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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 07:50 PM
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Ahh not sure if there's a better deal out there, but I'm happily awaiting the arrival of my new ngk iridium lzfr6k11 plugs I ordered from a shop on ebay for $57 shipped. Can't wait to pull out my old plugs (63k) on them, and see if these new ones smooth out the little bit of rough idle I've been having. I'm hoping my idle doesn't have anything to do with my engine mounts.. Wonder if my CPO warranty would help me there?
All I have left outside of inspecting belts and fluids is my transmission service for my 60k
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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I just did mine. Didn't realize how much of a pain in the ass these 6 cyl. were till I actually got around to doing it.Your basically gonna have to remove strut bar and all the plastics around it to get to the back of the manifold. I just hit 61 on my TL and the plugs came out almost as clean as my new ones. pretty surprising.I also have a small rough idle when the car is cold have yet to figure it out.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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the only cheaper place is autozone, 9.99 each so 60 bux total. If you have a coupon, you can get 10-40% off!
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:11 PM
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Why the change so early? Your plugs are rated for 100k
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 11:43 PM
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because i'm anal for one, and secondly; i'm trying to figure out this rough idle.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by csmeance
the only cheaper place is autozone, 9.99 each so 60 bux total. If you have a coupon, you can get 10-40% off!
man 40% off would of been great, but i'm definitely happy with 6 of'em for 57 bucks, no shipping, and good old paypal buyer's protection
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by EFItech
I just did mine. Didn't realize how much of a pain in the ass these 6 cyl. were till I actually got around to doing it.Your basically gonna have to remove strut bar and all the plastics around it to get to the back of the manifold. I just hit 61 on my TL and the plugs came out almost as clean as my new ones. pretty surprising.I also have a small rough idle when the car is cold have yet to figure it out.
geez i'm tired so i apologize for these three different posts when i should have just left one; however, a cold idle is normal for our tls.. the ulev system and such causes our cars to misfire to heat the catalytic converters so they can start cooking all of the seal killing chemicals our acuras spew
my issue is my tl will rough idle when it's fully warmed up, and i've been driving for over 15-20 minutes!
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 12:28 PM
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I don't think your spark plugs are the problem with the rough idle, then. Motor mounts, maybe?
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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I don't think your spark plugs are the problem with the rough idle, then. Motor mounts, maybe?
i'm hoping it's not.. however i'm taking my car to superior acura for a transmission flush and possible have the brake system flushed too. that is my "60k" service, since i've done everything else. while i'm there i'm going to complain about the vibration/ "rough idle" and see if they can pinpoint it to the motor mounts and fix it a la warranty. in fact the only reason i drive out of my way to get acura servicing is to scratch their back (they've already scratched mine), and to keep my CPO warranty going
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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IIRC you're not supposed to flush the transmission. 3x drain and fill. But hopefully they get your rough idle problem figured out.
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