(FWIW consider checking http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=004066 ) but there are so many topics and sub-topics, I wanted this one to be seperate. The engine was swapped about 2, maybe 2.5 or 3 years ago, I have no clue what came over from the "old engine" to the new. The serpentine belt looks a lot older than 2. The oil pan has a fluid sensor from the Bonneville engine, moved over to the Buick engine that replaced it, months or more since I ever even knew the car was for sale.
Anyway, it's a 1996 and maybe the plug-wires should be replaced. The plugs will be looked at and I believe they are plain AC-Delco's that are over 2 years old, might as well change them. Then, like I said, the wires. Maybe the coil. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
I did some reading over 2 years ago and a few people (on boards but not this one) suggested Denso Iridiums were the best around (for under $30 a piece). My mechanic and his fellow-mechanic friend tried them and had horrid side-effects: Hard starting, no starting, lousy gas mileage and having to replace a coil...they figure the plugs take a higher voltage and do as advertised but these are the draw-backs. So I am wondering if I should get Denso Iridiums (which I was told I could by at a local GM dealer... Denso & GM have some sort of relationship going on, I am told)
Then, should I get new wires? Any specific brand, core material or thickness, or shielding? And, should I get a new coil; and if so, what do I look for in one? Will I ever know the difference between GM replacement wires and a $150 set?
Is a new coil going to be necessary?
I like overkill and having some components that are of needlessly high quality. This is one of those cases
THANKS
Rob
Anyway, it's a 1996 and maybe the plug-wires should be replaced. The plugs will be looked at and I believe they are plain AC-Delco's that are over 2 years old, might as well change them. Then, like I said, the wires. Maybe the coil. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
I did some reading over 2 years ago and a few people (on boards but not this one) suggested Denso Iridiums were the best around (for under $30 a piece). My mechanic and his fellow-mechanic friend tried them and had horrid side-effects: Hard starting, no starting, lousy gas mileage and having to replace a coil...they figure the plugs take a higher voltage and do as advertised but these are the draw-backs. So I am wondering if I should get Denso Iridiums (which I was told I could by at a local GM dealer... Denso & GM have some sort of relationship going on, I am told)
Then, should I get new wires? Any specific brand, core material or thickness, or shielding? And, should I get a new coil; and if so, what do I look for in one? Will I ever know the difference between GM replacement wires and a $150 set?
Is a new coil going to be necessary?
I like overkill and having some components that are of needlessly high quality. This is one of those cases
THANKS
Rob