Sparkplug related (subpage of IgnitionPage)
To avoid fooling platinum electrode (or traditional cold) sparkplugs (with the freshly started engine, untuned maps), often traditional sparkplugs are used to get the engine idle (and tuned at low loads) and start well. Than, before tuning serious boost, the plugs must be upgraded to proper sparkplugs (warm plugs at high boost will result in detonation, not good).
While platinum electrode sparkplugs generally have much higher lifetime than traditional plugs, care is always needed to use proper heatrange for the given application.
See [ Bosch platinum electrode sparkplug]
Small table of Bosch sparkplugs
- IRIDIUM POWER = Iridium force
- IRIDIUM TOUGH = Iridium strong motivation \n
BOSCH DENSO "IRIDIUM POWER" "IRIDIUM TOUGH" 087712-07 IXU01-31 - - 4417 PK20PR11 IK20 VK20 4418 PK16PR (L) 11 IK16 VK16 4419 - - 4428 PKJ16CR-L11 IK16 VK16 4448 ITF16 ITF16 - 4449 ITF16 ITF16 - 4457 VT20 IT20 VT20 4458 PT16EPR-L13 IT16 VT16 4459 PT16EPR-L13 IT16 VT16 4469 PT16EPR-L13 IT16 VT16 4477 P20PR11 IW20 VW20 4478 P16PR11 IW16 VW16 4479 - - - D10BC MA16P-U - - D6BC MA20P-U - - D7AC MA20R-U - - D7BC MA20P-U - - D8AC MA16R-U - - D8BC MA16P-U - - D9BC MA16P-U - - DR10BC MA16PR-U - - DR6BC MA20PR-U - - DR6BP MA20PR-U - - DR7BC MA20PR-U - - DR8BC MA16PR-U - - DR8BP MA16PR-U - - DR9BC MA16PR-U - - F3CS IK27 IK27 - F3CS IQ27 IQ27 - F4CS IK24 IK24 - F5DC K22PR-U IK22 VK22 F5DPOR IK22 IK22 VK22 F5DTC K22PB IK22 VK22 F6DC K20P-U IK20 VK20 F6DCOR K20P-U IK20 VK20 F6DCX K20P-U11 IK20 VK20 F6DP IK20 IK20 VK20 F6DPX IK20 IK20 VK20 F6DSR IK20 IK20 VK20 F6DTC K20PBR IK20 VK20 F6LTCR K20PBR IK20 VK20 F6MPP332 VKH20 IKH20 VKH20 F7DC K20P-U IK20 VK20 F7DCO K20P-U IK20 VK20 F7DCOR K20P-U IK20 VK20 F7DCR4 K20P-U IK20 VK20 F7DCX K20P-U11 IK20 VK20 F7DP IK20 IK20 VK20 F7DPER PK20PR-P8 IK20 VK20 F7DPP222T Pk20PR-P8 IK20 VK20 F7DPP332 PK20PR11 IK20 VK20 F7KPP332U VK20 IK20 VK20 F7KTCR K20PBR-S10 IK20 VK20 F7LCR KJ20CR11 IK20 VK20 F7LDCR K20TXR IK20 VK20 F7LTCR K20PBR-S10 IK20 VK20 F8DC K16P-U11 IK16 VK16 F8DC4 K16P-U11 IK16 VK16 F8DCO K16P-U11 IK16 VK16 F8DPER PK16PR (L) 11 IK16 VK16 F8KTCR K20PBR-S10 IK20 VK20 F8LCR KJ16CR11 IK16 VK16 F8LCR2 KJ16CR11 IK16 VK16 F9DCO K16-U11 IK16 VK16 F9LCR KJ14CR11 - - FDR7DQP - - - FGR5KQEO IK22 IK22 VK22 FGR6HQEO K20PBR-S10 IK20 VK20 FGR6KQC K20PBR-S10 IK20 VK20 FGR6KQE K20PBR-S10 IK20 VK20 FGR7DQP K20TXR IK20 VK20 FGR7HQPE - IK20 VK20 FGR7KQE K20PBR-S10 IK20 VK20 FGR7MQPE IKH20 IKH20 IKH20 FGR7MQR - - FGR8KQC - IK16 VK16 FGR8KQEO - IK16 VK16 FGR8MQPE IKH16 IKH16 VKH16 FLR8LDCU K20TXR IK20 VK20 FLR8LDSU K20TXR IK20 VK20 FLR9LTE - - - FQR8LE2 KJ16CR-L11 IK16 VK16 FR10DC K16PR-U IK16 VK16 FR10DCX K16PR-U11 IK16 VK16 FR56 - - - FR5DC K22PR-U IK22 VK22 FR5DP IK22 IK22 VK22 FR5DP1 IK22 IK22 VK22 FR5DP1X IK22 IK22 VK22 FR5DTC K22PBR-S IK22 VK22 FR6DC K20PR-U IK20 VK20 FR6DC2 K20PR-U IK20 VK20 FR6DCX K20PR-U11 IK20 VK20 FR6DDC K22TMR11 IK22 VK22 FR6DP IK20 IK20 VK20 FR6DP1 IK20 IK20 VK20 FR6DP1X IK20 IK20 VK20 FR6DPX IK20 IK20 VK20 FR6DS IK20 IK20 VK20
TODO:
- add NGK sparkplugs
- more on heatrange
- add engine compatibility and typical applications