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Spark plug change 850 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be Juan P. on  Fri Mar 12 11:16 CST 2004 [RELATED]

I'm bringing in my '93 850 for service next Monday morning for an oil change, transmission fluid flush/change, and perhaps spark plugs as well. After 11 years this car still has the original spark plugs in the motor. However, nowhere in the owner's manual or maintenance booklet does it say anything about changing spark plugs at an interval (my car has 103k miles). Do you think it is wise to have new plugs put in at this time?








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    Spark plug change 850 1993

    posted by  KlausC on  Sat Mar 13 10:04 CST 2004
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    If your spark plugs are original -- wow! Don't change them yourself, they could be "frozen" by now. It would be easy to snap off a plug and create a mess.








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    Spark plug change 850 1993

    posted by  Tassadar30 on  Fri Mar 12 15:04 CST 2004
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    Yeah I agree with "Jack", it wouldnt hurt anything to replace your distributor cap and plugs, you may not necessarily need to change your wires though. A major tune up in that department could run you up to 500.00(in CA.) I'd reccomend buying the Haynes book of repair on the 93 850 and do it yourself. You will save a butt load of money and if you follow the steps and use the right tools you'll find that its fairly easy and can be done in an afternoon.








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    Spark plug change 850 1993

    posted by  someone claiming to be Jack on  Fri Mar 12 11:57 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    Abolutely change the plugs!!! And the distributer cap. And the rotor. And probably the plug/coil wires. IPD has a plug, cap rotor kit and wires. You will very much appreciate the difference! And then, change plugs every 30K, cap and rotor every other plug change. Do this yourself, it is easy and much cheaper!

    96 850T 79Km







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