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<blockquote data-quote="grnflash" data-source="post: 2135353" data-attributes="member: 26241"><p>I'm going to-respectfully-<em>disagree</em> with the assumption that a so-called "100,000 mile" plug is good for 100,000 miles. This is about as genuine as the EPA-cycle fuel milage that's posted on new cars. </p><p></p><p>I've never met a car or truck that didn't benefit from an old-fashioned tune up that includes plug swap after about 25,000-40,000 miles. That is irrespective of points, HEI, capacitive, distributed coil pack, or coil on plug ignition. Also irrespective of n/a or forced, and carb, f/i or d/i. </p><p></p><p>I am basing this <strong><u>ONLY</u></strong> on personal experience with my own vehicles, but that includes all of the types described above. In the spirit of full disclosure, I am also a somewhat demanding driver, but I am likewise heavy on preventative maintenance, and I have almost never paid for maintenance that I didn't plan. I will also happily agree with those that recommended you do your own. It's a valuable skill to learn, and you can tell a tremendous amount about how a vehicle is running by learning to "read" the plugs.</p><p></p><p>In short, if you want to do a plug change, don't let anyone tell you it was pointless! (no pun intended! LOL!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grnflash, post: 2135353, member: 26241"] I'm going to-respectfully-[I]disagree[/I] with the assumption that a so-called "100,000 mile" plug is good for 100,000 miles. This is about as genuine as the EPA-cycle fuel milage that's posted on new cars. I've never met a car or truck that didn't benefit from an old-fashioned tune up that includes plug swap after about 25,000-40,000 miles. That is irrespective of points, HEI, capacitive, distributed coil pack, or coil on plug ignition. Also irrespective of n/a or forced, and carb, f/i or d/i. I am basing this [B][U]ONLY[/U][/B] on personal experience with my own vehicles, but that includes all of the types described above. In the spirit of full disclosure, I am also a somewhat demanding driver, but I am likewise heavy on preventative maintenance, and I have almost never paid for maintenance that I didn't plan. I will also happily agree with those that recommended you do your own. It's a valuable skill to learn, and you can tell a tremendous amount about how a vehicle is running by learning to "read" the plugs. In short, if you want to do a plug change, don't let anyone tell you it was pointless! (no pun intended! LOL!) [/QUOTE]
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