Dave_zoom_zoom Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I just purchased plugs for one of my cars. AC Delco $2.39 CDN ea. Then I went to purchase 4 plugs for the R1200RT $18.00CDN ea. WOW!!! Now I know these are Bosh (YR5LDE Germany 586) and they are a two electrode plug. So charge me 50% more or even 200% more, but 760% more??? Can someone please tell me of a better source? A CDN source would be great, but any source? $18.00 is approx. $15.80 US. THANK YOU!!!! c Link to comment
ShovelStrokeEd Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 BeemerBonyard offers a set of 4 for $38.95 USD. Link to comment
mrzoom Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Welcome to BMW, aka "Bring More Wallet" Link to comment
AdventurePoser Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Welcome to BMW, aka "Bring More Wallet" Break my Wallet, or Bring more Wampum.... Cheers, Steve in So Cal Link to comment
keithb Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Guys you just have to shop around and look for other alternatives. Link to comment
JohnBeaven Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 The maintenance schedule states that all the spark plugs are changed at 40000km. Therefore, at the full price of $72.00 for four, that works out at 0.18 cents per km. Personally, I would shop around for a better deal but put into perspective it really isn't a big deal - IMHO. As someone else often says;"Don't sweat the small stuff." Link to comment
wsearl Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Has anybody tried Iridium IX plugs and if so which model plug suits the R1200RT? The NGK website doesn't list any recent BM's. Link to comment
keithb Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I just put them in my RT 1K miles ago. The order number is DCPR8EIX 6546. No issues whatsoever. Cost for each plug was about $7 each U.S.D. Link to comment
KiwiAdventure Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 The maintenance schedule states that all the spark plugs are changed at 40000km. Therefore, at the full price of $72.00 for four, that works out at 0.18 cents per km. Personally, I would shop around for a better deal but put into perspective it really isn't a big deal - IMHO. As someone else often says;"Don't sweat the small stuff." I make it .0018 cents Link to comment
Dave_zoom_zoom Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 The maintenance schedule states that all the spark plugs are changed at 40000km. Therefore, at the full price of $72.00 for four, that works out at 0.18 cents per km. Personally, I would shop around for a better deal but put into perspective it really isn't a big deal - IMHO. As someone else often says;"Don't sweat the small stuff." John, I ride all winter. Temp's. may be -15C (+5F). Cooler eng. temp's. result in more deposits in the combustion chamber. I'm happy to get 20,000 KM on a set of plugs. This is hands down the best bike I've ever ridden! I love it! But I'm not to keen on $72.00 for plugs once or twice a yr. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INPUT! Link to comment
JohnBeaven Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Cooler eng. temp's. result in more deposits in the combustion chamber. I'm happy to get 20,000 KM on a set of plugs. Fair enough!! The coldest I get to ride in is about -3C, and then only a couple of times a year. The best bike? You betcha!! Link to comment
ShovelStrokeEd Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Me no understand why this should be a problem other than the exorbitant prices charged by the dealer. A bike with EFI and a modern ignition system should be good for 30K miles or more out of a set of spark plugs. They don't foul anymore, there are no lead deposits to build up, only thing that happens is the gap tends to increase as the electrodes erode. A bigger gap, if the ignition is healthy, will result in a better spark, not worse. Old tuner trick, increase plug gap to gain HP. The BMW does not produce anything like severe chamber pressures, even under full throttle (the compression ratio just isn't that high nor is the specific output of the motor). I didn't change the plugs on my 1100S till 36K miles, I still have the original plugs in my Blackbird at 39K miles, the GS was 48K miles before I changed only the bottom set. All with the factory plugs, btw, no whiz-bang special aftermarket plugs. Now, I will say that all of those motors were properly worn in, at least according to my lights and none of them ever spent much time below 4K RPM on a sustained basis and all were/are subjected to regular sustained high load so my plugs tend to stay pretty clean. As always YMMV. Link to comment
ScottT Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Me either... Also, the latest and greatest plugs for the hexheads is the NGK DCPR8EKC. Chicago BMW sells them for $10.36. Haven't been able to find another source on-line though. All the parts houses link their searches to the vehicle and hexheads aren't listed yet. Link to comment
keithb Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Ed and Scott I did not change my plugs until they had 18K miles on them. The mechanic adjusting my valves at 12K said they looked great so why change them. Right? I guess I changed them at 18K because I felt guilty. So the plan is to see what they look like at 36K miles. I found my NGK plugs by googling NGK and the part number. It took me to Ebay where I bought the NGK plugs. It was all quite easy to order them and 3-4 days later they were delivered. Link to comment
Boffin Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 The last time my bike was in for a dealer service (two services ago) my tech told me that BMW has extended the plug change to 24K miles for all oilheads. Fine by me Andy Link to comment
keithb Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Thanks B. I had no idea the interval had been changed. The 24K makes a lot more sense than the 12K mile mark. Link to comment
bababooey Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 The maintenance schedule states that all the spark plugs are changed at 40000km. Therefore, at the full price of $72.00 for four, that works out at 0.18 cents per km. Personally, I would shop around for a better deal but put into perspective it really isn't a big deal - IMHO. As someone else often says;"Don't sweat the small stuff." I make it .0018 cents You mean $.0018 dollars.. see dollars vs. cents Link to comment
YesMan Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I will probably get hammered for saying this but... My small pickup had 225k miles before I changed them, My current econo car has 94k (no change yet), our family minivan has 40k (no change yet). If they look ok, and no change in milage, I'm good!! Just my .02, I realize I'm probably way in the minority!! Link to comment
gavin Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Has anybody tried Iridium IX plugs and if so which model plug suits the R1200RT? The NGK website doesn't list any recent BM's. I've used Denso IXU22 in my 12GS - http://www.globaldenso.com/cgi-bin/globa...e=maker11mc.csv Link to comment
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