Trying to follow the warranty that I have from the dealership on my 2000 4runner (warranties on the engine and transmission). I'd fiqured I'll see what it cost to change the spark plugs and wires out. Service manager estimated 200 bones for plugs and wires, which I find to be a complete joke and said screw it. Looks like I'll be doing those myself and screw the warranty on that end.

 

Good job. You should absolutely do it youself. It's not that hard and you'll save a bunch of money.

 

$200? that's pretty crazy, you can do it yourself for less than half

 

yea do it your self takes like 20-30mins

 

$200? That's ridiculous.

That's almost half of the cost of the Major Services they offer at the dealers - something is wrong with that.

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when i changed mine it was like 50-60 bucks, and I only needed a friend to bring me some really thin plyers due to my wires breaking they were so old

 

How much are plug wires alone? My dealer told me I should change it on next service.

 

yeah, i would call the parts dept at your stealer, and as em how much the plugs and wires are alone.

 

I dunno... I went to change the wires on my 3VZE and found them to be over $70 from my local suppliers. Gotta call the dealer in the morning, but if that's correct, plus plugs, and an hour to put it together $200 might not be out of line.

Gotta pay for that fancy dealership somehow...

 

ngk's from www.sparkplugs.com are like $40 or so shipped

 

That looks grest! What size BFGs you running?

 

It's the reason why I'm hesitate to take my car to the stealership for any type of work.


I'll definitely be taking care of this myself.

 

Did you post this in the wrong thread or something?

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I have Denso Iridium plugs in there now, I checked sparkplugs.com, but don't know whether should use Denso, NGK or OEM? Although OEM I think cost more.

OEM wire 19037-62010 Cord Set $45.44.

 

Denso/NGK/OEM are all pretty much the same thing.

I would go to www.urdusa.com to get them.
Great prices, great company and you're giving your business to a YotaTech'er.
Plus, you know you're getting OEM quality - that's all they sell.

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Hi, checked their website, only spark plugs, no wires? Links please?

 

Ha, my bad.
You can get the plugs from them and then the wires from wherever.

You might email them and ask about the wires - they could probably get them for you.

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