Andy T 0 Posted December 1, 2003 Found that my G60 had the 'wrong' plugs, they were the type for the 1.8 GTI engine. I went out and bought the proper Bosch G60 platinum plugs, £9.25+VAT each!!! The car seemed to run fine on the GTI plugs, so why do they need to be different? The core/prong are tiny little things, how many miles should they last? cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furkz 0 Posted December 1, 2003 that was the same question i asked......???? apparently after some duration they can start to wear down the performance...... i was told this by a "specialist" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h100vw 0 Posted December 2, 2003 W6DPO are platinum and they last for eons cos they erode really slowly. Standard plugs are past their best in 10K. Gavin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy T 0 Posted December 2, 2003 Aye, it seems they are a good long term investment, up to 60k miles apparantly! :D cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Tony 0 Posted December 4, 2003 VW seem to change them every three years if you go with VAG servicing So I suppose they are cheaper than replacing every year. And there is only four :lol: Not often you can say the G60 gives good value in this way :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted December 5, 2003 Yeah, I havn't really got a problem with paying £40 for a set when they last 4-5 years... Apparently its worth giving them a clean every year tho... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 6, 2003 With forced induction engines you do need platinums. When I had my 16V Turbo, I stuck some normal Bosch triples in and it ran like a bag of poo. So I put some Audi S3 plugs in (£20 each!) and it ran like a dream. Platinums have a more concentrated spark to cope with the increased gas speed and volumetric. They also cope with the heat better. K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corradovr6sc 0 Posted December 6, 2003 Are copper electrode plugs ok for FI? They seem to be used a lot on the US, especially on supercharged vws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 6, 2003 If you've got a VR6 supercharged, might be better to use the NGK plats or perhaps some S3 jobbies, I think they're same thread size. There are some iridium plugs doing the rounds at the moment which seem to be getting good reviews. I think Nippon-denso make them. Kev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g60bv 0 Posted December 8, 2003 the originals are the best even thou they are a tenner each, it's to do with the heat generated by forced induction, but they do last for ages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
