David Truax
Active Member
Just curious what aftermarket plugs everyone prefers to use. Surprisingly, I can't seem to find 2019 Kia Stinger plugs on any site when I search for my specific car model which is odd.....
Spark Plug change tips
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Shrikecorp
Stinger Enthusiast
Yep...Denso 5346 in my case, I think there's other models that work. The HKS plugs have a following, but they're considerably more expensive.
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StungBlueGT2
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+1 Denso IKH24s
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RUFFSTUFF
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David Truax
Active Member
Thanks. That's what I ordered. Found a good deal on Amazon.
MrSmoofy
Stinger Enthusiast
Curious what deal you found as I'm wondering if it was cheaper then from the vendors here on the forums.
David Truax
Active Member
$9.81/plug shipped
StungBlueGT2
Sustaining Member
FYI-I got mine from Rockauto.com for only $7.92/plug or $55 shipped.
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David Truax
Active Member
I tried Rock Auto, but for some reason could only buy in sets of 4 (4 or 8), not 6 which was odd....
StungBlueGT2
Sustaining Member
Wow that’s weird and they must have changed the quantities for the orders, but only $64($8x8) to have a couple extra backups is still a great deal.
David Truax
Active Member
Just finished changing out the plugs today. Took about an hour longer then I was expecting, but I was taking my time and, as usual, the 2 plugs on the passenger side were a pain even with the tools. Had to take the coil apart for the plug in the middle to get the coil back on the plug. And scraped the crap out of my hands.... but I got it done and nothing blew up when I started the car 
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Gapping the new plugs was a little of a problem. Had to make a trip to the store to get a different type of gap tool to reduce the gap on the new plugs. I was successful in getting them all between 0.0022 and 0.0024
. Gapping the new plugs was a little of a problem. Had to make a trip to the store to get a different type of gap tool to reduce the gap on the new plugs. I was successful in getting them all between 0.0022 and 0.0024
RUFFSTUFF
Stinger Enthusiast
Don't know what you used but I got this and it was easy to gap the plugs...
➤K-MOTOR engine Spark Plug Gap Tool Gapper Gapping Tool Sparkplug 14mm caliper | eBay
David Truax
Active Member
I used one of those round ones with the loops and the doohickey to bend the end of the plug because I didn't have any needle nose pliar small enough
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StungBlueGT2
Sustaining Member
Yeah the screw down gapped is the best and accurate.
One of these?
If so they don’t work very well and may damage the plugs. Did you use blade style feeler gauge for the gap size at least?
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David Truax
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Yea one of those. I did use a feeler gauge for the gapYeah the screw down gapped is the best and accurate.
One of these?
If so they don’t work very well and may damage the plugs. Did you use blade style feeler gauge for the gap size at least?
turboAWD
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Just curious why feeler-type is preferred for checking the gap? Is it an accuracy thing? I would imagine as long as you are 0.023 +- 0.001, it should be fine?
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RUFFSTUFF
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