Whats everyones fav spark plug socket brand?

[Tallpilot]

I'm adding another vote for the Gearwrench magnetic with swivel head. Pick it up from Advance Auto with a coupon code

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For you guys who haven't changed plugs for a decade that is good to know that modern plugs are so reliable. But they aren't so expensive as to be worth ignoring the maintenance interval are they? Are you just waiting for a misfire? Will you make it home to change them before you flood out your cat?

I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I just want to understand your thought process.

 

[chevy302dz]

+1

For you guys who haven't changed plugs for a decade that is good to know that modern plugs are so reliable. But they aren't so expensive as to be worth ignoring the maintenance interval are they? Are you just waiting for a misfire? Will you make it home to change them before you flood out your cat?

I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I just want to understand your thought process.

Many if not most new cars and for that matter a large number of used cars even back into the 90's in some cases have a 100k change intervals for spark plugs. Even after 100k I've seen many with minimal wear.

 

[CR888]

I can't stand it when my wife's care gets the plugs changed and she's done 10-15k between services in say 6 months to a year....damn money grab. They do that and the oil then tick and cross 3 pages of paper and call that a service. Never fix the things you ask them to do, don't replace brake pads when told to as they say there only half worn etc....rant over. The modern dealership is great at filling out forms and changing spark plugs, I'd love to go through the bin that they put all the spark plugs in...

 

[unslow1]

I got a question on the Gearwrench,
Is the extension locked on to the socket?

Yes.

 

[unslow1]

+1

For you guys who haven't changed plugs for a decade that is good to know that modern plugs are so reliable. But they aren't so expensive as to be worth ignoring the maintenance interval are they? Are you just waiting for a misfire? Will you make it home to change them before you flood out your cat?

I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I just want to understand your thought process.

A lot of the newer Toyotas have 100K or 120K change intervals on the iridium plugs. That is pretty common on newer vehicles. I still change mine every 50K. Doesn't change the way they run or mileage.

 

[Tallpilot]

Many if not most new cars and for that matter a large number of used cars even back into the 90's in some cases have a 100k change intervals for spark plugs. Even after 100k I've seen many with minimal wear.

I am OK with 100k intervals if that is what the manufacturer recommends. One guy said he hasn't changed spark plugs in 20 years. Does he have a 20 year old vehicle with the original plugs or does he just get rid of everything he owns before it gets to 100k?

 

[Tonyuk]

Halfords pro, standard spark plug socket with a rubber insert (gone). Haven't worn them out in nearly 20 years.

 

[Mr_B]

I have a old set of britool satin finish which nice grip texture, rubber insert and hole plus external hex on end.
Love using those and all I have used for 3 decades .
The 4pc tiawan nutmaster set not bad either, have those in portable box as picked them up suplus clearance stock for give away money .

 

[Mr. Tool]

A lot of the newer Toyotas have 100K or 120K change intervals on the iridium plugs. That is pretty common on newer vehicles. I still change mine every 50K. Doesn't change the way they run or mileage.

As for spark plugs.....

I've been driving a Toyota Tacoma now since April of 2008 (which by the way I had purchased brand new and driven off the lot and now quickly coming up on 10 years old) and yes the Toyota spark plugs used (at least on Tacoma's) being Denso's or NGK's are recommended to be replaced anywhere from 100K to 120K give or take. That's how good those particular brand of spark plugs are.

Now as for changing the spark plugs, well regardless on the mileage on my Tacoma I change all six of them once every year. Do the same on my wife's 2016 Toyota 4Runner as well as my daughters 2012 Tacoma.

Now back to the original subject on spark plug sockets, someone previously suggested about the Autozone's Duralast brand. Well before I found out about Koken, years back I was using, believe it or not, the Duralast brand (Great Neck) that I had purchased from Autozone.

I was highly impressed with it's durable feature and ease of use. It is a thin walled magnetic socket attached to a flex-able extension and boy was it fun to use. Made the job of changing spark plugs simple easy.
Here is a picture of what it looks like now.
https://www.autozone.com/test-scan-...-in-drive-5-8-in-spark-plug-socket/914154_0_0

 

[eurovw]

Ko-ken Z-EAL. Then the others.

X2. Great design.

 

[woody6904]

As for spark plugs.....

I've been driving a Toyota Tacoma now since April of 2008 (which by the way I had purchased brand new and driven off the lot and now quickly coming up on 10 years old) and yes the Toyota spark plugs used (at least on Tacoma's) being Denso's or NGK's are recommended to be replaced anywhere from 100K to 120K give or take. That's how good those particular brand of spark plugs are.

Now as for changing the spark plugs, well regardless on the mileage on my Tacoma I change all six of them once every year. Do the same on my wife's 2016 Toyota 4Runner as well as my daughters 2012 Tacoma.

Now back to the original subject on spark plug sockets, someone previously suggested about the Autozone's Duralast brand. Well before I found out about Koken, years back I was using, believe it or not, the Duralast brand that I had purchased from Autozone.

I was highly impressed with it's durable feature and ease of use. It is a thin walled magnetic socket attached to a flex-able extension and boy was it fun to use. Made the job of changing spark plugs simple easy.
Here is a picture of what it looks like now.
https://www.autozone.com/test-scan-...-in-drive-5-8-in-spark-plug-socket/914154_0_0

Not all Tacomas are +100k on the spark plug change, my 2013 V6 is every 30k miles.

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[Coach James]

My favorite is a Great Neck I bought nearly 30 years ago. First spark plug socket I ever bought. It's not the best, but it is my favorite.

Coach

 

[CR888]

I think nowadays with virtually every car on the road being fuel injected and running at a near perfect tune, the service life & operating conditions of a spark plug have never been better. No lean hot tunes to cook them and no overly rich tunes to foul them. I must admit I wasn't looking at spark plugs when carbureted engines were the norm on our roads but I bet that big change in fuel delivery has influenced service intervals.

 

[Mr. Tool]

Not all Tacomas are +100k on the spark plug change, my 2013 V6 is every 30k miles.

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Yes this maybe true to a certain point though.

There are of course other factors to that need to be considerd. Such as engine size, V6 or 4 cylinder and then what exactly does the manual or service manual call for specifically, such as Iridium spark plugs.....Platinum....or non-Platinum spark plugs and what then of course the brand....Denso or NGK.

If Iridium are used then for sure 100K+ on miles. If Platinum then 60+ on miles.

One last thing, if you, yourself, actually are the one that changes spark plugs on your Tacoma, did you noticed that the very first time that you did change the original spark plugs out, that one side of the engine had Denso brand spark plugs installed and the other side had NGK brand spark plugs installed? True, for some unknown reason or another Toyota installs them like that straight from the factory on every Tacoma engine off the assembly line.

 

[woody6904]

One last thing, if you, yourself, actually are the one that changes spark plugs on your Tacoma, did you noticed that the very first time that you did change the original spark plugs out, that one side of the engine had Denso brand spark plugs installed and the other side had NGK brand spark plugs installed? True, for some unknown reason or another Toyota installs them like that straight from the factory on every Tacoma engine off the assembly line.

Yes I did notice that. Thought was a little weird until I googled it and seen that it was normal on V6 Tacomas.

And to the original topic, the Gearwrench magnetic extended flex has become my go-to plug socket. The magnet is a nice upgrade from the rubber inserts IMO.

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[Mr. Tool]

Yes I did notice that. Thought was a little weird until I googled it and seen that it was normal on V6 Tacomas.

And to the original topic, the Gearwrench magnetic extended flex has become my go-to plug socket. The magnet is a nice upgrade from the rubber inserts IMO.

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Cool!...yea it is isn't it! .....it was mine also for years till I acquired my Koken spark plug sockets. I still have it (just in case if needed as a quick backup, cause you just never know).

 

[jlh92]

I've been using a cheap craftsman taped (electrical tape, they are SPARK plugs after all) to an extension so the socket's rubber insert doesn't overcome the detent. They've been taped together for years now.