Octavia RS spark plugs

pdhealy · 15-02-2007, 21:28

Anyone got any advice on changing spark plugs in an Octavia RS Mk1? I've heard some say it is a pain in the posterior. Any special tools/ tips?

piv34uk · 15-02-2007, 21:36

If you can handle a plug spanner you should be ok...... remove plastic cover from top of engine then you wil see a smallish black plastic part with vac; pipes going into it remove this (10mm nuts and also allen bolts)...... remove the securing pins off of the wiring loom going to the individual plugs as this will "just" allow enough free play to remove the coil pack/leads.....ease no1 up first with the aid of two large flat screwdrivers taking care then do the others...you can now change the plugs

HTH i used iridium plugs in mine and have noticed a slight improvement in throttle response

Phil

pdhealy · 15-02-2007, 21:39

I have ordered OEM plugs from the local dealer, and I guess I'll be adding a plug spanner to my tool kit at the weekend.

piv34uk · 15-02-2007, 21:41

OE plugs are more exspensive than the NGK Iridiums IIRC Sparkplugs UK - Champion, Denso, Beru and NGK sparkplug suppliers

Phil

pdhealy · 15-02-2007, 21:47

Thanks Phil. I will remember this for the next 40k service... I should have posted before I ordered.

mattbeef · 15-02-2007, 21:57

How often should the plugs be changed as a slight deviation from topic.

Just that its something ive never changed and i wouldnt really believe the last service carried out on it

RobClubley · 15-02-2007, 21:57

How often should they be changed?

Quinten · 15-02-2007, 22:03

Every 40K IIRC

pdhealy · 15-02-2007, 22:07

@ every 40k miles according to local dealer. I also need to change the brake fluid too come to think of it.

piv34uk · 16-02-2007, 21:22

Thought it was 60k........ But then i changed mine @ every service on variable.... Maybe not now i have Iridium plugs, but they are cheaper than the OE ones

Decisions decisions

Phil

***DGW*** · 21-02-2007, 22:24

The Service Schedule specifies that the spark plugs be replaced every 60,000 km (40,000 miles).

RobClubley · 22-02-2007, 05:57

8000km to go for me then, cheers

15-02-2007, 21:28	#1
pdhealy Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 928 Thanks: 18 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Octavia RS spark plugs Anyone got any advice on changing spark plugs in an Octavia RS Mk1? I've heard some say it is a pain in the posterior. Any special tools/ tips? __________________ Dear Lord.. The gods have been good to me. For the first time in my life, everything is absolutely perfect just the way it is. So here's the deal: You freeze everything the way it is, and I won't ask for anything more. If that is OK, please give me absolutely no sign. OK, deal.

15-02-2007, 21:36	#2
piv34uk NOW @ PEUGEOT Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bicester,Oxfordshire Posts: 1,415 Thanks: 29 Thanked 35 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs If you can handle a plug spanner you should be ok...... remove plastic cover from top of engine then you wil see a smallish black plastic part with vac; pipes going into it remove this (10mm nuts and also allen bolts)...... remove the securing pins off of the wiring loom going to the individual plugs as this will "just" allow enough free play to remove the coil pack/leads.....ease no1 up first with the aid of two large flat screwdrivers taking care then do the others...you can now change the plugs HTH i used iridium plugs in mine and have noticed a slight improvement in throttle response Phil __________________ 1)RED ONE, FEW MODS; AND A HEALTHY 237bhp 2)GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, 2ND OWNER OF THE BLACK BEAST, GOD WHAT A HOOT LACK OF PLANNING ON YOUR BEHALF DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MINE

15-02-2007, 21:39	#3
pdhealy Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 928 Thanks: 18 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs I have ordered OEM plugs from the local dealer, and I guess I'll be adding a plug spanner to my tool kit at the weekend. __________________ Dear Lord.. The gods have been good to me. For the first time in my life, everything is absolutely perfect just the way it is. So here's the deal: You freeze everything the way it is, and I won't ask for anything more. If that is OK, please give me absolutely no sign. OK, deal.

15-02-2007, 21:41	#4
piv34uk NOW @ PEUGEOT Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bicester,Oxfordshire Posts: 1,415 Thanks: 29 Thanked 35 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs OE plugs are more exspensive than the NGK Iridiums IIRC Sparkplugs UK - Champion, Denso, Beru and NGK sparkplug suppliers Phil __________________ 1)RED ONE, FEW MODS; AND A HEALTHY 237bhp 2)GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, 2ND OWNER OF THE BLACK BEAST, GOD WHAT A HOOT LACK OF PLANNING ON YOUR BEHALF DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MINE

15-02-2007, 21:47	#5
pdhealy Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 928 Thanks: 18 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs Thanks Phil. I will remember this for the next 40k service... I should have posted before I ordered. __________________ Dear Lord.. The gods have been good to me. For the first time in my life, everything is absolutely perfect just the way it is. So here's the deal: You freeze everything the way it is, and I won't ask for anything more. If that is OK, please give me absolutely no sign. OK, deal.

15-02-2007, 21:57	#6
mattbeef Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 3,336 Thanks: 38 Thanked 114 Times in 113 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs How often should the plugs be changed as a slight deviation from topic. Just that its something ive never changed and i wouldnt really believe the last service carried out on it __________________ I few bits here and there but im happy to Performance Torque Go on click me you know you want to

15-02-2007, 21:57	#7
RobClubley Ta moko! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud Posts: 6,557 Thanks: 100 Thanked 132 Times in 106 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs How often should they be changed? __________________ Corrida Red 2004 Octavia vRS Estate - It's the bestest Skoda in New Zealand! Whaia te mātauranga, whaia te māramatanga - Pursue knowledge, pursue the wisdom of knowledge www.pimpmyskoda.co.uk www.clubley.org Facebook

15-02-2007, 22:03	#8
Quinten playing dadsie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: fast lane Posts: 10,013 Thanks: 16 Thanked 41 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs Every 40K IIRC __________________ Awooga!!!

15-02-2007, 22:07	#9
pdhealy Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 928 Thanks: 18 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs @ every 40k miles according to local dealer. I also need to change the brake fluid too come to think of it. __________________ Dear Lord.. The gods have been good to me. For the first time in my life, everything is absolutely perfect just the way it is. So here's the deal: You freeze everything the way it is, and I won't ask for anything more. If that is OK, please give me absolutely no sign. OK, deal.

16-02-2007, 21:22	#10
piv34uk NOW @ PEUGEOT Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bicester,Oxfordshire Posts: 1,415 Thanks: 29 Thanked 35 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs Thought it was 60k........ But then i changed mine @ every service on variable.... Maybe not now i have Iridium plugs, but they are cheaper than the OE ones Decisions decisions Phil __________________ 1)RED ONE, FEW MODS; AND A HEALTHY 237bhp 2)GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, 2ND OWNER OF THE BLACK BEAST, GOD WHAT A HOOT LACK OF PLANNING ON YOUR BEHALF DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MINE

21-02-2007, 22:24	#11
*DGW* BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 17,038 Thanks: 45 Thanked 153 Times in 115 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs The Service Schedule specifies that the spark plugs be replaced every 60,000 km (40,000 miles). __________________ Denis 2002 Octavia 1.8T 4X4 turbo Estate - rebreathed on by Jabba ... 31.93mpg 2007 Fabia vRS - CC, ESP, Jabba rear ARB, and full leather trim by Seat Surgeons ...48.01 mpg...

22-02-2007, 05:57	#12
RobClubley Ta moko! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud Posts: 6,557 Thanks: 100 Thanked 132 Times in 106 Posts	Re: Octavia RS spark plugs 8000km to go for me then, cheers __________________ Corrida Red 2004 Octavia vRS Estate - It's the bestest Skoda in New Zealand! Whaia te mātauranga, whaia te māramatanga - Pursue knowledge, pursue the wisdom of knowledge www.pimpmyskoda.co.uk www.clubley.org Facebook

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