Jeff Strickland

"Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:qWgRh.5945$bM1.1484@trnddc03...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "tinman" <tintinrao@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1175812171.360267.184210@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
>>>>>>> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thx.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Tin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's no danger of the motor blowing up. It just won't run well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The platinum plugs will last longer but there will be no difference
>>>>> in the way the engine runs no matter which plug is used.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not true IF high power plugs are required.
>>>
>>>
>>> Never heard of "high power plugs", care to explain what they are and
>>> when the are required ?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Poor choice of words. There are different varities of plugs, some of them
>> are designed to provide high output. If high output plugs are called for,
>> they must be used. I agree with you, if high output plugs are not called
>> for, they probably are not worth the added cost.
>>
>
> There is no such thing as " high output plugs".
>
>
>
>> I once owned a GM car that needed something special in the plug. The
>> catalog at the parts house gave a listing for a plug that was missing a
>> letter or number somewhere in the middle, and this missing digit denoted
>> that the plugs were "high output". I attempted to use the plugs, and the
>> car would not run for crap. Since I was not able to understand all of the
>> digits of the part number, I missed the significance of a digit that was
>> not on the new plugs that I had in my hand.
>
>
> I'll say it again, there's no such thing as "high output plugs". My bet
> is that the parts guy gave you a shorter reach spark plug instead of a
> long reach plug.


Your bet would cost you money. The two plugs I had were physically identical
in size, the difference was internal and was denoted by a missing digit in
the part number on the new plugs. The digit was a C if my memory is correct.

It doesn't really matter what my particular experience was. My point is, if
there is a requirement for the digit, then one must be sure the digit is
there. In my case, a digit was missing and the plugs did not work. Does that
digit denote Platinum? Can Platinum plugs be made both with and without the
digit my plugs were missing? My guess is that the missing digit had nothing
at all to do with the platinum content, and I'm certain that neither plug I
had was platinum.

Jeff Strickland

"Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>> news:g5DRh.6249$B25.4126@news01.roc.ny...
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:2RCRh.265$eC.105@trndny03...
>>>>
>>>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:WiiRh.6165$B25.4846@news01.roc.ny...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:qWgRh.5945$bM1.1484@trnddc03...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "tinman" <tintinrao@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1175812171.360267.184210@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
>>>>>>> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thx.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Tin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's no danger of the motor blowing up. It just won't run well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The platinum plugs will last longer but there will be no difference
>>>>> in the way the engine runs no matter which plug is used.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not true IF high power plugs are required.
>>>
>>>
>>> Never heard of "high power plugs", care to explain what they are and
>>> when the are required ?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Poor choice of words. There are different varities of plugs, some of them
>> are designed to provide high output. If high output plugs are called for,
>> they must be used. I agree with you, if high output plugs are not called
>> for, they probably are not worth the added cost.
>>
>
> There is no such thing as " high output plugs".
>
>
>
>> I once owned a GM car that needed something special in the plug. The
>> catalog at the parts house gave a listing for a plug that was missing a
>> letter or number somewhere in the middle, and this missing digit denoted
>> that the plugs were "high output". I attempted to use the plugs, and the
>> car would not run for crap. Since I was not able to understand all of the
>> digits of the part number, I missed the significance of a digit that was
>> not on the new plugs that I had in my hand.
>
>
> I'll say it again, there's no such thing as "high output plugs". My bet
> is that the parts guy gave you a shorter reach spark plug instead of a
> long reach plug.


Your bet would cost you money. The two plugs I had were physically identical
in size, the difference was internal and was denoted by a missing digit in
the part number on the new plugs. The digit was a C if my memory is correct.

It doesn't really matter what my particular experience was. My point is, if
there is a requirement for the digit, then one must be sure the digit is
there. In my case, a digit was missing and the plugs did not work. Does that
digit denote Platinum? Can Platinum plugs be made both with and without the
digit my plugs were missing? My guess is that the missing digit had nothing
at all to do with the platinum content, and I'm certain that neither plug I
had was platinum.

Jeff Strickland

"Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:%rORh.5187$Cl.3582@trndny08...
>>
>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>> news:g5DRh.6249$B25.4126@news01.roc.ny...
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:2RCRh.265$eC.105@trndny03...
>>>>
>>>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:WiiRh.6165$B25.4846@news01.roc.ny...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:qWgRh.5945$bM1.1484@trnddc03...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "tinman" <tintinrao@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1175812171.360267.184210@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
>>>>>>> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thx.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Tin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's no danger of the motor blowing up. It just won't run well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The platinum plugs will last longer but there will be no difference
>>>>> in the way the engine runs no matter which plug is used.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not true IF high power plugs are required.
>>>
>>>
>>> Never heard of "high power plugs", care to explain what they are and
>>> when the are required ?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Poor choice of words. There are different varities of plugs, some of them
>> are designed to provide high output. If high output plugs are called for,
>> they must be used. I agree with you, if high output plugs are not called
>> for, they probably are not worth the added cost.
>>
>
> There is no such thing as " high output plugs".
>
>
>
>> I once owned a GM car that needed something special in the plug. The
>> catalog at the parts house gave a listing for a plug that was missing a
>> letter or number somewhere in the middle, and this missing digit denoted
>> that the plugs were "high output". I attempted to use the plugs, and the
>> car would not run for crap. Since I was not able to understand all of the
>> digits of the part number, I missed the significance of a digit that was
>> not on the new plugs that I had in my hand.
>
>
> I'll say it again, there's no such thing as "high output plugs". My bet
> is that the parts guy gave you a shorter reach spark plug instead of a
> long reach plug.


Your bet would cost you money. The two plugs I had were physically identical
in size, the difference was internal and was denoted by a missing digit in
the part number on the new plugs. The digit was a C if my memory is correct.

It doesn't really matter what my particular experience was. My point is, if
there is a requirement for the digit, then one must be sure the digit is
there. In my case, a digit was missing and the plugs did not work. Does that
digit denote Platinum? Can Platinum plugs be made both with and without the
digit my plugs were missing? My guess is that the missing digit had nothing
at all to do with the platinum content, and I'm certain that neither plug I
had was platinum.

billy ray

The following excerpt is from the 2003 Mopar Spark Plug Catalogue (page 9)

"The spark plugs below are specifically designed by Bosch for the optimum
performance of your Mopar engine. Each package contains four spark plugs."
and then lists the engines are recommended sparks.

I'll forward a copy to Bill for his records.


"Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>> news:g5DRh.6249$B25.4126@news01.roc.ny...
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:2RCRh.265$eC.105@trndny03...
>>>>
>>>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:WiiRh.6165$B25.4846@news01.roc.ny...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:qWgRh.5945$bM1.1484@trnddc03...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "tinman" <tintinrao@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1175812171.360267.184210@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
>>>>>>> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thx.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Tin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's no danger of the motor blowing up. It just won't run well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The platinum plugs will last longer but there will be no difference
>>>>> in the way the engine runs no matter which plug is used.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not true IF high power plugs are required.
>>>
>>>
>>> Never heard of "high power plugs", care to explain what they are and
>>> when the are required ?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Poor choice of words. There are different varities of plugs, some of them
>> are designed to provide high output. If high output plugs are called for,
>> they must be used. I agree with you, if high output plugs are not called
>> for, they probably are not worth the added cost.
>>
>
> There is no such thing as " high output plugs".
>
>
>
>> I once owned a GM car that needed something special in the plug. The
>> catalog at the parts house gave a listing for a plug that was missing a
>> letter or number somewhere in the middle, and this missing digit denoted
>> that the plugs were "high output". I attempted to use the plugs, and the
>> car would not run for crap. Since I was not able to understand all of the
>> digits of the part number, I missed the significance of a digit that was
>> not on the new plugs that I had in my hand.
>
>
> I'll say it again, there's no such thing as "high output plugs". My bet
> is that the parts guy gave you a shorter reach spark plug instead of a
> long reach plug. I have run across that before on the older GM's and they
> will run like crap with the shorter plugs installed. If the missing digit
> had been at the end it would have been an "R" designating a reistor plug.
> That wouln'd make the car run poorly. A missing digit in the middle would
> either be plug reach or heat range.
>
> I'll bet what the parts guy was trying to tell you is that the sprk plugs
> were listed for the "high output" engine option, not that it was a "high
> output" spark plug
>
>>
>> I am not saying that the OP needs platinum plugs, I'm saying that there
>> is benefit in some motors for them.
>
>
> Platinum plugs will last longer, that's all. They will not make the
> engine run an different.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> I agree that platinum plugs won't hurt, and they could help. But if
>>>> they are REQUIRED then they have to be used.
>>>
>>> I have never seen an engine that REQUIRED plantinum plugs. Platinum
>>> plugs are usually used in applications where the plugs are a bitch to
>>> replace. The are generally good for 60,000 - 100,000 miles. I have seen
>>> regular plugs used in place of platinums quite often and they perform no
>>> differently except they don't last as long.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Having said that, I do not believe they are required.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

billy ray

The following excerpt is from the 2003 Mopar Spark Plug Catalogue (page 9)

"The spark plugs below are specifically designed by Bosch for the optimum
performance of your Mopar engine. Each package contains four spark plugs."
and then lists the engines are recommended sparks.

I'll forward a copy to Bill for his records.


"Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:%rORh.5187$Cl.3582@trndny08...
>>
>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>> news:g5DRh.6249$B25.4126@news01.roc.ny...
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:2RCRh.265$eC.105@trndny03...
>>>>
>>>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:WiiRh.6165$B25.4846@news01.roc.ny...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:qWgRh.5945$bM1.1484@trnddc03...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "tinman" <tintinrao@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1175812171.360267.184210@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
>>>>>>> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thx.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Tin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's no danger of the motor blowing up. It just won't run well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The platinum plugs will last longer but there will be no difference
>>>>> in the way the engine runs no matter which plug is used.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not true IF high power plugs are required.
>>>
>>>
>>> Never heard of "high power plugs", care to explain what they are and
>>> when the are required ?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Poor choice of words. There are different varities of plugs, some of them
>> are designed to provide high output. If high output plugs are called for,
>> they must be used. I agree with you, if high output plugs are not called
>> for, they probably are not worth the added cost.
>>
>
> There is no such thing as " high output plugs".
>
>
>
>> I once owned a GM car that needed something special in the plug. The
>> catalog at the parts house gave a listing for a plug that was missing a
>> letter or number somewhere in the middle, and this missing digit denoted
>> that the plugs were "high output". I attempted to use the plugs, and the
>> car would not run for crap. Since I was not able to understand all of the
>> digits of the part number, I missed the significance of a digit that was
>> not on the new plugs that I had in my hand.
>
>
> I'll say it again, there's no such thing as "high output plugs". My bet
> is that the parts guy gave you a shorter reach spark plug instead of a
> long reach plug. I have run across that before on the older GM's and they
> will run like crap with the shorter plugs installed. If the missing digit
> had been at the end it would have been an "R" designating a reistor plug.
> That wouln'd make the car run poorly. A missing digit in the middle would
> either be plug reach or heat range.
>
> I'll bet what the parts guy was trying to tell you is that the sprk plugs
> were listed for the "high output" engine option, not that it was a "high
> output" spark plug
>
>>
>> I am not saying that the OP needs platinum plugs, I'm saying that there
>> is benefit in some motors for them.
>
>
> Platinum plugs will last longer, that's all. They will not make the
> engine run an different.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> I agree that platinum plugs won't hurt, and they could help. But if
>>>> they are REQUIRED then they have to be used.
>>>
>>> I have never seen an engine that REQUIRED plantinum plugs. Platinum
>>> plugs are usually used in applications where the plugs are a bitch to
>>> replace. The are generally good for 60,000 - 100,000 miles. I have seen
>>> regular plugs used in place of platinums quite often and they perform no
>>> differently except they don't last as long.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Having said that, I do not believe they are required.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

billy ray

The following excerpt is from the 2003 Mopar Spark Plug Catalogue (page 9)

"The spark plugs below are specifically designed by Bosch for the optimum
performance of your Mopar engine. Each package contains four spark plugs."
and then lists the engines are recommended sparks.

I'll forward a copy to Bill for his records.


"Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:%rORh.5187$Cl.3582@trndny08...
>>
>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>> news:g5DRh.6249$B25.4126@news01.roc.ny...
>>>
>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:2RCRh.265$eC.105@trndny03...
>>>>
>>>> "Mike" <mik@localnet.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:WiiRh.6165$B25.4846@news01.roc.ny...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:qWgRh.5945$bM1.1484@trnddc03...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "tinman" <tintinrao@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:1175812171.360267.184210@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
>>>>>>> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thx.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Tin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's no danger of the motor blowing up. It just won't run well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The platinum plugs will last longer but there will be no difference
>>>>> in the way the engine runs no matter which plug is used.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not true IF high power plugs are required.
>>>
>>>
>>> Never heard of "high power plugs", care to explain what they are and
>>> when the are required ?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Poor choice of words. There are different varities of plugs, some of them
>> are designed to provide high output. If high output plugs are called for,
>> they must be used. I agree with you, if high output plugs are not called
>> for, they probably are not worth the added cost.
>>
>
> There is no such thing as " high output plugs".
>
>
>
>> I once owned a GM car that needed something special in the plug. The
>> catalog at the parts house gave a listing for a plug that was missing a
>> letter or number somewhere in the middle, and this missing digit denoted
>> that the plugs were "high output". I attempted to use the plugs, and the
>> car would not run for crap. Since I was not able to understand all of the
>> digits of the part number, I missed the significance of a digit that was
>> not on the new plugs that I had in my hand.
>
>
> I'll say it again, there's no such thing as "high output plugs". My bet
> is that the parts guy gave you a shorter reach spark plug instead of a
> long reach plug. I have run across that before on the older GM's and they
> will run like crap with the shorter plugs installed. If the missing digit
> had been at the end it would have been an "R" designating a reistor plug.
> That wouln'd make the car run poorly. A missing digit in the middle would
> either be plug reach or heat range.
>
> I'll bet what the parts guy was trying to tell you is that the sprk plugs
> were listed for the "high output" engine option, not that it was a "high
> output" spark plug
>
>>
>> I am not saying that the OP needs platinum plugs, I'm saying that there
>> is benefit in some motors for them.
>
>
> Platinum plugs will last longer, that's all. They will not make the
> engine run an different.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> I agree that platinum plugs won't hurt, and they could help. But if
>>>> they are REQUIRED then they have to be used.
>>>
>>> I have never seen an engine that REQUIRED plantinum plugs. Platinum
>>> plugs are usually used in applications where the plugs are a bitch to
>>> replace. The are generally good for 60,000 - 100,000 miles. I have seen
>>> regular plugs used in place of platinums quite often and they perform no
>>> differently except they don't last as long.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Having said that, I do not believe they are required.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Lon

Depends on where you live. If your engine is spec'd with platinum plugs
for emissions [should be in your owners manual] then a mechanic might
get in trouble replacing them with anything else, depending on the local
smog laws.

You could always call a dealer parts place and ask them if that engine
spec's platinum plugs as oem. Apparently some of the 99 engines do.
A dealer parts department would also be able to tell you if you must
replace them with platinum for smog reasons or not.


tinman proclaimed:

> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>
> thx.
>
> -Tin
>
>
>>That's a load of bull.
>>
>>For that much you may as well go buy six plat plugs like the ones
>>that are in there and take them to the mechanic to install. Just remind
>>them to take off the cost of OEM regular plugs from your ticket or give
>>you the plugs since you paid for them.
>>
>>--
>>DougW
>
>
>

Lon

Depends on where you live. If your engine is spec'd with platinum plugs
for emissions [should be in your owners manual] then a mechanic might
get in trouble replacing them with anything else, depending on the local
smog laws.

You could always call a dealer parts place and ask them if that engine
spec's platinum plugs as oem. Apparently some of the 99 engines do.
A dealer parts department would also be able to tell you if you must
replace them with platinum for smog reasons or not.


tinman proclaimed:

> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>
> thx.
>
> -Tin
>
>
>>That's a load of bull.
>>
>>For that much you may as well go buy six plat plugs like the ones
>>that are in there and take them to the mechanic to install. Just remind
>>them to take off the cost of OEM regular plugs from your ticket or give
>>you the plugs since you paid for them.
>>
>>--
>>DougW
>
>
>

Lon

Depends on where you live. If your engine is spec'd with platinum plugs
for emissions [should be in your owners manual] then a mechanic might
get in trouble replacing them with anything else, depending on the local
smog laws.

You could always call a dealer parts place and ask them if that engine
spec's platinum plugs as oem. Apparently some of the 99 engines do.
A dealer parts department would also be able to tell you if you must
replace them with platinum for smog reasons or not.


tinman proclaimed:

> Thanks, Doug. I'm just going to insist he replace them with regular
> plugs and I'll take the *chance* of the engine blowing up :)
>
> thx.
>
> -Tin
>
>
>>That's a load of bull.
>>
>>For that much you may as well go buy six plat plugs like the ones
>>that are in there and take them to the mechanic to install. Just remind
>>them to take off the cost of OEM regular plugs from your ticket or give
>>you the plugs since you paid for them.
>>
>>--
>>DougW
>
>
>

Lon

Looks like it, the Mopar part number is
Mopar SP000ZFR5N Resistor Copper Plug

The only mention I can find of platinums is for the HO 4.7

Ask your mechanic if he has a smog license and wants to keep it.
Some states are more hostile than others regarding smog scams.


billy ray proclaimed:

> That engine came from the factory with copper Champions as your 'mechanic'
> well knows.
>
> If you have had no drivability problems with the Platinums (I haven't in 3
> Jeeps) you can continue with them but be advised Bosch Platinums RETAIL for
> less than $2.50 each.
>
>
>
> "tinman" <tintinrao@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1175811236.341976.127850@d57g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have my '99GC 4.0L 6cyl in the shop for a 90K maintenance. The
>>mechanic
>>just called me and says that he found platinum plugs in there and so
>>he must
>>replace them with platinum plugs. He insists that he cannot replace
>>platinum
>>plugs with regular plugs (which are included in the maintenace charge)
>>and
>>wants to charge me $12 extra per plug. Is this true? I do not intend
>>to keep
>>the car long enough to justify the benefit of platinum plugs, so I'm
>>inclined
>>to go with regular plugs. Is there any downside to this or am I just
>>getting
>>scammed?
>>
>>thanks.
>>
>>-Tin
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