Which Spark Plug is best for our e60?
09-06-2009, 04:41 PM
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have an 04 545i and its time to change the plug. Been doing a search on here for while and still can not find a thread on which one is best for our e60's? NGK, Bosch, Denso, or Pulstar? Thanks in advance for your input.
09-06-2009, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by suthurnbimmur' post='1000420' date='Sep 6 2009, 07:41 PM
have an 04 545i and its time to change the plug. Been doing a search on here for while and still can not find a thread on which one is best for our e60's? NGK, Bosch, Denso, or Pulstar? Thanks in advance for your input.
09-06-2009, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by gwf545' post='1000522' date='Sep 6 2009, 08:34 PM
Pulstar is silly and ridiculously expensive. Just replace your plugs with exactly the same plugs that you take out. Bosch! BMW spends a lot of money on engineering and you should take advantage of it by following their recommendation.
09-06-2009, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by heavy_g' post='1000531' date='Sep 6 2009, 11:08 PM
Weird, my OEM spark plugs were NGK's. so I went with NGK's. They are GREAT!
09-07-2009, 04:21 PM
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I used to have: OEM (NGK) then Pulstar (gains not noticeable but gas mileage yes a bit) then Bosch IrFusion (very nice torque than oem) now I am going to test Brisk Racing (https://5series.net/forums/index.php...6&#entry998826)
09-09-2009, 03:36 AM
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Thanks fellaz for the input. Will stick with oem plugs. Car is so sensitive, didnt feel comfortable with anything different. How do I find out if mine uses Bosch or NGK? I have an 04' 545i, thanks.
09-11-2009, 03:02 PM
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If the original plugs were burning correctly then stick with them. If your driving dictates a hotter or colder plugs, then thats the only time I would change.