Fee Posted August 16, 2005 Posted August 16, 2005 Planning on changing the oil and spark plugs pretty soon.... What am I best using? Does anyone use these? http://www.sparkplugs.co.uk/pages/pricing/...pplications.asp Cheers
dougster Posted August 16, 2005 Posted August 16, 2005 I use NGK PFR 7 Bs and Castrol semi synthetic oil.
2559B Posted August 16, 2005 Posted August 16, 2005 castro oil ( RS 10w/60 ) this is available in most stores.
dipsy Posted August 16, 2005 Posted August 16, 2005 Dougster see with the PFR 7Bs is that standard or uprated spark plugs .I don't have my car manual at home its in the car
darryll Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 buy blitz iridium plugs fee your car deserves the best
coulty Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 << buy blitz iridium plugs fee your car deserves the best >> Um no i would avoid these like the plague! NOT good for a scoob at all. PFR7B's are what you want if you have a modded car, if not use PFR6B's.
darryll Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 had to change NGK plugs twice in 3mths had blitz in for 1 yr had them out for a look and still perfect so blitz gets my vote .first NGK cracked second time tip distorted so put off big time not a 2 min job to change them on a scoob.
coulty Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 << had to change NGK plugs twice in 3mths had blitz in for 1 yr had them out for a look and still perfect so blitz gets my vote .first NGK cracked second time tip distorted so put off big time not a 2 min job to change them on a scoob. >> I think the majority of scoob owners have no problem with the NGK's (they are standard equipment after all!) but i have heard of more problems with the iridium tips than anything. Harvey Smith even had to have a rebuild due to the tip breaking off and basically it damaged the cylinder and he hates them now. My experience is that they don't last very well compared to the NGK's anyway. Just my opinion btw.
Adam Kindness Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 What plug gap do you recommend? Standard'ish (exhaust, 1 cat) STi IV TypeR
coulty Posted August 17, 2005 Posted August 17, 2005 For low/med boost and mods then 0.7mm as the boost goes higher then 0.6mm then 0.5mm for very high boost/power. I run 330bhp/320lbsft and have a 0.6mm gap. Hope that helps Stuart
Fee Posted October 14, 2005 Author Posted October 14, 2005 Changing the oil this weekend Just to make sure..... Castrol 10W60 semi synthetic...yeah?
wrxmania Posted October 14, 2005 Posted October 14, 2005 There was a good test on the Project RA in Jap performance this month showing the difference between using standard NGK plugs and iridium ones with a recessed tip (can't remember make but may have been Blitz). The car dropped power HUGELY - something like 25 BHP and the manufacturer admitted these should be fitted mainly for reliability reasons. They reckoned that the standard NGK plugs (or equivalent quality) were best on the rollers (and during mapping) for their car running circa 330 BHP and similar torque. Brin
Oilman Posted October 19, 2005 Posted October 19, 2005 If it says 10w-60 anywhere in your handbook I'll eat my stetson! Post 2000 scoobs use 5w-40 fully synthetic unless modified out of site and used on track Pre 2000 scoobs use 10w-50 or 15w-50. Check your handbook and see what it says before using 10w-60! Cheers Simon
Fee Posted October 19, 2005 Author Posted October 19, 2005 My handbook is in japanese......I dont do japanese
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