Right car is due a service and am going to do the plugs as well what ones are people using? The car is re-mapped to 220bhp.

NGK are the best spark plugs. You should choose the iridium ones.

I've always used NGK platinums on all my mapped VAG 1.8T's, & never had an issue.

NGK BKR7E in mine, no probs, cheap as chips.

What shroud said. BKR7E copper ones are fine.

Iridiums last longer, but cost a lot more in the first place, and give negligible performance increases, depsite the marketing.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6097-BKR7E-NGK-SPARK-PLUG-X-1-LOW-PRICES-/400205384882?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2e198cb2#ht_3345wt_991

£6.64 a set!!!

Daylight robbery

Just ordering some now for when i change mine next lol.

on the NGK website they specify different plugs than the ones on the ebay link :wonder:

Yeah, NGK will specify the platinum ones, as they are OE.

+1 for the BKR7E

how often do people actually replace their plugs?

how often do people actually replace their plugs?

I did my NGK Platinums every 20k now that I have swapped to the cheaper plugs mentioned earlier I'll drop that to every 10k.

Probably complete overkill. My last ones came out after 20k looking almost like new

I think that spark plugs last at least 60 000 kms. It depends of course how you drive the car.

how often do people actually replace their plugs?

The official interval is 4 years or 60,000km (~40,000 miles).

I always use the proper standard fit plugs in mine (NGK PFR 6Q). Which are the NGK "Double Platinum" plugs.

The BKR 7E is the NGK "V-Grooved Type", and isn't listed for the car.

NGK list an upgrade plug for the car that's the IFR6Q-G, which is in their "Iridium" range.

http://ngkntk.adsgrp.com/working/FileLib/Spark%20Plug%20Guide1.pdf

I always use the proper standard fit plugs in mine (NGK PFR 6Q). Which are the NGK "Double Platinum" plugs.

TBH I will be doing this next service. For some reason I decided to cheap out on the plugs this time round and went with the recommendation of many on here. No idea why, sometimes I make these random decisions though, like when I decided to swap from Castrol Edge / Mobil 1 to Quantum for a couple of services. No real reason why, no noticeable difference yet I am back on the Castrol / Mobil again now :$

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6097-BKR7E-NGK-SPARK-PLUG-X-1-LOW-PRICES-/400205384882?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2e198cb2#ht_3345wt_991

Bugger only 2 left!!

What shroud said. BKR7E copper ones are fine.

Iridiums last longer, but cost a lot more in the first place, and give negligible performance increases, depsite the marketing.

totally agree, bkr7e are perfectly good, I have done many thousands of varied and hard miles on these, don't get taken in by the fancy advertising

totally agree, bkr7e are perfectly good, I have done many thousands of varied and hard miles on these, don't get taken in by the fancy advertising

another +1 for these. A lot of people recommend them for mapped cars too. For this price I replace them every service

Is there any point though?

Is there any point though?

I do a lot of mileage so yes!

Do these cheaper v-groove plugs not put extra load on the coilpacks though?

I wonder if there is any correlation between coilpack failures and non fine wire plugs.

I don't think there is any denying that a small diameter platinum electrode is better than a standard type broad nickel alloy electrode.

Hi Bodge, they are not V grooved.