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Jesse Kalms
Newbie
Queensland
JZZ31

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Reg: 09-2009

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Monday, September 07, 2009 - 06:36 pm, by:  Jesse Kalms (Slik_91) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey i'm a newbie and i was just wondering what would be the best spark plugs to use in my soarer?
cheers
Matthew Tai
TryHard
NSW
JZZNABoB

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Monday, September 07, 2009 - 06:43 pm, by:  Matthew Tai (Matttai) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hi welcome!
i use NGK iridium IX, though regular NGK nickel alloy should fire just as well. i haven't had a chance to see the difference.
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder

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Monday, September 07, 2009 - 07:00 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They reason you use Iridiums or PLatinums is you have to remove the throttlebody and intake manifold section to get to the middle plugs . SO instead of changing coppers every 10,000km and removing all this, use some Iridiums and last 60,000+ km's instead :-)
Matthew Tai
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NSW
JZZNABoB

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Monday, September 07, 2009 - 07:34 pm, by:  Matthew Tai (Matttai) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ah good thing i went the iridiums by sheer chance haha!
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 08:01 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes, its a good hour job to do the plugs on a 2JZ-GE, even when you have done it a couple of times before. Clean your throttle body while you have it apart too.
Carla Van Steenselen
Tinkerer
Queensland
SC300

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 09:23 am, by:  Carla Van Steenselen (Van) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Jesse,iridium plugs are the only way to go you don't have to change them for 60 to 80 thousand K's.
On another note,there is a cruise happening on Sun 13th,it's a great way to meet some of the guys ask questions,and have a great day out.
Hope you can make it,for more info check the events section, Qld, Ettamoga cruise.
Kristian Sibum
TryHard
WA
JZZ31 N/A 3.0

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Reg: 02-2009

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 09:20 am, by:  Kristian Sibum (2jz_wa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Pffft I disagree, More like 30 minutes work.

Did mine EASILY in half hour. Easiest thing ever to do.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 05:56 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well I never said I was fast! & thats including cleaning out the throttle body with seafoam. And yes its an easy job to do, just a bit fiddly around the rear plug.
Jesse Kalms
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Queensland
JZZ31

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 10:17 pm, by:  Jesse Kalms (Slik_91) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hey guys thanks for all of your replies
looks like NGK iridium IX are the way to go.
haha well its gonna be my first time changing spark plugs in a soarer so its gonna take me at least triple the amount of time it takes everyone else to do it.

Carla, unfortuantly i'm working on the 13th, otherwise i would come, but u can count me in next time
Matthew Tai
TryHard
NSW
JZZNABoB

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 10:42 pm, by:  Matthew Tai (Matttai) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Took me four hours the first time i tried :/
And its the only time i've tried yet :-)
Wasted a TONNE of time getting those weird bolts things off the engine vallery cover. They are like washers with threads. Didn't help the previous owner spilt a tonne of oil down there too. here are the guides i used:

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-second-generation/301377-gs300-sparkplug-swap-and-maf-cleaning.html

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/performance/116654-spark-plug-change-for-gs300.html

http://my.is/forums/f67/is300-changing-spark-plugs-340989/

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