General vehicle thread

[Erni]

After 140k miles I changed the sparkplugs on the Yaris. Iridium plugs are amazing. New gap is 0.044, measured the plugs and they were not over 0.045. Dang!
Still they were a bit sooty and the non iridium looked worn. NGK and Toy specify to chsngr them at 120k. Feels smoother at idle now. The rough idle made me think something may be off, but just wear.

[00tec]

After 140k miles I changed the sparkplugs on the Yaris. Iridium plugs are amazing. New gap is 0.044, measured the plugs and they were not over 0.045. Dang!
Still they were a bit sooty and the non iridium looked worn. NGK and Toy specify to chsngr them at 120k. Feels smoother at idle now. The rough idle made me think something may be off, but just wear.

Iridium plugs on my truck got changed yesterday. They come out of the box at .032. I had .034 to .040. No idea how long they were in the truck. Has 148k mi

[Erni]

Iridium plugs on my truck got changed yesterday. They come out of the box at .032. I had .034 to .040. No idea how long they were in the truck. Has 148k mi

My guess is 148k

[Erni]

Although with that range someone probably adjusted them.

[ray1970]

Probably about time to toss a set of plugs in my truck. Thanks for reminding me.

[00tec]

My guess is 148k

Maybe. I was tipped off to their condition on Friday morning when it was 12 degrees. The truck was making more boost than usual because of the cold and blowing out the spark.
I gapped the new ones to .028 to function better with the tune.

[cstone]

After 140k miles I changed the sparkplugs on the Yaris. Iridium plugs are amazing. New gap is 0.044, measured the plugs and they were not over 0.045. Dang!
Still they were a bit sooty and the non iridium looked worn. NGK and Toy specify to chsngr them at 120k. Feels smoother at idle now. The rough idle made me think something may be off, but just wear.

I put new plugs in my (now daughter's) 2008 Yaris at 100k. So easy to do just about anything to that car and the plugs are no exception. I don't know how long the car will last but regular maintenance should keep the little four banger going for a long, long time.

[Great-Kazoo]

I put new plugs in my (now daughter's) 2008 Yaris at 100k. So easy to do just about anything to that car and the plugs are no exception. I don't know how long the car will last but regular maintenance should keep the little four banger going for a long, long time.

you could fit that yaris in this unit
https://prescott.craigslist.org/cto/...979566546.html



or this one with the factory exterior grab rails

https://prescott.craigslist.org/cto/...982452794.html

[MrPrena]

If you can change spark plugs for f10 M5 or E9x M3, you can basically change spark plugs of ~ 99% vehicles out there.
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f...ugs/1VnZ93ygEq


S65 engine has been so far the most difficult one to change.

[Erni]

I put new plugs in my (now daughter's) 2008 Yaris at 100k. So easy to do just about anything to that car and the plugs are no exception. I don't know how long the car will last but regular maintenance should keep the little four banger going for a long, long time.

Yeah, I basically tried to pull one plug to get the condition and number, and then just kept going.

Some dude on Yaris forum got it to 250k. I am torn if I keep it past next year. It drives fine, but commute is getting longer and I am getting older and want a bit more comfort.