Coils and plugs

Speenybean · 06-06-2019, 12:17 PM

So Indy quoted me 440$ for parts and labor for plugs by themselves. When I asked for price of plugs and coils it brings it up to 900-1000. I have 46k miles so should I be changing the coils along with the plugs or is that not necessary.

MizikeTSK · 06-06-2019, 12:48 PM

Might as well since the current coils with have to be removed. I wouldn't pay the $900-1000 though to include coils. You can source them online for cheap unless your indy won't touch them since they did not provide them. Why not make it a DIY and save more money, there's a thread out there to help.

crackerjack15 · 06-06-2019, 12:51 PM

Holly shit these places are crazy. So almost $400 just for labor? That's crazy. Literally takes 30-40 minutes. Did it myself for I cant remember the exact price of plugs, but I think they were around $40 or $50

You don't need coils imho.

positiveions · 06-06-2019, 01:14 PM

Indy shops look at us as a dollar sign. Find a DIY video and do it yourself.

Speenybean · 06-06-2019, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by positiveions

Indy shops look at us as a dollar sign. Find a DIY video and do it yourself.

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Originally Posted by positiveions

Indy shops look at us as a dollar sign. Find a DIY video and do it yourself.

I'm just not the most mechanically incline person out there and I don't wanna fuck something up

geedup35 · 06-06-2019, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Speenybean

So Indy quoted me 440$ for parts and labor for plugs by themselves. When I asked for price of plugs and coils it brings it up to 900-1000. I have 46k miles so should I be changing the coils along with the plugs or is that not necessary.

If you're uncomfortable doing the labor, which I was, I bought the parts and and had an Indy do the labor. About $250.

Bought NGK equivalent to the X5M spark plugs off eBay for about $20 each and got the coils from Rock-Auto for $20.

Coils: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...tion+coil,7060

Speenybean · 06-06-2019, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by geedup35

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Originally Posted by Speenybean

So Indy quoted me 440$ for parts and labor for plugs by themselves. When I asked for price of plugs and coils it brings it up to 900-1000. I have 46k miles so should I be changing the coils along with the plugs or is that not necessary.

If you're uncomfortable doing the labor, which I was, I bought the parts and and had an Indy do the labor. About $250.

Bought NGK equivalent to the X5M spark plugs off eBay for about $20 each and got the coils from Rock-Auto for $20.

Coils: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...tion+coil,7060

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Originally Posted by geedup35

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Originally Posted by Speenybean

So Indy quoted me 440$ for parts and labor for plugs by themselves. When I asked for price of plugs and coils it brings it up to 900-1000. I have 46k miles so should I be changing the coils along with the plugs or is that not necessary.

If you're uncomfortable doing the labor, which I was, I bought the parts and and had an Indy do the labor. About $250.

Bought NGK equivalent to the X5M spark plugs off eBay for about $20 each and got the coils from Rock-Auto for $20.

Coils: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...tion+coil,7060

Did you have to Gap the plugs ?? Do u have the link to plugs?

geedup35 · 06-06-2019, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Speenybean

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Originally Posted by geedup35

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Originally Posted by Speenybean

So Indy quoted me 440$ for parts and labor for plugs by themselves. When I asked for price of plugs and coils it brings it up to 900-1000. I have 46k miles so should I be changing the coils along with the plugs or is that not necessary.

If you're uncomfortable doing the labor, which I was, I bought the parts and and had an Indy do the labor. About $250.

Bought NGK equivalent to the X5M spark plugs off eBay for about $20 each and got the coils from Rock-Auto for $20.

Coils: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...tion+coil,7060

Quote:

Originally Posted by geedup35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speenybean

So Indy quoted me 440$ for parts and labor for plugs by themselves. When I asked for price of plugs and coils it brings it up to 900-1000. I have 46k miles so should I be changing the coils along with the plugs or is that not necessary.

If you're uncomfortable doing the labor, which I was, I bought the parts and and had an Indy do the labor. About $250.

Bought NGK equivalent to the X5M spark plugs off eBay for about $20 each and got the coils from Rock-Auto for $20.

Coils: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...tion+coil,7060

Did you have to Gap the plugs ?? Do u have the link to plugs?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-NGK-LASER...-/382209012460

Although I didn't buy from this seller these were the ones

And yes the need to be gapped to .6mm

CT335xi · 06-06-2019, 03:43 PM

You can purchase the Ngk plug on line from Burger Motorsport, there about $14 a plug.

mikew2069 · 06-06-2019, 04:03 PM

Damn find a new indy. A stealership gave me an unsolicited quote to change my F30 plugs (only 6) for $280 parts and labor. That equals out to $370 if it was 8 cylinder.

positiveions · 06-06-2019, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Speenybean

I'm just not the most mechanically incline person out there and I don't wanna fuck something up

Honestly, I wasn’t either. My friend taught me some stuff and the rest I read or watched a video.
I could never imagine doing an intake manifold swap on my E36 M3.

bmwx1sq · 06-06-2019, 08:30 PM

There is diy thread to do it yourself with part numbers.

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mikew2069 Lieutenant Colonel 413 Rep 1,975 Posts Drives: F30 335i MSport Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Houston iTrader: (2)	Damn find a new indy. A stealership gave me an unsolicited quote to change my F30 plugs (only 6) for $280 parts and labor. That equals out to $370 if it was 8 cylinder. __________________ 2013 F30 335i ///M-Sport *Forgestar/Challenge/BMS JB4* *Wagner/Evo Race/M-Performance* 2016 F15 50i ///M-Sport *BM3/H&R/Borla*
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