So how long are these supposed to last

[VTBigYellow]

Posted up here last week about my car running like crap and throwing a check engine light. A few people mentioned that I should check the coils/plugs (btw: Thanks!) and lo and behold this is what I found:

So how long are these things supposed to last? Mine look like they could have/should have been changed long ago but my car has 47K miles on it. The manual doesn't show these needing any attention til much further down the line.

PS: That was the toughest/most annoying plug and coild change I have EVER done! I don't even know how some of you managed to do it without taking the mufflers out~

[johnsosn]

Posted up here last week about my car running like crap and throwing a check engine light. A few people mentioned that I should check the coils/plugs (btw: Thanks!) and lo and behold this is what I found:

So how long are these things supposed to last? Mine look like they could have/should have been changed long ago but my car has 47K miles on it. The manual doesn't show these needing any attention til much further down the line.

PS: That was the toughest/most annoying plug and coild change I have EVER done! I don't even know how some of you managed to do it without taking the mufflers out~

Mine needed 6 new ones @ 7000miles a little extreme.

My opc said that Beru have just changed the material they're made from.

[Loren]

The easiest way is to remove the mufflers - only adds 5-10 minutes.

Where do you live? Lots of ice, snow and salt?

[VTBigYellow]

Well I bought the car from Pennsylvannia and I guess they get a decent amount of snow, I guess that could explain it somewhat.

Also, when I got new coils, the parts number started with 997 instead of 996, so i took them back to the dealer who told me that Porsche had changed the parts/# to that. Hopefully that means I got the "new material" ones from Beru because I NEVER want to have to do that again!

And 5-10 minutes for muffler removal/re-install? Haha, maybe for a guru like yourself, but for a mere mortal with a set of Craftsman tools, I dedicated an hour to it~

Edited August 28, 2008 by VTBigYellow

[Loren]

:lol: A Boxster is easiest, a Carrera is easy, and a Turbo is 4-5 hours. So I guess it is all a matter of perspective...