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Technical => Electrical => Topic started by: Jezza-7 on December 07, 2009, 12:40:46 pm

Title: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 07, 2009, 12:40:46 pm: After replacing my thermostat housing i looked at the dizzy cap and rotary arm, man they were fuked. less than 1mm of copper on rotary arm.

Next is the leads and plugs. Now i have posted this somewhere before but i can remember.... :-\

What plugs and leads are good to go for?
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 07, 2009, 10:13:21 pm: Has anyone got standard plug part number or where to get them from?

With the leads, i see some people use magnecor. Worth getting the 10mm ones or staying standard?
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: breadman on December 07, 2009, 11:40:15 pm: As Rae said, I'd stick with good quality German branded HT leads and Bosch plugs.
I can't see any reason to use Magnecor or any other so called "performance" leads.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: hayesey on December 08, 2009, 10:50:13 am: plugs are Bosch W5DPO, GSF is the best place to get them from. They will be replaced with WR5DPO at some point which is a resistor plug should be a drop in replacement. Or the other option is the NGK equivalent B7EV-X. Lots of people never used to like NGK plugs in G40s but I'm currently using them in mine at 194bhp and 21psi of boost with no issues.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 08, 2009, 08:37:12 pm: Quote from: breadman on December 07, 2009, 11:40:15 pm
As Rae said, I'd stick with good quality German branded HT leads and Bosch plugs.
I can't see any reason to use Magnecor or any other so called "performance" leads.

Any websites where i can look for them?
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 09, 2009, 05:37:40 pm: Quote from: hayesey on December 08, 2009, 10:50:13 am
plugs are Bosch W5DPO, GSF is the best place to get them from. They will be replaced with WR5DPO at some point which is a resistor plug should be a drop in replacement. Or the other option is the NGK equivalent B7EV-X. Lots of people never used to like NGK plugs in G40s but I'm currently using them in mine at 194bhp and 21psi of boost with no issues.

Just looked on gsf, there asking £53.99 inlc vat and postage.

Euro car parts are asking £45.32 incl vat and free postage.

Just incase anyone else is buying some plugs soon.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 09, 2009, 07:09:29 pm: Would these leads be any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POLO-COUPE-S-GT-G40-GOLF-SCIROCCO-8MM-IGNITION-HT-LEADS_W0QQitemZ390129233636QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5ad583aee4
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 09, 2009, 07:51:13 pm: Also looking to get a new ignition coil, standard bosch one?
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: hayesey on December 09, 2009, 10:57:36 pm: Quote from: Jezza-7 on December 09, 2009, 07:09:29 pm
Would these leads be any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POLO-COUPE-S-GT-G40-GOLF-SCIROCCO-8MM-IGNITION-HT-LEADS_W0QQitemZ390129233636QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5ad583aee4

impossible to say from a picture, just get the standard german made ones from GSF or Euros, they are tried and tested.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 11, 2009, 03:36:55 pm: Would magnecor be ok to use?
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: vwmk3jon on December 12, 2009, 09:00:10 pm: think the plugs were £40.80 last time i got some.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: hayesey on December 13, 2009, 10:37:01 am: yeah plugs were pretty much exactly £40 last time I bought W5DPOs from GSF. I guess they'll probably have gone up now though due to the euro rate.

I wouldn't mess about with any leads other than OE ones. Seriously, all the ignition components, use standard parts as a lot of the more expensive supposed "uprated" stuff is just shite painted fancy colours.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 13, 2009, 12:25:49 pm: Worth just getting bosch leads from VW then?
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: hayesey on December 13, 2009, 12:39:36 pm: well no, get them from GSF, they're not bosch made (neither are the ones from VW). They'll be Beru or BBT. Just ask for the "german made" ones.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 13, 2009, 12:59:39 pm: Ok, cheers!
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 20, 2009, 01:38:25 pm: Are these ok to get from euro?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Polo_1.3_1992/p/Car-Parts/Electrical-and-Lighting/Ignition/Ignition-Leads/?409445080&1&60070a2daf71c3c55ecd41061742e331a4e462e7&IGLS
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: LeonL on December 20, 2009, 01:45:30 pm: Quote from: Jezza-7 on December 20, 2009, 01:38:25 pm
Are these ok to get from euro?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Polo_1.3_1992/p/Car-Parts/Electrical-and-Lighting/Ignition/Ignition-Leads/?409445080&1&60070a2daf71c3c55ecd41061742e331a4e462e7&IGLS

Get BERU ones from GSF
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 20, 2009, 01:51:14 pm: Anyone got the part number for them?
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: LeonL on December 20, 2009, 01:58:16 pm: Quote from: Jezza-7 on December 20, 2009, 01:51:14 pm
Anyone got the part number for them?

Just checked box for mine, number is:

0300.891.149
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 22, 2009, 01:45:36 pm: Got leads (GSF) and plugs from euro as they were cheaper.

Got them for £8 and a few pennies per plug as i said i was part of a forum so he gave me a discount.

Told this to GSF and they said we will beat there price so next time speak to GSF.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Etches on December 25, 2009, 03:01:42 pm: If you join lowdownvw.com theres a guy on there called dan who will give you loads of discount from ECP if your around sheffield. I got a entire dizzy(inc cap n rotor arm) for £49 down from £100.
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: boyzey on December 29, 2009, 06:18:07 pm: just wana double check wiv every 1, i have got my beru leads from gsf and the part number on the stiker on the box is 0300 890 520 wich they say is the same as 0300 891 149 just 1 is the buru part number and gsf have ther own,

any 1 els come across this or ar they making it up lol
cheers
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Jezza-7 on December 30, 2009, 11:34:38 am: Mine have Beru on the box and they have the number 0300.891.149
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: boyzey on December 30, 2009, 06:34:51 pm: ye mine ar beru lol, bt myn are 0300.890.520 lol i have spoke to gsf and they kinda humd and arrrrd n sed ye ther the same leads as ur number lol [ so why have 2 part numbers ].

i dont no wether to trust em or send em bk lol they look the same lol
Title: Re: Leads andplugs
Post by: Alvaro on December 30, 2009, 06:42:44 pm: hi, i,m thinhing about beru ones to, the mechanic here in the island, said
" for G40, just vw ones or beru"