Spark plug Bosch or Autolite

Avoid the NGK’s Bosch or “Volvo” (also Bosch) plugs are way better than the NGK’s.

I had good luck with ngk bp6hs, Bosch w8Bc, champion l87yc and renault oem short thread (yes, really.) plugs. Bosch w8ac used to be good but i had some arrive not working out of the box recently so I'm now avoiding them.

Almost any spark plug is better than the Torch it comes with. The recomended is the NGK BP7ES, but is not made any more, many use the BPR7ES without issue, which is a resistor plug, but the manual specifically says to not use a resistor plug. I am using an [Autolite AR52 plug](https://a.co/d/7Z3keDh), it crosses with the stock Torch and NGK BP7ES and is a non-resistor plug. Many people hate Autolite plugs, but I have been using them for years in other vehicles and never had an issue, and so far it is working just fine in my 11500.

the spark plug is less than 10k km old (bosch) so I initially did not change it. Decided to change it anyway to original mercedes (turns out made my NGK) bam emission passed, LTFT now hovers at 5-8%.

Ja tive problema com velas bosch. NGK é melhor.

I'm still not entirely convinced that it is weak or under ignition versus over fueling. Either way it just seems like it's having a hard time burning the fuel that it is getting. I still can't help but wonder about the Bosch Platinum 2s. I have had good luck with them before my Mark 2 GTI and the car did run well with them for a good 10 days before all of this started.

I’ve had almost all of them destroy themselves recently.

A few months ago i had a intermittent misfire appear and went to investigate it but when I popped the hood while it was running, the wire on cyl 3 was literally popping and sucking itself in and out with the spark plug core still on. I took the plug out and the ceramic was moving in and out from the threaded bit. So it was gapping and slamming itself together while running.

I changed the one spark plug cause I had a spare ngk, I forgot about changing the rest and now I have a new misfire….. I can now feel the tick from combustion going thru the wires on cyl 1 and 4. So now 2 spark plugs are starting to do the same thing. I will be changing to ngk plugs now and won’t be touching Bosch.

Make sure if you purchase spark plugs that it is not Auto Light. They tend to mess your vehicle up more and not work well with Toyotas.

Don't use AutoLite plugs in this car, they are known to have issues.

Also, Autolite is extra terrible. I would have done anything else.