my truck has 62K miles on it and i am pretty sure it has never had a tune up. at what point should a tun up be performed? and what brand shuff should i go with. i know some trucks do better with certain brand plugs, i was just wondering if the dodge performed better with a certain name brand plug and so forth. thanks

 

It wouldnt be a bad idea to do it at this point , But you can always pull 1 plug and check its condition to see if u really need a tune up. As for plugs , What the manufacter recommends is ussaly best IMO (only for plugs thats is ) Im running Bosch Irdium Fussions in mine , and Im not 100% convinced on the $15 a plug i spent on them. Champion or NGK`s For me next time around. Be sure to do wire`s and Cap at the same time. Id go with some Mopar 8mm spark plug wires if you got a None stock Coil.

Thats just my .02cents and im sure everyones got their opinions , But thats how I do it, hope it helps

 

you're due. i'd say every 3 years or so. you'll see the wear on the rotor and distributor cap, erosion on the plugs. my opinion is that the plugs don't matter, they're all good.

 

yea i like to use good wire weather i have a stock coil or not. just get whatever cap the parts store has?

 

Some say that their ram runs best on the champions, others (me) have had no problems or better running (me) with autolites.

 

ok thanks

 

Sorry for offtopic

Mowhawk- how do you like them autolites? Ive read on the web they are best for our motors?

 

I love them. Idol is much smoother now. Seems to have a little better responsiveness. So far theyre keeping well too.

 

Sorry, but I would highly recommend against taking this approach toward maintenance. Your plugs are a tell all story about what is going on inside your cylinders. Relying on only one to determine if you need to do maintenance means your only getting 1/8'th of the story. You should pull all the plugs and inspect each for oil, burn, gap, etc... Don't rely on just one plug, you could be missing a much bigger issue.

I personally replace my plugs pretty often (about every 15k miles, or once a year or so). For as cheap as good copper plugs are, it is definitely worth replacing them often in my opinion. This ensures you always have a good plug, correct gap, and you know a lot better what the condition of all 8 cylinders is.

 

Haha , no doubt. Youve deffently got a good point. I didnt want to sound like a idiot telling him he should do it and be complety off, was trying to save my self from that , but damn you got me there