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Originally Posted by 8gv
What ever you do, don't park it near your furnace!  |
Hey, I'm just trying to keep you guys busy with new questions. Admit it, you think I'm incompetent (no, I cannot change a spark plug***) but you like debating about my calamities.
Apparently coils last about 100,000 miles (no agreement about this online, though). Since the car has 87,000 miles, I thought I should pick up a coil pack ($113) and get that replaced at the same time as the spark plugs. My mechanic points out that the check engine light isn't on and the problem isn't severe yet. He said it only takes a minute to change the coil pack in addition to the spark plugs, but he doesn't recommend changing the coil unless it's failed, so "It's your call."
***In the 1970s I owned a Datsun pickup truck with 65,000 miles. That was old back then! I had to change one or more spark plugs every 1,000 miles or find myself driving on two cylinders! For some reason that was easy to do on that vehicle.