Hi All,
Does anybody know if there are any fake SPs for mirage? if so how to spot a fake SP.
I ask this because i bought an OEM NGK LZFR5BI-11 SPs and one of them looks like the tip is not in the middle?
Hi All,
Does anybody know if there are any fake SPs for mirage? if so how to spot a fake SP.
I ask this because i bought an OEM NGK LZFR5BI-11 SPs and one of them looks like the tip is not in the middle?
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage GLS 1.2 manual: 3,108.4 mpg (US) ... 1,321.5 km/L ... 0.1 L/100 km ... 3,733.0 mpg (Imp)
I doubt it is fake. What you're seeing there is manufacturing tolerance. It's actually poor manufacturing quality control. But it will likely work just fine.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.0 mpg (Imp)
mohammad (07-16-2022)
@7milesout
I had doubts with the SPs I bought online so now I used it for a day and removed it just before I post this and compare the new SP I bought with my old ones.
These are the new SPs, used only for a day. On the threads of the SPs is a copper anti sieze thats why it looks that way.
Left is my 7 years old SP which i cleaned and on the right is a day old SP.
one thing I noticed when I installed the new SP:
*When I screwed it down it doesn't lock into place. It feels like its still gonna rotate and if you tighten it you could feel that the thread my break. Unlike the OEM, once into place, it locks out and cannot be rotated.
*Notice the tip of the new SP, its not like a needle that is pointed unlike the original on the left of the 2nd picture.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage GLS 1.2 manual: 3,108.4 mpg (US) ... 1,321.5 km/L ... 0.1 L/100 km ... 3,733.0 mpg (Imp)
Below are the boxes with the SP i bought.
Last edited by mitsumi; 07-17-2022 at 08:58 PM.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage GLS 1.2 manual: 3,108.4 mpg (US) ... 1,321.5 km/L ... 0.1 L/100 km ... 3,733.0 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage GLS 1.2 manual: 3,108.4 mpg (US) ... 1,321.5 km/L ... 0.1 L/100 km ... 3,733.0 mpg (Imp)
Looking at the old plugs, the pills (the rare metal parts that make the "needles") are fine, they should be able to last another seven years or so again, and still work fine!
mitsumi (07-17-2022)
but what can you say about the tips of both SP? why are they different?
so how can someone be sure that what they got is not a fake.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage GLS 1.2 manual: 3,108.4 mpg (US) ... 1,321.5 km/L ... 0.1 L/100 km ... 3,733.0 mpg (Imp)
I think your WAYYY over thinking this...
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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage GT 1.2 automatic: 37.3 mpg (US) ... 15.9 km/L ... 6.3 L/100 km ... 44.8 mpg (Imp)