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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #15 on: 05 May 2011, 20:05:20 »
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I guess you'll see problems on LPG first. Not sure there's much of an issue with the plugs lasting the distance but it's time to change them without a doubt.

Bet you won't need a socket to unscrew them, though. :o
It was all fine until I gave chrisgixer the keys whilst I had a chat with Albs ;D

Has it got any fuel in it? ;D

.. or maybe it's been "gravelled"? :-X
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #16 on: 05 May 2011, 20:17:58 »
twins in mine, done well over 40k, think around 50k by now :o  ;D

Really should change them!
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #17 on: 05 May 2011, 20:33:49 »
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I guess you'll see problems on LPG first. Not sure there's much of an issue with the plugs lasting the distance but it's time to change them without a doubt.

Bet you won't need a socket to unscrew them, though. :o
It was all fine until I gave chrisgixer the keys whilst I had a chat with Albs ;D

Has it got any fuel in it? ;D

.. or maybe it's been "gravelled"? :-X
I had more sense that bob.dent - mine was running on LPG, though it came back with EML one  >:(   ;D
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #18 on: 05 May 2011, 20:34:31 »
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twins in mine, done well over 40k, think around 50k by now :o  ;D

Really should change them!
Yes! Stated life is 40k for twins, I'd change them at 20k, esp with LPG.
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #19 on: 05 May 2011, 20:35:33 »
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twins in mine, done well over 40k, think around 50k by now :o  ;D

Really should change them!
Yes! Stated life is 40k for twins, I'd change them at 20k, esp with LPG.

They had been in a while when it was converted, I would have put new ones in, but some git nicked most of mine  ::)
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #20 on: 05 May 2011, 20:45:21 »
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twins in mine, done well over 40k, think around 50k by now :o  ;D

Really should change them!
Yes! Stated life is 40k for twins, I'd change them at 20k, esp with LPG.

They had been in a while when it was converted, I would have put new ones in, but some git nicked most of mine  ::)
Best you buy some then ;D
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #21 on: 06 May 2011, 00:50:30 »
Only ever put quads in mine, upto last service. Put twins in and it promptly ate one. >:( All 6 swiftly replaced with quads. Not eaten any since. (feverishly touching wood.). :-X

Not sure that the plugs themselves were to blame, but quite a coincidence... :-/
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #22 on: 06 May 2011, 01:05:31 »
Quads, always quads,....   me and LD loosened the easy to reach ones when he wasn't looking. Shhhhhh.  :-X

Mind you, try as we mite we only managed an 0300.

Don't forget the wind screen seal was loose btw. Might be some rust/water damage maybe?  :-/
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #23 on: 06 May 2011, 11:09:42 »
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The quads are only a few pence more...  ...but being anal, I like to change the plugs at 20k/2yrs anyway, whatever GM state.
Well, the quads come out looking brand new after 40k, so no problems there with either, I'd imagine. ;D

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For reasons I dont want to go in to just yet, I don't want to touch the engine in any way until after tomorrow ::)

 :-?

Interestingly, I stuck some under teh microscope at work to look at and you can clearly see some errosion of the centre electrode adjacent to the outer electrodes.

Despite this, they worked fine and looked ok.
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #24 on: 06 May 2011, 12:53:33 »
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She's picked up half a dozen twins (and some of tunnie's junk, and paid for it :o) from dealer, so we will see how we get on.


I suspect the quads in there are shot, judging by the missfires it keeps recording. Suspect original at 59k.  Or the coil pack has let go...  ...now you mention it, its only ever recorded misfires on drivers bank... ...and only on LPG...


SNAP!
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #25 on: 06 May 2011, 18:31:53 »
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Quads, always quads,....   me and LD loosened the easy to reach ones when he wasn't looking. Shhhhhh.  :-X

Mind you, try as we mite we only managed an 0300.

Don't forget the wind screen seal was loose btw. Might be some rust/water damage maybe?  :-/
Lightweight! I've lit up that entire 1/3/5 bank  :-[, suspect when I remove coil pack this weekend it will be knackered.  Not even 60k...

Still, I can now touch the engine  :-X, so that could be this weekend's job ;D
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #26 on: 06 May 2011, 18:50:02 »
Whats up, couldn't get the bonnet open?
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #27 on: 07 May 2011, 10:16:23 »
Whilst in the LPG place, they had loads of bumpth on NGK Laserline plugs, especially for LPG...

...though at £20 a pop, I don't think I'll go for them ;D
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #28 on: 07 May 2011, 10:18:49 »
Also, whilst in there, there was a customer with a Merc V8, just been converted.  It seems they change the plugs at conversion as a matter of course?  He'd not long had it serviced by Merc, who had changed all the plugs, so he was having these newish ones that came out as spares...  ...all 16 of them :o  (2 plugs per cylinder)
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Re: What plugs to fit in my 3.2?
« Reply #29 on: 07 May 2011, 11:24:47 »
No point in using any plugs other than GM at the price of them :y :y
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