you are standard then the BKR7EIX will be fine as they are now the standard heat range vw recommend. The 8s are a grade cooler and normally used in stage 2+ stage 3 applications. The only issue you may find with the 8s is that if you dont drive the car hard. The plugs may foul as they wont get hot enough to burn the deposits off.

[berg]

i'm telling you mate, go for a set of BKR8EIXs

£21.32 delivered and you can fit yourself. no brainer

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38720.0.html

got  a set after seeing your review 

[sub39h]

i'm telling you mate, go for a set of BKR8EIXs

£21.32 delivered and you can fit yourself. no brainer

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38720.0.html

Are these ok for a standard GTI

mine's an A3 2.0T (i.e. a Mk5 GTI in a posher frock) and it works fine on mine. i have plans to go Stage 2 in the not too distant future tho