Nissan Latio Spart Plug So expensive ?

[Kangadrool]

Should be straight forward unless it's a boxer layout, which is not.

[Ahbao999]

There is 4 different plug available.

 

Normal, Iridium Power, Iridium Tough and Iridium Racing.

 

For Latio, they are using Iridium Tough, this type of plug last you 100k before you need to replace. Require more labour to replace so fees occur.

 

they should be using Original Genuine plug , 22401-ED71B

 

Those around $80 is normal Iridium power.

 

Example many car using Denso IK16. This is Iridium power. then if you want Iridium Tough, will be VK16. cost around 100+.

 

K16R-U11 Normal

K16 Iridium power

VK16 Iridium Tough

 

[Kangadrool]

go sgcarmart new car section, engine bay photo is there.

[Yeobh]

No much info, as the engine is cover by plastic cowling unable to view the location of spark plugs.

[Jamesc]

If you know how to screw,

 

like screw a light bulb, you can change your own plugs and save a lot of money.

 

Just buy the spark plug wrench from Autobac about $12.

 

Then just buy copper plugs $10-$15 or platinum $30-$40 or Irridium $70-$100

 

and change yourself.

 

For people who change copper plugs every 10k or irridium every 40k,

 

please let me know which company plugs you are using,

 

I also want to buy some

 

shares in that company.

 

[Yeobh]

You have make the replacing sound very simple but in actual practice may not be so for one who never ever handle a wrench Have you ever heard of mech breaking the plugs while trying to wrench it out or cross threadng while trying to screw in the plugs.

[Ingenius]

Latio change spark plug is a very massive affair. need to remove a lot of things at the front of the engine bay, which easily take an hour. thats why the long interval of change is right, and also the cost is high.

[Trex101]

Latio change spark plug is a very massive affair. need to remove a lot of things at the front of the engine bay, which easily take an hour. thats why the long interval of change is right, and also the cost is high.

 

Yes the inlet air manifold have to remove 1st before you can access the spark plugs, not as easy as most I4 engine.

[Jamesc]

You have make the replacing sound very simple but in actual practice may not be so for one who never ever handle a wrench Have you ever heard of mech breaking the plugs while trying to wrench it out or cross threadng while trying to screw in the plugs.

So many mech are under trained and don't know what they are doing.

 

Thats why this kind of job shouldn't leave to a mech to do! To repair cross treading is really expensive.

 

No only that! When I change my coolent, the mech didn't even remove the coolent in the reservoir tank.

 

Old coolent green while new coolent red so very easy to tell no change.

 

My friends car fix new hifi, the mech fixed his power window button upside down.

 

So now he press down to make it go up!

 

I didn't know Latio designed so bad. I always thot japs were the best in designing easy access.

 

I guess I was wrong. So most Latio owners take their cars to workshop to change spark plugs?

 

Workshop owners must be happy.

 

Edited October 19, 2011 by Jamesc

[Yeobh]

Maybe, there are very few professional mech in town, only apprentice, shop helpers and grease monkeys. Singapore style - use general workers and charge skill labour rate

[Yeobh]

Managed to get hold of this Youtube video - looks like this engine is close to Latio ( I maybe wrong)

 

[Mllcg]

latio use long life plug, only change at 100k km. Plus the procedure quite troublesome, thats why got labour fee also.

 

my subaru long life about 100 bucks nia. inc labouor. latio cost more?

[Jack_kc]

I just changed my Latio plugs a few months back as well.

 

Latio uses plugs that last 100k n they cost me $110 to buy from workshop. Another $40 for labour. So total cost for me is $150.

 

Not only are the plugs expensive, it is also very difficult to change the plugs. You need to remove the intake manifold to be able to change the spark plugs. Thats why Latio have to use Long life spark plugs. Using copper plugs and change every 6 months is just not practical. This is also the case for Honda Fit.

Edited October 19, 2011 by Jack_kc

[Mllcg]

I just changed my Latio plugs a few months back as well.

 

Latio uses plugs that last 100k n they cost me $110 to buy from workshop. Another $40 for labour. So total cost for me is $150.

 

Not only are the plugs expensive, it is also very difficult to change the plugs. You need to remove the intake manifold to be able to change the spark plugs. Thats why Latio have to use Long life spark plugs. Using copper plugs and change every 6 months is just not practical. This is also the case for Honda Fit.

 

subaru is harder.

 

battery and intercooler must take out.

[ER-3682]

subaru is harder.

 

battery and intercooler must take out.

370z even worse,you need to remove the T/Body..

[Tigershark1976]

In between the 5 years, it will be best clean and remove the built up carbon and do regapping so that yr plugs will still perform as good as new

 

 

fully agree... I re-gap my sparkplug every 20K... now, it served me more than 100K alrd and still going strong!

[Tigershark1976]

the place u mentioned is famous for chopping people... i ever asked for alternator, they told me trande in mine and give me a recon set at $400+, brand new after trade in $1000+... I went to the workshop and price after trade i for a re-con alternator is less than $100... kns

[Mecontle]

smlj is chng spark plug? i chng car faster than chng my hp

 

if not conti car add in chng this chng that will end up