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NGK vs Denso spark ⚡️ plugs

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by bra, Jul 19, 2017.

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  1. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:31 PM
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    lynlan1819

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    Denso all the way.
     
    lynlan1819, Mar 7, 2019
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  2. May 3, 2019 at 10:20 AM
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    glockner, May 3, 2019
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  3. May 3, 2019 at 3:48 PM
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    I'm not sure if mine have ever been changed. I went through my maintenance records and found no mention of spark plug changes.

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    SBDUNC, May 3, 2019
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  4. May 3, 2019 at 3:57 PM
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    Those are not the stock plugs, so someone changed them at least once.
     
    ABNFDC, May 3, 2019
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  5. May 3, 2019 at 4:41 PM
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    I'm going to start replacing my plugs with 3 ngk and 3 densos so the next owner will post here some day that their new to them taco with 600,000 miles on it has unchanged factory plugs with perfect gaps and no wear.
     
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  6. May 3, 2019 at 4:44 PM
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    Those are stock plugs if you have a supercharger.

    Because the driver side is such a pain they go with longer intervals and irridium plugs.
     
    nd4spdbh, May 3, 2019
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  7. May 4, 2019 at 7:05 AM
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  8. May 4, 2019 at 7:43 AM
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    I stuck with the NGKs, but I'm changing them at the recommended 30,000 mile interval so I didn't see any difference in wear. I've read enough about how letting the gap go and wear on the plugs strains your coils that I'm sticking with 30k intervals.
     
    BKinzey, May 4, 2019
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  9. May 4, 2019 at 8:02 AM
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    It should be in the owners manual, the NGK's always go on the passenger side of the engine, If they were put in backwards & the NGK's on the drivers side, you should expect them to be in "less better shape". I thought everybody knew.
     
    rphillips, May 4, 2019
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  10. May 4, 2019 at 11:49 AM
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    Replaced my originals with six Denso's at 86k. I did notice a very slight improvement in fuel mileage.
     
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  11. May 5, 2019 at 5:16 PM
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    Denso for Toyota or Lexus period
     
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  12. May 5, 2019 at 5:28 PM
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    odd, in the 2trfe the ngk seems to be better plug.
     
    kidthatsirish, May 5, 2019
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  13. May 5, 2019 at 5:33 PM
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    I didn't note that either the Denso or NGK plugs weren't ready for replacement when I did mine at 60k. I did NGK on the Taco because I got a set of them given to me. I typically use Denso historically on my Toyotas and probably will next time.

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