 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  11-29-2008, 06:41 AM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 9 |  best spark plugs?
Just wondering what the best spark plugs to use are. I have a 1995 318ti -- looking to change the spark plugs out in the next couple of days. Bosch?? NGK??
Thanks |  |  | | 11-29-2008, 02:59 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 |
NGK are better than bosch. NGKs website will tell you which ones for your car. You can also search these forums for info on which plugs are upgrades. __________________ ~Dave~
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Search | RealOEM | | | | | 11-30-2008, 08:08 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
NGK come stock. Some people have reported troubles with Bosch, but they worked fine for me in the past.
Frankly, I'm more willing to trust the engineers in Munich. Next set is NGK. __________________
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NGK recommends #BKR6EK as the standard replacement.
They have several different types, is there any better than this? | | | | | 12-08-2008, 03:22 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,625 |
dealer supplied 4 prong NGK platinums ALWAYS... good luck. __________________ 
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Quote: Originally Posted by marko  dealer supplied 4 prong NGK platinums ALWAYS... good luck. | wait doesn't the 4-prong cause rough idle? I have NGK's in mine. | | | | | 12-08-2008, 04:29 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,625 |
no. Quote: Originally Posted by Triple_A wait doesn't the 4-prong cause rough idle? | __________________
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hmmmm. im pretty sure i saw that in our knowledge base. ill have to troll around and find it. | | | | | 12-08-2008, 04:57 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
the 4-prong Bosch plugs caused a rough idle, not NGKs | | | | | 12-08-2008, 04:59 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 |
I have 4 prong NGK and I do not have a rough idle. They actually helped calm my idle down. __________________ ~Dave~
98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop
11 128i space gray slicktop
13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry
Search | RealOEM | | | | | 12-08-2008, 06:14 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 |
I set my father's 95 club sport up set of NGK BKR6EQUP (4 prong platinum) plugs, along with a set of the BMW performance plug wires and the thing is really very smooth.
The BKR6EQUP plugs are OEM plugs that BMW uses in many models including the E39 M5. __________________
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| | | | | 12-08-2008, 06:34 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 |
Thanks Bimmerbum, those are the plugs that I am running, couldn't remember the part no. off the top of my head. They are $6-7 each from NGK as opposed to $20 each from BMW. __________________ ~Dave~
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I have rough idle and NGK's (4-prong). i didnt have this problem before they were installed. so any ideas? anything would be much appreciated. | | | | | 12-09-2008, 07:00 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Triple_A I have rough idle and NGK's (4-prong). i didnt have this problem before they were installed. so any ideas? anything would be much appreciated. | What is the NGK part number of the plugs you installed? M42 or M44? __________________
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| | | | | 12-09-2008, 07:32 AM | #15 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 58 |
i have a 98 sport, so as far as i know its a m44 b/c of the OBD II.
i cant find the part number for the plugs. The NGK website offers no info (part no.) for the 4-prong laser plt. | | | | | |
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