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Postby Monty » Tue 19.06.2007, 17:18

davel wrote:I have just purchased a set of BPR6EIX-11 , to try and cure a misfire under boost . They will not fit into the hole, and fit a socket on the plug, theBPR6EIX-11 are 20mm across the flat and the original 16mm Has anyone had this problem.
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Looks like u`ve ordered the wrong ones :roll: all the information is on this page

Edit
Oh at the top of the page lol
so that`ll be the previous page :roll:
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Postby GeoffSmith » Tue 19.06.2007, 18:42

Gazza wrote:I think they should be BKR's not BPR's

Spot on!
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Postby davel » Wed 20.06.2007, 09:13

Thanks for the replies, ordered the correct one, recieved the wrong one

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Postby Beats » Sun 16.03.2008, 21:28

I've suffered high boost misfire problems for a little while, just turned out the spark plug gaps were too large.

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Postby tigerdog » Mon 17.03.2008, 18:41

Beats wrote:I've suffered high boost misfire problems for a little while, just turned out the spark plug gaps were too large.

Which plugs, please, and what gap cured the problem?
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Postby ratman » Wed 19.03.2008, 20:41

Hallo, anybody knows if there are Bosch Spark plugs for my car and their code?
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Postby Beats » Wed 19.03.2008, 21:45

NGK BKR6E .8mm gap.

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Postby L.G. » Thu 20.03.2008, 00:13

Signore ratman,

Rockauto lists Bosch spark plugs for our engine; I haven't used them though...

www.rockauto.com

Isuzu-1991-Impulse RS-Ignition-Spark Plug is where you'll find your answer. These are for the SE/S2 Elans by the way.

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Re: Sparkplugs

Postby nitroman » Wed 24.08.2011, 19:03

I'm doing a complete ignition "replacement parts party" tomorrow, as my parts in that regard are all quite old, and I've recently seen symptoms that a change is indicated. I'm going to replace the plugs, the coils, and the HT lines. I got some bog standard NGK BKR6E .8mm gap plugs from the store today, and will put them in tomorrow. However, I also ordered a set of Beru Ultra X plugs for $6/plug from Kingsborne. http://www.kingsborne.com/sparkplugs.htm You need the UXF79 (normal heat range) or UXF56 (one step colder heat range) for an M100. Seemingly these are not too hard to get hold of worldwide, even on tiny islands in the North Sea.

I'll post an update in a week or two regarding whether they (UXF79) make a noticable difference.

PS - Beru Ultra X are now the "premium" plug Kingsborne offers, and they no longer sell the TorqueMasters. "Robbie the Robot" also advocates & sells the same Beru plugs as a "performance" plug, but they are $10 per plug from him.
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Re: Sparkplugs

Postby nitroman » Wed 31.08.2011, 06:38

It looks like it's worth it to polish the coil connectors.
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Re: Sparkplugs

Postby nitroman » Wed 07.09.2011, 00:25

I never did install the NGK plugs as the Beru ones arrived in only two days. With the three items I mentioned replaced (plugs, wires, coils), the car runs very noticably better. I am sorry I can't tell you whether the Beru plugs are worth the extra expense or trouble though.
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Re: Sparkplugs

Postby nitroman » Tue 18.10.2011, 22:04

I'm finally ready to say that these new parts, the greatest difference being the 4-electrode spark plugs, do make the car run better. It took so long to notice, I think, because I never disconnected the battery to reset the ECU to default/learn. Thus it only slowly replaced the previously built memory. I should have known that. I think I'm getting physically lazy in my decrepitude.
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