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Old 28-02-2008, 04:21 PM   #1
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Default WHat to use to clean Ngk IR tip plugs

Hey i have these plugs off a Au3 bout 50-60 thou old im pretty sure, im going to regap em to 1.1mm, what can i use to clean em i have throttle body cleaner is that good? can i give em a file on the tips

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Old 28-02-2008, 04:25 PM   #2
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After that many k's they'd be knackered and to me they certainly look it. Time for some new ones.
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they came out of a running car? very smooth to drive aswel
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Old 28-02-2008, 06:35 PM   #4
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i might go in and just get new standard ones, i was hoping to use these with my new hurricane Leads, buggger it i guess.
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Old 28-02-2008, 08:37 PM   #5
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Hurricane ftw !
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Damn they have had a hard time for 50-60 thou.
i pulled mine out around the 75-80 thou mark and my electrodes were a lot cleaner.

The Iridium tips are very fragile and can be damaged easily when trying to gap them down more.

Petrol works well in cleaning them up.

I resorted to getting NGK R plugs again ... I couldn't be stuffed coughing up $120-ish for spark plugs. So far though I am finding the basic plugs do the same job and have been in there for a bit now and still fine (they are gapped down to 0.8 though for LPG).
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Old 29-02-2008, 12:02 PM   #7
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you don't regap irridium plugs it will stuff the electrodes they are extremly fragile
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