RE: platinum plugs

["Dan Sinclair" <sinclair@prospro.com>]

First and last comment on Bosch Plats.  I ran a set of 4 in my Toyota 22R
4-banger.  After <2000 miles, one of the platinum electrodes actually broke
loose and slid out of the ceramic, bridging the gap solid.  Tough to get
spark when the gap is reduced to .000".   I wrote it off as a fluke, but
after switching from single Platinums to W7DTCs in my Audi 90, I won't be
going back.  For $3.25 mail order, there's no contest.  Sometimes stock is
your best option...

Dan Sinclair
1988 Audi 90, 68K mi.
Photo and details online at:
http://131.107.68.28/a4.org/registry/details.asp?car=761

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
[mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Sachelle Babbar
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 1:08 PM
To: Jay Rabe
Cc: Quattro list
Subject: Re: platinum plugs


It only says that those will replace whatever the original plug is.

I've used the Platinums in my old KH and tried them in my MC. They don't
work with our engines. They were great in my non turbo. I think it's not
worth gouging a cylinder with electrode and insulator bits (what would
have happened to mine if I continued their use).

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*Steve                                             Sachelle Babbar
*'87  5000CS Turbo 5spd 1.3-2.0 bar             <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU>
*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
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*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own
*personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use caution as
*your results may vary from mine."
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On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Jay Rabe wrote:

>     OK the single platinums might not work well in our turbo cars, but i
> cannot see as a whole calling them junk.  Bosch books do have a listing
> for the +4 in the 5kts (even says MC).  It is a brand new book for the
> +4.
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> Jay
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