[Peugeot-L] Re: American plugs in a Japanese car

I use autolite plugs in my BMW motorcycle- the bike seems not to mind too much. Actually, it runs better on single electrode autolites than it did on the fancy dual electrode bosch and NGK plugs that the bike came with. The parts counter guy thought I was a nut for buying $1 plugs for my fancy euro bike.
My french car, on the other hand, disdains american plugs- well, all sparkplugs, for that matter. It's a diesel.

Zak

• In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "peugfan@..." <peugfan@...> wrote:
  >
  > I am having a debate with a coworker. She insists that you shouldn't
  put American spark plugs in a Japanese car. She claims to have had many experiences that verify that absolute truth.
  >
  > She has a Chevy Prizm. It started running very heavily this past
  Monday when we had a day filled with rain, sleet, snow, temperatures into the 20s, and she ran through a deep puddle and almost didn't get through.
  >
  > Her mechanic changed distributor cap, rotor and spark plug wires.
  They found (surprise) water in the plug wells. But worst of all, they found that three of her four plugs were AMERICAN!!!!
  >
  > I'm telling her this is sheer nonsense. I think it obviously
  resulted from the big puddle and freezing temperatures (she has no garage).
  >
  > Has anyone heard this nonsense. She says you can't put American
  plugs in Japanese cars (Prizm is a Toyota, of course), but you can probably put Japanese plugs in an American car.
  >
  > fs
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