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Post by wazzbo on Sept 15, 2016 11:50:15 GMT
I read they fake them as well Paul,there's no escaping the fakers.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 22:20:53 GMT
is it better to buy from halfords or david silvers compared to on line sites
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 22:53:12 GMT
Prob a safer bet.
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Post by davefirestorm on Mar 19, 2017 23:18:28 GMT
I only buy from "proper" sources ie non eBay/auto jumble,usualy at a motor factors my brother uses but I've had duds from them in past but always been replaced
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Post by Mike1962 on Apr 2, 2017 19:53:56 GMT
I bought a 'service kit' off ebay for my suzuki van van which I use as a daily ride around bike. The other day it just would not start. I tried everything......eventually swapping the plug for an old one I had kept from when I first bought it....... started first click!
From now on I will only buy from reputable outlets!
(on reflection the oil filter felt a bit..........off...... compared to the one I was taking off but thought it might just be because the one going in wasn't soaking in oil, crud etc so just put it in..............I'll be changing that soon too!)
You live and learn!
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Post by bruciethefish on May 11, 2018 22:45:20 GMT
Considering that my bike seems to be running a bit hot with new plugs in, think I'd better check... Didn't know fake plugs were even a thing..!
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Post by rickntheo on May 12, 2018 7:47:39 GMT
Me too
I thought a spark plug was a spark plug
what next
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Post by buster on May 29, 2018 8:29:50 GMT
I do wonder whether these reports of plug gaps closing up are down to these fake plugs being longer than the proper NGK.... I wouldnt think the fakes are longer (they might be) as anyone could spot them easily, probably more likely that they are simply made of cheap inferior materials and that will have a massive effect on performance just because a plug is the front line of your ignition system. If the electrode that you adjust to gap a plug is made from rubbish its likely to distort from the heat and extreme conditions in the combustion chamber (if it opens up it could make a mess of your slugs, if it closes up itll most likely feel like running out of juice). A company like ngk will have strict qc and any materials that dont make the grade will simply be sent back to the supplier (I used to be qc at a firm that made suspension bushes and iso9002 runs right through the manufacturing process) as for the fakes, the insulators probably rubbish ditto the core and electrodes, probably best avoided |
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