LumiDriver Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I just changed the spark plugs on my Lumina today (well, yesterday, check the post time). I DID FIND THE LAST 3 FUCKERS! ANYWAY I pulled them out, and then I noticed something....They were the spark plugs that the car came with lol, in 1995.....The gaps were about .080 and .090, when the car recommends .060! 2 of them broke. When I took them out of the socket, they broke right in half. It was all burned...normally I would worry, but those damn things had at least 40k miles on them. I put the new ones in, and damn, I feel like she's a new car again. Great power boost! I'm not even kidding. I could feel the smoothness and the feel of the acceleration gain that I got. I'm extremely surprised that I got so much out of 7 bucks. Next week. Finding out why the hell my caliper is scraping my rim, and gauge cluster swap! I'll post pictures of the plugs tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 good work, but a callper should never ever scrape a rim, get that fixed ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 only 40k on the '95 plugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LumiDriver Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 only 40k on the '95 plugs? lol, that was just a joke..but seriously...40k on oem plugs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryk2003 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 only 40k on the '95 plugs? lol, that was just a joke..but seriously...40k on oem plugs... those plugs shoulda lasted alot more then 40k miles...i've seen plenty of OEM plugs with over 100k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1234 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 did you replace the wires too? I guessing no since you only spent $7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 40k is great! Well comapred to when I only get at the most 8k out of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Checking them once a year is smart. Especially if the car is built for performance and/or has cooler/hotter plugs. The only reason I would say not to do it is because there are alot of cars out there where plugs are a bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Checking them once a year is smart. Especially if the car is built for performance and/or has cooler/hotter plugs. The only reason I would say not to do it is because there are alot of cars out there where plugs are a bitch. Yeah, definately agree on some car's being a bitch(imagine trying to pull plugs on an Econoline Van with the V8 under there ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Checking them once a year is smart. Especially if the car is built for performance and/or has cooler/hotter plugs. The only reason I would say not to do it is because there are alot of cars out there where plugs are a bitch. Yeah, definately agree on some car's being a bitch(imagine trying to pull plugs on an Econoline Van with the V8 under there ). Dog House FTL! Yeah, I mean alot of RWD vehicles are much harder to work on than FWD vehicles. Shit, I would say GM has some of the easier vehicles to work on (plug wise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockTherapy Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 uhh, ray's car has like, 72,000 miles on it, and i'm pretty sure they were to OE plugs, they were uber-fucked. no wires, i guess ray will do those when he has the money for a set, and as for fixing his little brake problem, he'll be rocking a set of 16" 5-spokes with goodyear assurance tripletreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Checking them once a year is smart. Especially if the car is built for performance and/or has cooler/hotter plugs. The only reason I would say not to do it is because there are alot of cars out there where plugs are a bitch. Yeah, definately agree on some car's being a bitch(imagine trying to pull plugs on an Econoline Van with the V8 under there ). Dog House FTL! Yeah, I mean alot of RWD vehicles are much harder to work on than FWD vehicles. Shit, I would say GM has some of the easier vehicles to work on (plug wise). If comparing ease of changing plugs, i'd say my RX-7 has gotta be the EASIEST car to change plugs on...that's the ONLY easy thing to do on that car though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LumiDriver Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 LOL. It wasn't that hard to do the plugs in the Lumina. Took a total of about 30 minutes...One of the plugs broke in half when I pulled it out, the others had a severe gap. I had a 1986 Astro 4.3L V6...that was a pain to do plugs on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Checking them once a year is smart. Especially if the car is built for performance and/or has cooler/hotter plugs. The only reason I would say not to do it is because there are alot of cars out there where plugs are a bitch. Yeah, definately agree on some car's being a bitch(imagine trying to pull plugs on an Econoline Van with the V8 under there ). Dog House FTL! Yeah, I mean alot of RWD vehicles are much harder to work on than FWD vehicles. Shit, I would say GM has some of the easier vehicles to work on (plug wise). If comparing ease of changing plugs, i'd say my RX-7 has gotta be the EASIEST car to change plugs on...that's the ONLY easy thing to do on that car though lol ...just going for the longest quote ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Checking them once a year is smart. Especially if the car is built for performance and/or has cooler/hotter plugs. The only reason I would say not to do it is because there are alot of cars out there where plugs are a bitch. Yeah, definately agree on some car's being a bitch(imagine trying to pull plugs on an Econoline Van with the V8 under there ). Dog House FTL! Yeah, I mean alot of RWD vehicles are much harder to work on than FWD vehicles. Shit, I would say GM has some of the easier vehicles to work on (plug wise). If comparing ease of changing plugs, i'd say my RX-7 has gotta be the EASIEST car to change plugs on...that's the ONLY easy thing to do on that car though lol ...just going for the longest quote ever let me help u with that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Checking them once a year is smart. Especially if the car is built for performance and/or has cooler/hotter plugs. The only reason I would say not to do it is because there are alot of cars out there where plugs are a bitch. Yeah, definately agree on some car's being a bitch(imagine trying to pull plugs on an Econoline Van with the V8 under there ). Dog House FTL! Yeah, I mean alot of RWD vehicles are much harder to work on than FWD vehicles. Shit, I would say GM has some of the easier vehicles to work on (plug wise). If comparing ease of changing plugs, i'd say my RX-7 has gotta be the EASIEST car to change plugs on...that's the ONLY easy thing to do on that car though lol ...just going for the longest quote ever let me help u with that.. Id hate to change plugs on the new DOD v8 that GM has in the cars... x2 on longest quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Well, I guess it all depends on the car. Some cars are built for performance only, so changing the plugs would be beneficial. Other cars are built to be daily driver gas savers. Again, faulty or slightly fouled plugs could dampen the performance(mpg in this case) of that vehicle. Most of the vehicles on here are just daily drivers with slight performance. IMO, if you don't want to change them once a year, atleast pull them out and clean them with a wire brush. It will clean them of any soot or carbon build up. Plus, atleast taking them out to inspect there condition will give you an idea of how the car is running. Checking them once a year is smart. Especially if the car is built for performance and/or has cooler/hotter plugs. The only reason I would say not to do it is because there are alot of cars out there where plugs are a bitch. Yeah, definately agree on some car's being a bitch(imagine trying to pull plugs on an Econoline Van with the V8 under there ). Dog House FTL! Yeah, I mean alot of RWD vehicles are much harder to work on than FWD vehicles. Shit, I would say GM has some of the easier vehicles to work on (plug wise). If comparing ease of changing plugs, i'd say my RX-7 has gotta be the EASIEST car to change plugs on...that's the ONLY easy thing to do on that car though lol ...just going for the longest quote ever let me help u with that.. Id hate to change plugs on the new DOD v8 that GM has in the cars... x2 on longest quote FYI I changed my plugs with Delco Plats (5.99 a plug) and the car ran amazing after. I also did fuel filter wires pcv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LumiDriver Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I keep forgetting about fuel filter. I did the PCV curtesy of Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97loudcut Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 fuel filter made a huge deiifrince. I noticed right off the bat less hesitation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Spark plugs are cheap enough to change them out once a year. Yeah, but isn't that overkill? I would say 100k on platinums, but not on copper. x2 on replacing the spark plug wires. Overkill and wasteful, unless you're recycling them. IMO, of course. Theoretically, you can clean and regap copper plugs for as long as there's material left to maintain the proper gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 fuel filter made a huge deiifrince. I noticed right off the bat less hesitation hmmm, might go and pick up a fuel filter then....fuck I gotta do a COMPLETE tune up on this pig soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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