08-03-2022, 12:16 PM | #1 |
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Can spark plugs last 50k miles with gentle drive
Dealer quoted me 1200 for spark plugs at 60k service. They said it is recommended, but did say it is not super urgent.
My question is every 30k miles seems pretty frequent compared to my understanding that spark plugs usually last 60-70k. Can this cause any damage to my engine if I just wait another 20k miles before changing? Thanks for info! |
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I changed them myself and only spent $72 in parts on FCP Euro and about $40 in tools I was missing. Took me about 3 hours, I went extremely slow and careful.
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Any shop that'll do it for basement bargain pricing buyer beware. You get what you pay for. DIY it is best. |
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08-04-2022, 11:59 AM | #9 |
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What are you talking about? There's tons of reputable shops in the Bay Area that can do spark plug swaps for around $200-300 range. It's not that difficult and it doesn't take much labor hour.
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tbh I've had cheap ass labor done by absolute car nuts, who just wanted a side job. I've also had str8 garbage service at the stealership. cost cannot just be a determining factor. |
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If you drive easy then it will likely not be an issue.
Watch the YT videos and do the job yourself. It's very satisfying, and quite easy.
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Guy shops around for prices and two shops give quotes around 300 and 900 for spark plug swaps. Guy chooses 900 because he considers that shop values their time more than others and thus does a quality job
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Spark plugs are constantly firing to ignite the fuel inside the engine. You can't really squeeze 20k more miles because you don't redline often lol. If you're stock tune, 60k miles is the recommended interval. If you're tuned stage 2, then much frequent spark plug replacement interval is needed. |
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You couldn't be more wrong. My indy is a great guy, and I trust him 100%. He is a long time BMW guy/dork, and is 5 minutes from my house. He works on my Dad's M4 as well. He does quality work. Also, DIY doesnt work for me anymore. I have bone on bone arthritis that unfotunately, keeps me from wrencing on cars anymore. 35+ years of wrenching on bikes professionally on top a firefighter career has ruined my hands. And it drives me nuts that I can't pull a plug without pain. Trust me, I would give both my balls an a kidney to be be able to have no more pain, and to get my strenght back. At least I can still ride my bike.... josh |
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So on a reasonable higher end, $100 for spark plugs, $120 shop rate. Call it $300 because I'm a nice guy. $300, maybe $400 if it goes into 2 hours. Maybe you add in new coils too. Worst case: new coils + plugs + service for 2 hours. $150 + $100 + $240 = $490 |
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I went to an independent BMW shop (Canada), they're one of the most reputable ones for BMWs here. For air filter and spark plug change it only cost me ~300 CAD. I supplied the parts, though, so that's just labour only. Not bad when my dealership was quoting $1500.
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With FCP lifetime warranty and Paypal free return shipping, the cost of ownership should be less than any other vehicle for I have not found the same type of deals for the Japanese, American, Italian, or Korean vehicles. Basically less than a few grand for everything for the life of the vehicle or as long as you own the car, so it is advantageous to keep the car long time.
Likely the only true costs of the car are tires, gas, and insurance (if leaving stock).
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