Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Diamond Black Geezer on 05 November 2014, 13:41:07
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What's the recommended lifespan / time to change plug leads? Been in the service section, and only plugs are mentioned. Would have thought if plugs are at 40k, then perhaps 'every other plug change' for the leads - so every 80k??
Only found 1 reference to how long leads last on another forum and that was 'they're good for about 80-90k' but lots of people will tell you the cambelt is good for 80k too. :(
Seems a silly question, but no-one's giving a definitive answer. People only seem to change them when they start getting a misfire.
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If there not soaked and boiled in oil by the cam covers, the modern leads will last the life of the engine.
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...... People only seem to change them when they start getting a misfire.
If you price a set up from Vauxhall you'll get the answer to that ;) ;) ;)
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Ah, great! That's me sorted, then :)
Just a thought - are you, or any other members going to the NEC Classic Show? Be great to put a face to the names, also I owe a few members on here a few pints, yourself included :y
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...... People only seem to change them when they start getting a misfire.
If you price a set up from Vauxhall you'll get the answer to that ;) ;) ;)
:D ;D :D
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£30 from ECP and they're what i've used every time.
There is no service interval that I'm aware.
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Ah that's good. Got a source of some used GM ones with not many miles on them - but if they were a service at say every 40k, then it'd be more cost effective to get new ones. All good! :)
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For £30 i'd get brand new. personally.
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True :y
I'm going down the logic of 2nd hand GM being better than cheap n cheerful brand new... however it's one of them gambles either way. The leads fitted currently work fine, they just look crusty and 'orrible. Got offer of a mint GM set for no money, with only a few k on them. So they're (in theory) better than mine which must have approx 100k on them. I could buy a brand new ECP set and they last 5 years, and these GM ones may be duff after ten mile... on the other hand, they could be good in 70k.
I feel duty-bound to say you can get decent ones for £40, and better-than-GM for £55 via Autobahnstormers - I did nearly get a set of the £55-ers from Keith, but after being offered a set of GM ones for free, well, couldn't say no, really. Of course I shall gladly let you all point and laugh at me with my car misfiring on the hard shoulder, if they turn out to be duffers. And will be giving Keith the £55, plus £3 for a pint :D
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Difficult to see how you can get better quality than Beru or is someone peddling 'larger core Magnecor' snake oil again? ;D :D :y
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Who's Beru? :-\
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Who's Beru? :-\
They make HT leads ;) ;)
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Amongst other things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beru_(company) :) (Spark plugs, glow plugs, sensors etc)
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Ahhh !! fair enough! Do they make the GM ones, then?
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Something in the back of my mind is telling me I bought a set of leads from ECP for one of my old 3.0's.
I seem to recall them being absolutely identical to the genuines I was replacing, same writing on them, the lot.
The only difference was the 1,3,5 bank didn't have the ribbed sheath around them. :-\
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And spark plugs, glow plugs etc etc etc......very good make but pricey for aftermarket
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Ahhh !! fair enough! Do they make the GM ones, then?
Yes, the OE supplier for these.
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My HT leads are 218k, 16yrs old. I'm guessing that roughly translates to "life of the car" ::)
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And I'd like to pay a small tribute to OEMs Beru, that mine are split, raggedy, and been boiled in engine oil, and have been in there since 1996, and 176,000miles, and still working! I'm only considering changing them because of the 'cosmetics', not the function.
And if a certain previous owner had cleaned the breathers at least once in 3 years they'd probably be in a lot better shape!! ::)