Plug Extenders

[V8 Animal]

After a recent post refering to HT leads im now going to buy some.
Noticed you can buy the extenders but how do you know if they need replacing?
Reading all the service history i have with the car can't find any mention of them being replaced.
96 4.0
Any one help on this one.
Thanks,
V8 Animal

[chimalsu]

unless you have a missfire the extenders should be ok,try paddock at matlock for your ht leads normal leads around £15,8mm leads like magnecours about £30

[V8 Animal]

chimalsu said:

unless you have a missfire the extenders should be ok,try paddock at matlock for your ht leads normal leads around £15,8mm leads like magnecours about £30

Thanks mate that's cheap.
I'll google them for there number.
Cheers

[CaptiV8ed]

The extenders corrode externally and look horrendous. However, in my case, the rubbers inside had gone all slack making a very loose contact. Once these rubbers break down, moisture gets trapped in there and gets all white and flaky. As a brucie bonus, two of mine fell of the plug at regular intervals. £3 each from ACT if you do decide to replace them, but if they're not that bad and you're not getting misfires, perhaps now is not the time to change them?

[barreti]

Couldn't see the point in fitting £80+ worth of HT leads and re-using the old plug extenders. Its a basic principal of any work I do though I suppose and probably explains why I've never got any money

[dadamsv8]

MAke sure you buy the right extenders I recently had new extenders fitted but turned out to be the wrong ones caused a lot of problems with car.

Eventually sorted by Paul 'The Man' at Austec but do be carful when fitting replacment extenders!!

[jayzcycles]

do you need the extenders.what do they do.ive been running without them for months now with no probs.my local dealer wanted £110.00 for them.if i need them i will get some but i cant see what they do.help.cheers jay.

[GreenV8S]

jayzcycles said:

do you need the extenders.what do they do.

They move the ends of the plug leads away from the hot exhaust manifold so the leads last longer.

[cre]

jayzcycles said:

do you need the extenders.what do they do.ive been running without them for months now with no probs.my local dealer wanted £110.00 for them.if i need them i will get some but i cant see what they do.help.cheers jay.

Really? £110?

Were they titanium or something?

I bet they sell lots of those then!

Jamie

[jayzcycles]

£110.00 is from a vauxhall main dealer.i was shocked and didnt buy them.the car runs fine without but i think i will get some from austec.cheers ,jay

[spend]

jayzcycles said:

£110.00 is from a vauxhall main dealer.i was shocked and didnt buy them.the car runs fine without but i think i will get some from austec.cheers ,jay

Ah.. That would be the Robin Bar Studs group with outlets in Dropham and Bendover is it?

Ooops did I just violate the name & shame directive?


Dave

[WazzaL]

spend said:

jayzcycles said:

£110.00 is from a vauxhall main dealer.i was shocked and didnt buy them.the car runs fine without but i think i will get some from austec.cheers ,jay

Ah.. That would be the Robin Bar Studs group with outlets in Dropham and Bendover is it?

Ooops did I just violate the name & shame directive?


Dave

Probably. But should the detectives come, we'll hide you away in a quiet little corner!

[spend]

WazzaL said:

Probably. But should the detectives come, we'll hide you away in a quiet little corner!

As long as its not local to those premises

Dave

[barreti]

You might want to have a read of this thread and give Tim at ACT a call.

www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=383249&hw=+%2BTim