Major service, should I buy my own NGK plugs!

[joshh1512]

Hello everyone, first post..

Just got myself an Ibiza cupra (61plate) 42k miles and it's due its major service, quoted 269 st a seat dealer to keep the full dealer history, or 239 with my own plugs. First of all does this sound a reasonable price?

I've done mounds of reading before getting the car, and one of the stand out things has been to change to the NGK iridum BR7 (2667) plugs, now it's not mapped and I don't have it planned although I guess after I've gotten used to it I'll consider Revo stage 1. Would there be any harm in putting the NGKs in and running it with those on stock map? Shall I just keep the ones they provide, and when it comes to a remap buy NGKs then?

Cheers for any advice, love it by the way.

It's the battery in the boot model too.

 

[joshh1512]

Anyone? It's booked in for Friday so need to order now if I should!

 

[Faintlol]

I bought all the parts locally for 60 quid and got my own mechanic to fit them for 50. So saved 160 quid on it.

Can't answer to the remap sorry!

 

[joshh1512]

I know it's expensive but I was kinda wanting to keep the full seat stamp history.. or is it not really worth it?

Did you buy standard spark plugs or NGKs?

 

[R3k1355]

Are the NGK's compatible with a remap or are they too warm?
No point in changing plugs if they have to come out again for the remap.

How much do the standard plugs cost (if you were to provide them yourself)

 

[RUM4MO]

I am very surprised that a main dealership workshop will let you hand in non SEAT sourced, and sourced from their parts department, service parts, as they have no control over what they really are, where they came from and if any problem arise will just shrug their shoulders at you, in my mind that is not a good plan. Yes to keeping the service book full of dealer stamps, also yes if you want a proper good mechanic to do that work, but the way that you are approaching it does not seem correct, if you re-map it these service stamps might mean nothing to the next owner.

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[joshh1512]

I believe they use NGK laser platinums standard, don't know why you'd choose iridiums over these anyway, it's just what is recommended by revo for stage 1.

I guess I'll just keep it standard with them.

It's probably the last seat stamp I'll get, I just thought with it being a major service it'd be best to go with them, but yes they were happy to use my own plugs!

remap was much further down the line but I was just thinking if it's going to be done then why not go for the recommend plugs now, just wasn't sure if that would cause additional problems with a standard map.

 

[RUM4MO]

I was just passing general comments about engaging with a main dealership's workshop, I am not a 1.4 Twin Charger owner so know nothing about spark plug choices for standard engine, but there has been a lot written on this forum, and lately on the Skoda forum on how to minimise risk of engine damage by maybe at times using parts other than what SEAT say should be used/fitted.

Although, in your case, if getting a SEAT dealer to service your car, I'd be inclined to leave the choice of spark plugs up to them and let them supply all the service parts as in the event of a major engine issue later down the line, SEAT would probably cast this "customer supplied the spark plugs" which will appear on your bill, that is all.

So using these Denso plugs would probably be best left until you get the car back - Denso is also a supplier to the engine plants, I can't say if that includes this engine - though for some reason I tend to check if NGK is an option in the VW Group spares listing for my engines, and if so buy them.

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

I know it's expensive but I was kinda wanting to keep the full seat stamp history.. or is it not really worth it?

Did you buy standard spark plugs or NGKs?

What's the point keeping seat history? OEM garages are not always good.

 

[lil3520]

I only use Seat or VW garages when I have warranty on my cars.

Andy

 

[Ibiza Cupra]

Obviously. But when warranty is finished, what is the point?

 

[RUM4MO]

Obviously. But when warranty is finished, what is the point?

I think that it depends on your future plans wrt that car, if you buy a car new and trade it back in to a SEAT dealer against another of the same in 4 or 5 years time, regardless of the fact that many SEAT workshops do crap work, then money wise you should come out on top.

If you have bought used and maybe not from a SEAT dealership, and keep the car until it is 7 or 8 years old, then using a good indie or doing it yourself must be the smart way to do it.

I bought my wife's Polo new with 3 years prepaid servicing, so that is what we do with it, my S4 was bought at 2.5 years old with an extended warranty so I kept using the dealer until it was a year out of extended warranty - just in case, now I do all the servicing myself and will do that with the Polo after it is out of warranty.