im going to be replacing the POS bosch platinums that were in my truck when i bought it this weekend and was wondering what the life is on the wires, i know that the ones that are in it now are 7mm, what would you suggest i get and how often do usuggest i replace them? and what else do i need to replace with them and how much work is that, i know im asking for alot but i could not find any other posts on it with the search so im asking here and hoping for some good info thanks in advance guys

 

As far as wire replacement intervals, check your owner's manual. I would replace the wires if you are replacing the plugs, along with the rotor and distributor cap. Anything over 8mm is overkill for a stock ingintion setup. It is not a lot of work as long as you take your time and label everything (if this is your first time). I even find myself mixing up wires from time to time if I wasn't paying attention when I pulled them off.

 

so are the 7mm that i have fine i dont have to replace them right now so i can just do the plugs and save some $ as it is kind of tight right now

 

You can just do the plugs if money is tight, however, if another part of your ignition system (i.e. wires, cap, rotor) is an issue, it will go unresolved. You should be fine, but for future reference, changing them all at the same time is always a good idea.

 

thanks maybe ill take the time to do all of it when the weather warms up as it has been hovering around 0* F here for the past couple of weeks and i dont feel like freezing and donte get to use the garage(the parents are very clear on that) so once it warms up ill do the wires,cap and rotor but the plugs im going to do now as that seems to be most important that would be fine correct?

 

You will be fine.

 

Make sure that you get the correct gapping on the plugs.