1997 Geo Metro - Spark Plug Change

Went to the store and when I turned on the car and started to leave the parking spot the engine started misfiring and stalling about 4 times and on the 5th time it started up and ran fine. So I decided its time to change the spark plugs.

Old Spark Plugs: Bosch Platinum
New Spark Plugs: ACDelco

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Spark
• Plugs
• acdelco
• bosh
• platinum
• change
• misfiring

[lawnside82]

wow a 3 cylinder?? u must get 30miles to the gallon!! are they fast? with 4 people inside?? now i want one!!

[jmoyet]

Yeah it gets around 35mpg on a heavy foot. with eco driving can get over 40mpg. being a 3 cylinder engine economy car it doesn't go very fast but it will keep up with other cars in the highway. I'm usually passing cars on the highway lol, but thats because they are slow drivers.

the engine is 1.0L 55hp, 58 torque, I have gone its top speed of 85mph (95 if you push it into redline)

[S2500Dog]

1997 Geo Metro 1.0L AC Delco Spark Plugs.

SPARK PLUG ASM Part Number: 4

Product Notes: [Rapidfire Plug-Spark Plug]; .040 Gap Per Vehicle: 3; Years: 1995-1997

SPARK PLUG PKG Part Number: 41-804

Product Notes: [Platinum Plug-Spark Plug]; .042 Gap Per Vehicle: 3; Years: 1994-1997

SPARK PLUG, Part Number: R42XLS

Product Notes: [Standard Plug-Spark Plug]; .042 Gap

Per Vehicle: 3; Years: 1995-1997

Purchase a gapper at walmart for about $1.50, it pretty cheap lol !

[jmoyet]

yeah been wanting to get one but they are usually sold out at the auto parts store. (nearest walmart closed down)

[watmonki]

I must be tired. I kept staring at the blue tv screen next to the engine, wondering why the hell would this dude have a dvd player thing in there.... then i realized it was the car battery. =(..... yep i believe its time for bed

[jmoyet]

LOL!!!

Not getting enough sleep? Iv been there before.. lol

[theturner1984]

@gtfiveliter yeah absolute rubbish for stock vehicle, but spot on for competition/tuned road engines like my 200bhp kit car :):):)

[98770]

@gtfiveliter bosh spark plugs are rubbish. runs like it is going to stall put back those old champion plugs in my old Toyota they ran perfectly fine.

[gtfiveliter]

just so you know, a lot of cars DO NOT run well with platinum spark plugs. Never use them unless they are OEM installed. Bosch platinum spark plugs have been the culprit in many vehicles with driveability issues.

check your distributor cap and rotor, and probably replace them.  It's real easy.

[gtfiveliter]

just so you know, a lot of cars DO NOT run well with platinum spark plugs. Never use them unless they are OEM installed. Bosch platinum spark plugs have been the culprit in many vehicles with driveability issues.

[grawey77]

3 whole cylinders of raw power!!!

[SuperAppleX]

u should of put some anti-seize on the threads... so they dont lock up on you in the future

[bshaw1979]

Dont ever use bosch plugs..They are junk..The electrodes break and or fall off into the cylinders and destroy your engine..This did happen to me. I had to buy a new motor for my chevy blazer.I researched it online and in about 5 min i found 10 other cases of this happening to other people..

[jmoyet]

My Haynes manual says 1999 and later metro's spark plug gap is "0.039 to 0.045-inch (1.0 to 1.1mm)" So I guess anything in between will work.