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SPARK PLUGS
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Tomahawk Dog
6️⃣ Aficionado
The dealer sells oil filters for $5-6 believe it or not
Spark plugs are not that much more than a NAPA or Auto Zone,.......... and they are OEM.
In this world today always buy from a reputable source,
a cheap made oil filter can fall apart, clog ports in your engine and cause major problems
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Tomahawk Dog
6️⃣ Aficionado
If you changed the plugs every 60K and plugs were $15 each.
The total of 6 plugs every 60,000 cost would be less than .50 cents extra per fill up.
Just say'in....
The total of 6 plugs every 60,000 cost would be less than .50 cents extra per fill up.
Just say'in....
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BlazingBlue_XP Taco
2️⃣ Bronze
I ran across a “Japanese maintenance schedule” which was stating that many of the intervals (in Japan) that they follow are basically HALF of what US owners manuals and dealership service uses. For example, spark plugs at 30k miles (the article stated MILES but surely in JP it is Kilometers). Same for coolant, diff fluids, steering fluid, etc. Etc. Repeating (at nausea) that the maintenance costs are much better than replacing engines and transmissions, for example. Yeah yeah I agree with a pinch of salt. Someone argued all (most) automobiles there are “severe duty) stop and go, constantly (worse than Atlanta -or LA, NYC?) but that is the culture there in Japan. IDK. Here we have much longer driving opportunities? In a much larger country. I don’t know but I’m sure there are not many times in Japan they go off on 1000-2000 mile trips as I do once a month or so during this last year.
Sorry that was LONG
Also just looking up something simple as SPARK PLUG for my Tacoma, comparing prices, seems to end in a lot of inconsistency in results. I have a 2016. even with looking at the dealership parts pages and the official Denso website. The dealer parts show a photo of single prong plug. Google states it’s a 3 prong. Part numbers everywhere not matching. It’s just a lot harder than it should be. Like you? Or someone here stated dealer parts counter is not that much more(sources pending, but mostly yes not much more or sometimes it can be cheaper $11.20 each vs almost $30.00 at NAPA. FOR THE SAME as best as I was able to figure.
Also Denso site lists 8 matches when I enter the VIN for my V6. 6 results for 4 plug sets and 2 for 6 plug sets. Of the 2 x6 show a gap of 0.040 and 0.032 (1mm - 0.8mm)
I am glad I kept digging to find that the smaller gap is the one my engine needs. Google helped explain in great detail the difference in the 2 gap specs, much more than I would have expected.
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Bottman
3️⃣ Silver
Welcome BlazingBlue!
I think a lot of people in the US actually should consider following the severe duty schedule. I live in the hot dusty desert so, I follow the severe duty schedule. I would rather change things early than late. I am not being critical of those who do follow the regular maintenance schedule. I waited a long time to get my truck and I would just rather error on doing the maintenance early rather than take any chances with the truck I waited so long to get.
I think a lot of people in the US actually should consider following the severe duty schedule. I live in the hot dusty desert so, I follow the severe duty schedule. I would rather change things early than late. I am not being critical of those who do follow the regular maintenance schedule. I waited a long time to get my truck and I would just rather error on doing the maintenance early rather than take any chances with the truck I waited so long to get.
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