So I acquired on short notice (didnt have time to properly inspect/"needed a car by this monday" literally) a 2003 Honda Accord V6 EX with about 170-180k on it from a guy I knew and had helped work on this car before. 15 miles down the road while taking it home it suddenly does a stumble-jerk dropping in RPM, then throws a code. Periodically re-stumbles and re flashes the check engine light.
Stop at an Autozone, the code says "replace spark plugs" and says misfires on 1/3/6 repeatedly but doesnt say any bad sensors. I'm not sure when plugs or wires had been replaced last. (and cant ask him for a bit/he was heading out of town right as I got the car)
He gives me this ultra hard sell about iridium plugs saying anything else will destroy my engine guaranteed and they wont even sell me plugs that arent iridium so I pick up some bosch but didn't yet install. I hear others say NGK or Denso may be the original equipment ones but didn't know if that matters, or which it would have been.
Is it true that non iridium plugs could 'destroy an engine' and how, pray tell? I would have thought plugs are plugs, they either ignite the mixture or they dont, they either miss or they dont. The only difference is how long they last. I wonder if this is like that $30/gallon blue coolant (which I look at with a jaundiced eye and somehow doubt is essential, or if they engineered it so it is makes me think thats an extortion strategy) or if there's a legitimate reason to go iridium.
Also seeking advice on plug wires - I dont know when they were replaced but figured i'd just get them too, and dont know if I need some OEM or higher quality or if less expensive is good enough for this car.
Stop at an Autozone, the code says "replace spark plugs" and says misfires on 1/3/6 repeatedly but doesnt say any bad sensors. I'm not sure when plugs or wires had been replaced last. (and cant ask him for a bit/he was heading out of town right as I got the car)
He gives me this ultra hard sell about iridium plugs saying anything else will destroy my engine guaranteed and they wont even sell me plugs that arent iridium so I pick up some bosch but didn't yet install. I hear others say NGK or Denso may be the original equipment ones but didn't know if that matters, or which it would have been.
Is it true that non iridium plugs could 'destroy an engine' and how, pray tell? I would have thought plugs are plugs, they either ignite the mixture or they dont, they either miss or they dont. The only difference is how long they last. I wonder if this is like that $30/gallon blue coolant (which I look at with a jaundiced eye and somehow doubt is essential, or if they engineered it so it is makes me think thats an extortion strategy) or if there's a legitimate reason to go iridium.
Also seeking advice on plug wires - I dont know when they were replaced but figured i'd just get them too, and dont know if I need some OEM or higher quality or if less expensive is good enough for this car.