Spark Plugs & Oil change

[lfc4life786]

Hiya guys, im about to fully service my 03 plate Cupra. Can anyone recommend a good set of spark plugs and oil?
With regards to the spark plugs i've heard that the Iridium power Denso IK22s are quite good and that the Castrol 040 oil is the best for performance? Any recommendations would be highly appreciated. Im sure this has cropped up a few times elsewhere so apologies in advance if im repeating an already common thread.

Thanks in advance guys, look forward to hearing from you.

 

[lfc4life786]

Sorry guys, correction, ive just checked on the denso website. The recommended iridium spark plugs for the leon cupras are IK20s not IK22s. Has anyone purchased a set of these and if so what are they like?

 

[james walker]

ngk bkr7e are the plugs you want

and oil, theres a sticky on this mate, have a read and search on it.

 

[vwbassett]

id go ngk iridiums which are have been really good so far on my car which made well over stock power and torque when RR'd - not really down to these but i like to think they are as good as you can get. check the castrol site for oil i believe it is edge 5w30 not 40

 

[lfc4life786]

aah cheers guys, thanks a lot! vwbassett, where did you purchase your ngk's from & r they the ngk bkr7e that james mentioned? Thanks guys.

 

[lfc4life786]

Hi james, ive just checked out the ngk bkr7e spark plugs, am i right in beleiving there not iridium plugs? Im after a good set of iridiums. Anybody tried out the Denso IK20s? Another thing ive just found out is the fact that because my cars been mapped the IK20s wont be right for my car. aaargh im so confused.

 

[vwbassett]

Nope not B... but something like pkfr6 - got them at euro car parts they are expensive abotu £35-40 but being iridium there is the reduced need to change them and theres that hoped increase in efficiency, burn etc

 

[lfc4life786]

Cheers dude, much love for that. Il go eurocarparts and check it out.

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I use the Genuine NGK Platnium plugs from the stealers, are the Denso plugs not the ones the tips fall off?

 

[evokid]

Hi sorry to hijack thread, do the NGK bpr7e plugs fit the AUQ cupra engine also? Only asking as went to Halfrauds to see what could order, they had something like NGK pfr6q for my vehicle (leon cupra turbo 1.8 2001) and the std bosch super 4 and super plus?

They wanted 5.19 per plug for the pfr6q plugs

any help advice greatly taken

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Thats half the price of the standard platnium ones

 

[evokid]

Thats half the price of the standard platnium ones

Not sure what plugs the NGK pfr6q are though? just std? are the 7e plugs iridium?

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I have no idea about part numbers mate I just asked for the genuine ones and you get a choice between the cheap ones or the platnium ones.

 

[lfc4life786]

lol im still confused. I think im jus gona go with what vwbasset recommended & thats going to euro car parts n getting the ngk iridiums for around 40 quid. U cant go wrong really!

 

[Cowie]

I just put the NGK7re's in mine yesterday,got them for a total of 12 quid,that was with delivery cost from www.sparkplugs.co.uk:)

 

[Shaunyboy]

Standard fit plugs do the job just as good as others, the myth about sparkplugs doing this and this is really a sales ploy and most fall for it. Unless your runing a tuned engine, OEM plugs are perfect, as said on a remapped engine or tuned, go a heat range colder. If your just doing low milage or town driving there going to get coked up anyway so expensive plugs arent really doing much.

 

[Lodgey180]

ik22s will be to cold for a standard car.. i just got some iridium plugs (denso)