Don't buy NGK sparkplugs

[dlaponin]

hey guys just wanted to put a warning out there. bought some ngk spark plugs the other day just doing the change over. at first all was sweet after a little while the engine started misfiring and got progressively worse. taking the sparks out, gapping them and checking all make a spark couldnt pin the problem. bought a new set same problem but felt a bit different (did it at different times as the other ones). thought i damaged the leads so replaced leads to no array. bought some DENSO plugs works without fail. read on the net and i'm not the only one with thi problem on the vr/vs. so when buying plugs either spend the extra money or get the gm holden ones whatever you do dont get NGK.

[strgas]

never had a problem with NGK plugs in 22 years in the trade and i would recommend NGK over most other brands , each to their own i guess ???

[dlaponin]

yeah i guess so. i too have always held NGK in general in fairly high regard, just what happened though

[woteva]

Used NGK for years without a problem.

Got any links to others with the same problems as yours that you mentioned ??

[jokerflingo]

Have never used anything other then NGK, i think you just had a bit of bad luck, probably no needs to starting dissing em though.

[westbad]

is your car on gas by any chance? ive never had any trouble with NGK

[strgas]

always used NGK with mod gap and no resistor for gas conversions over the years in many conversions without hassle .

[padrickz88]

Random guy on the internet saying ngk are shit = 1

Amount of times I(and most people i know) have done a service and changed the plugs with ngk and the car was fine = HEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPS!



Sorry I'll continue to buy ngk

[GetToDaChopa]

hey guys just wanted to put a warning out there. bought some ngk spark plugs the other day just doing the change over. at first all was sweet after a little while the engine started misfiring and got progressively worse. taking the sparks out, gapping them and checking all make a spark couldnt pin the problem. bought a new set same problem but felt a bit different (did it at different times as the other ones). thought i damaged the leads so replaced leads to no array. bought some DENSO plugs works without fail. read on the net and i'm not the only one with thi problem on the vr/vs. so when buying plugs either spend the extra money or get the gm holden ones whatever you do dont get NGK.

Thanks for the advise.

Next time someone asks if they should use these plugs i'll tell them that i heard that a guy on the internet told me that they were bad

[Vee-ard]

probably forgot to put the lead back on the plugs and wondered why it was misfiring.

[VS6]

probably forgot to put the lead back on the plugs and wondered why it was misfiring.

haha to true

[Wombles]

Haha, like everyone has said, Used NGK when I changed mine. Fine.
Just gotta make sure you put the leads on right and the spark plug is done up correctly.

[DeiCide]

I use NGK and wouldn't change off of them. I've had the Bosch plugs stuff me around but never a NGK plug. You must of just been unlucky.

[strgas]

might have used to much anti seize and got it on the electrode ?????

[WogBoyz]

I use NGK and wouldn't change off of them. I've had the Bosch plugs stuff me around but never a NGK plug. You must of just been unlucky.

ive always used Bosch and havnt had any troubles

[VicVXBerlina]

Always used NGK in all my cars, never had a problem. They are the only plug I will use.

[maldotcom2]

might have used to much anti seize and got it on the electrode ?????

IMO there's no need to use anti-seize in street cars. If you're replacing them every couple of years and not doing them up too tight you'll be fine.

[VNracer34G]

Have used NGK plugs without dramas for over twenty five years, have had issues with champions but not the genuine made in the USA ones, BOSCH no issues but know fellow professionals who have. I AM a fan of DENSO plugs and they would be my top pick.

1- Denso
2- NGK
3- Bosch

currently running NGK's in 34G without any prob's and everytime i get in it i give it arseholes with just under 10:1 comp, headwork and a real fat delcowizzid tune, they come out after every meeting for a 'read' and go back in and i havent cracked a porcelain in years - probably will now though

[dah_man_ben]

mate I had bosch in my VS, and completely useless, backfiring everything on LPG.

As soon as i put NGK in there, she was sweet until I sold it ran perfectly... Same story with my VY. Was running on 5 cylinders on Holden plugs, and now I got NGKs in there and it is running perfectly... 15,000km on this set so far.

Would use NGK every time and will continue using NGK everytime

[r2e2]

No problems with NGK here , i recomend them to anyone.

[DannyboyDS]

Well I use bosch super 4's at the moment, but NGK have always been fine. Was your car built on a monday?

[VYMAD]

+ 1 for using NGK. Bosch are crap IMO.

[Vee-ard]

I went and bought NGK plugs last night just because of this thread. Car runs like a dream and feels new again. The old ones were definately past the use-by-date.

[Drift_Clown_VN]

Damn, auto barn told me i was the only one in the stores history with this problem. I serviced a mates vs commodore and put in NGK plugs and had the exact same problem, we tested all of them and found it was 1 plug out of the 6 that was messing up the engine. Visualy all was ok no cracks, gaps where right but 1 plug was just a piece of shit. Im never buying NGK again, Champion seem to go well.

[ephect]

Damn, auto barn told me i was the only one in the stores history with this problem. I serviced a mates vs commodore and put in NGK plugs and had the exact same problem, we tested all of them and found it was 1 plug out of the 6 that was messing up the engine. Visualy all was ok no cracks, gaps where right but 1 plug was just a piece of shit. Im never buying NGK again, Champion seem to go well.

Did autobarn replace the item for you?

so you got a bad plug.. it happens with everything in life. Autobarn even said that in the stores history, they've had one fail, i'd say that says enough about them.

I've had em in my car for years, Dads run them in his mildy worked XW never failed. im a happy NKG user