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Old 08-16-2005, 08:08 AM
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Best/cheapest place to purchase spark plugs?

I am almost 30k miles after i changed my plugs and did a tune-up. I forgot the place i ordered the whole kit from and it was really cheap. In the kit, i got 6 plugs, oil/fuel/air filter. Does anyone know where is maxima.org's prefered place to purchase these items? thanks in advnace
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if you used platinum plugs, then you can go 60k between changes... read the stickies.
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if you used platinum plugs, then you can go 60k between changes... read the stickies.
Thanks!!!

Yea i used ngk oem, so i guess i just need to do fuel filter which btw is PIA to change.
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fuel filters aren't too bad.
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Old 09-06-2005, 07:30 PM
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i bought my iridium plugs from ebay...it was the best price i found...
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Old 09-06-2005, 08:41 PM
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Autozone. Consider the convenience of getting it right now and no shipping charge.
 
Old 09-06-2005, 09:36 PM
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I bought 6 bosch platinums, a fuel filter, and a pcv valve for like 28 bucks at autozone. Cheap as hell. DOOO IT
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Old 09-07-2005, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by gassian
i bought my iridium plugs from ebay...it was the best price i found...
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I thought maxima's didnt like anything but OEM NGK's.
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Originally Posted by NY 95 VQ30DE
I bought 6 bosch platinums, a fuel filter, and a pcv valve for like 28 bucks at autozone. Cheap as hell. DOOO IT
The Bosch plugs will make your car run like crap... if you haven't put them in yet, go return them and buy NGK V-power copper plugs.
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if you used platinum plugs, then you can go 60k between changes... read the stickies.
Unless driven predominantly city miles, the NGK platinum plugs will last longer than 60K. I have 60,400 miles on my OEM plugs (and engine) with about 80% highway miles and the car runs like it did on day 1. I have no intentions of replacing those plugs anytime soon and they will have been in the car 11 years on October 1, lol!

I know I will be flamed, but I get better gas mileage than any 4th Gen I've seen on this board. The same goes for the PCV valve. I was thinking about replacing it. I talked to a Nissan parts manager yesterday who said he hasn't sold a PCV valve in over a year. Now if I fail emissions later this month, I take all this back, lol!
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The same goes for the PCV valve. I was thinking about replacing it. I talked to a Nissan parts manager yesterday who said he hasn't sold a PCV valve in over a year. Now if I fail emissions later this month, I take all this back, lol!
Bobo - FYI, the PCV valve that was on the valve cover I swapped out with mine was clogged - 19k on the 1999 engine it came from. Given the care you take of your car, I doubt you'll have any trouble passing emissions.
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Originally Posted by njmodi
The Bosch plugs will make your car run like crap... if you haven't put them in yet, go return them and buy NGK V-power copper plugs.

Hmmm.....the car seems to be running fine.

I bought it with 114k and Bosch +4's in it, now, at 119k, i just did a tuneup, regular paltinums are in it. Performance is up slightly.
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Originally Posted by NY 95 VQ30DE
Hmmm.....the car seems to be running fine.

I bought it with 114k and Bosch +4's in it, now, at 119k, i just did a tuneup, regular paltinums are in it. Performance is up slightly.
Since you've never run NGK's you don't have a good reference for comparison... try the NGK V-power coppers - they run 15 bucks for all 6. Just my 2 cents.. if the Bosch are running fine, it's up to you
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