Well that put my blood pressure up a point or two. I've never heard spark plugs squeal as much as they did today when I tried to remove the original 18 years old plugs from the car, they were obviously reluctant to vacate their home after all this time. I originally started with a cold engine but the noise was so bad that I heated it up for 15 minutes before proceeding any further.
I ordered the plugs for one of the UK's largest Volvo dealer's online stores and before ordering I asked them what the correct plugs were for my 2.5T engine. I was given the part number for the longer reach plugs and proceeded to order them. Then my mate said it should be short plugs in my engine so after researching further I discovered I had indeed been given the incorrect information. Caveat Emptor... I think the longer plugs could have caused a lot of damage had I fitted them...
Correct plugs with gaps adjusted to 0.7
18 years and 64,000 miles later
Colour is good but the electrode is well past its best
Ready to stick back together
