coolsi Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 what brand of spark plug do you guys recommend for the es300? ;)
SKperformance Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 oem platinum plugs are best but any plat will do as they last longer no real preformance difference just a real pain in the sass to change and the plats last longer
SKperformance Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 expect to pay for what? the plugs ...call the dealer
steviej Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 platinums run around $3.95 - $4.95 ea around Boston. regulars around $1.95 ea. Don't get fooled by gimicks either. You don't need the splitfire tips, the dual dips or even the Bosch +4 tips. The simple tride and true single post and tip gapped correctly (of coarse) will be just fine. steviej
zeta Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 i never figured out the point of having 4 tips instead of one. wouldn't it just make a larger spark? but i don't know how that would really affect driving.
SKperformance Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 the history books are full of ingenious ideas of manufactures over the past 100 years the idea of a 4 conductors is for reduction of resistance by giving the spark options as the tips wear it looks for the shortist gap to jump hope this helps
zeta Posted April 14, 2003 Posted April 14, 2003 ahh okay. i see now. but i don't think this would really make a drastic difference in the car's performance.
jexus Posted April 29, 2003 Posted April 29, 2003 All well and good, but where are the plugs? And how doesone go about changing them? There does not seem to be anything about it in the owner's manual and supplement - just the name and part number. I looked under the hood and found nothing. They recommend changing at 60,000 miles, but how? [i've got a 1998 ES300] -- Jexus
steviej Posted May 1, 2003 Posted May 1, 2003 Chilton and Hayes both publish an aftermarket service manual for the 97-01 ES. (also covers Camry, Avalon and Solara). You can get this for about $20 on Amazon. The answers you seek will be found there. You may also find an authentic Lexus service manual for your 98 on ebay. From the dealer, they are a 2-3 volume set and run for about $100-$150 each. I haven't used the non-Lexus published CD version so frequently sold on ebay, so I won't comment. steviej
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