Hey all,

I wanted to know what are the best kind of spark plugs that would work well on my stock 1990 4Runner? I don't want the cheapest ones, I'm looking for some that are of higher quality.

 

Just get some regular denso or NGK plugs. Preferably denso

 

I wouldn't get the Botch platnium my experience has been lousy with them. Denso or NKG are the best as mentioned. The precious metal type plugs only help the life of the plugs.

 

Like above Denso or NGK.

I went with what the Denso catalog called for on my 22re. They work well but I don't like the tip because it screws on. Next time I'll be purchasing OEM Denso's at a higher cost or NGK V Power.

 

I have been reading good reviews for Pulstar Spark Plugs. They are also selling it online.

 

Odin do you forget to screw the tips on the plugs like me then get a strange miss with new plugs and the ends arced off the wires??

Or like me have the tip fall out of the box roll away and vanish into another dimension.

My other problem is the tips never get in the box with the plug.

You know I never thought to now I wonder if you can buy just the tips??

Anymore I just get the sparkle plugs from Toyota

 

Japanese plugs in a Japanese rig.

I always run the middle quality ngks.

 

The dealer is about the same price as part store for plugs, oil filter, distributor cap. Where I get mine an feel they are the best parts to use.

 

Nope, but I notice some of them have a tendency to vibrate loose even after tightening them with a pair of pliers. I find myself removing the wires now and then to check them.



When I was checking prices I didn't even call the dealer because I expected to pay at least $5 more for a set of Denso's at the dealer and I have to watch my budget. Instead I called everywhere but there and found CarQuest had the cheapest price on aftermarket Denso's.
Now that I've grown tired of the tips coming loose I checked the dealer price and they sell them for $2.22 each, I should'a went with dealer plugs.

Next time it's NGK V Power PT#BPR5EY (Stock#1233) or dealer supplied OEM Denso's PT#90919-01064.

 

+ one for simple & reliable Japanese OEM on simple & reliable Japanese trucks.
- 1 on exotic plugs

checkout www.sparkplugs.com
Good brands, good prices, quick shipping.

 

1991 22RE
Speaking of the distributor cap I always try to get a cap and rotor with brass terminals for better transfer. I don't think the Denso cap has brass terminals. I looked at all the local stores CarQuest, O'Reilly... I looked at a few different brands at NAPA because from their pictures the parts should have brass terminals. When you open the box that's not what you find.

AutoZone's Gold Cap & Rotor Kit PT#15573G was the only one that had what I was looking for. http://www.autozone.com/ignition-tun...84982_0_45590/
I know AutoZone's premium parts for GM HEI distributors came in an AutoZone box but the instructions and manufacturer information was Wells.
They (Wells) used to make some good stuff.

I didn't purchase them because I was running low on cash and the previous owner installed new parts before I purchased the truck. He said they were Denso but I doubt it.

 

According to http://www.mypartsgarage.com/wells-d...it-15573g.html PT#15573G is actually a Wells product.

 

As Toyota seems to sell every thing in quantities of 10 I just pick up a Box of sparkle plugs once in awhile. What is a couple $$$ when already spending a couple hundred.

I don`t think I saw caps and rotors in a while with brass

 

^^^lol^^^

I had not thought of the brass connection. One big reason I use the cap and wires is they dont work there way off. I worked on a truck the other day and it was running fine. Was not under the hood at all so I know I didnt bump anything. Started it back up and it had a miss. Popped the hood and sure enough one of the aftermarket plug wires had backed off of the cap.

 

The previous owner installed new aftermarket wires on mine and some of them fit a little loose. This type of distributor cap connector can and should be made to fit snugly by slightly opening the connector up a little with a pair of needle nose pliers. All of mine passed the resistance test in the FSM so I opened the end up and kept using them.

The crappy part about the aftermarket wires I have is that they use a straight connector combined with a 90 degree boot on the coil wire.
That had to be some kind of a cost cutting deal because straight connectors should get straight boots and vice versa or the angles can work against each other.

After opening up the connectors to keep them all in place the coil wire kept backing out. Luckily I've done several cut to fit wire sets on V8's and I have several extra connectors, boots and a pair of plug wire crimpers. No problems after I changed the connector to a 90 to match the boot.

If they wouldn't have passed the resistance test you can bet I would've got OEM or NGK plug wires and checked to make sure the connectors and boots matched.

 

In Toyota as said many, many times Nipondenso or NGK, the simplest is the best in this case without question...