spark plugs

[jamaican]

i have yet to see a proper thread about spark plugs... and i'm wondering what kind you guys are using... manual says to use BKR5E11 or BKR6E11... or something of that kind... but for '93 models... me haynes say to use BKR5ES11 or BKR6ES11... where does the S come from and why?

out of the 2 which are you guys using? there must be a better one.

i'm using NGK BKR6E11... and i gapped them to about.044

these are the old ones i had

[Tazman2]

Holy crap those plugs look like butt. Did you ever change them?! Umm i just get whatever the counter monkey's computer says for a NGK plug for a 93/94 Protege LX.

[photoeye0]

If I recall correctly the S stands for V-power. I'd check NGK web site.

[jamaican]

Holy crap those plugs look like butt. Did you ever change them?! Umm i just get whatever the counter monkey's computer says for a NGK plug for a 93/94 Protege LX.

offcourse... i change these things every 3 months or so

found it

http://www.ngksparkplugs.ca/partfinder/results.cfm

[Jho]

I run the NGK BKR6E-11 V-Powers.

[MazKid]

Don't remember the model numbers but I got the Mazda/NGK plugs and plug wires.

[jamaican]

I run the NGK BKR6E-11 V-Powers.

yea i got those too

i also have brand new NGK plug wires ( i have a spare set too ) and after driving for a couple months... where the blue wire meets the boot part for the distributor it turning brown??? is that just because of heavy driving?

[Jho]

yea i got those too

i also have brand new NGK plug wires ( i have a spare set too ) and after driving for a couple months... where the blue wire meets the boot part for the distributor it turning brown??? is that just because of heavy driving?

Turning brown? Like burnt crispy brown or oil covered brown or what?

[jamaican]

not oil brown cuz the o ring is new = disty aint leaking any more

more like burnt... just the first 1/4 inch or so, a really light brown

[beetle_orange]

change your plugs every 3 months? i change mine once every year.....if the car is lucky....

[Jho]

not oil brown cuz the o ring is new = disty aint leaking any more

more like burnt... just the first 1/4 inch or so, a really light brown

They must be getting hot. I'd try some better wires.

[jamaican]

hey... is the boot on the change rod... that covers wher it goes into the tranny important? cuz mine is broken at the clamp... it's still there hanging on... but one of the clamp end broke/dry-rotted

[Jho]

hey... is the boot on the change rod... that covers wher it goes into the tranny important? cuz mine is broken at the clamp... it's still there hanging on... but one of the clamp end broke/dry-rotted

Haha, I just saw this question in another thread.

Yup, that boot is important.

[DJ_PaRaNoIsE]

Also, out of topic while I'm here...has anyone had their wire that goes connected to the ignitio coil start to get melted? The first time I had to change my wries, was because this wire got so chewed off at the ignition coil side, that it wouldn't send the right spark. And you knwo what it was touching? the side of the battery. not even a post or any metal, but the plastic side!