The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: mrclubike on October 15, 2017, 12:58:00 PM
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Found these Beru Plugs on eBay
They are the correct plug for our R65
The packaging was so interesting i had to post up pictures of it
This is the first time I have seen some and they appear to be of very good quality
I am not of the opinion that spark plugs are a big deal
I mean any good quality plug of the correct spec will do just fine in this type of motor
Besides back when lead was still in the fuel you would have to change them way before they actually wore out
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Beru is a high quality OEM supplier. I'd have no problem using them and would say they are near as good as Bosch.
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At $4.00 USD each shipped
I ordered 2 More
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send a link to the auction. I couldn't find it
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send a link to the auction. I couldn't find it
Pm sent
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I'd be interested also, if you don't mind. I searched but didn't find any priced that low.
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Post up the link in this thread.
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Post up the link in this thread.
They "were" here.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=332362011041&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=92584-8720&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=1&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=200
There were only two sets left and I bagged 'm ;D
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Well done all of you.
Beru are very good plugs indeed and are prized amongst VWs originality fanatics as they were the OEM fit. I once had a slight bias towards Bosch plugs because their threads were rolled, not cut, and I believe that a rolled thread is less likely to cause trouble in alloy cylinder heads.
Alas, Bosch plug are now made in India and no longer have rolled threads.
Here's a story that might amuse.
Some years ago, when I was still trying to make VWs go much faster than their maker intended I built an engine that was on the out limits of the capacity capable of being contained in standard(ish) cases. The crank had sufficient additional stroke that some hours were required with a dremel to remove metal from the cases that would have otherwise prevented rotation. The cylinders were so large that the cylinder stud threads were all but exposed (and them constantly pulling out were one of the reasons I abandoned this engine as a bad joke eventually). In addition the barrel thickness as ultra thin so that they would fit in the maxed out holes in the crank-cases.
In short it was the sort of engine that gets built by an idiot (me), all 2.3lt of it.
Anyway it ran, but due to the thin barrel walls it had enormous blowby, which of course only got worse as heat and revs increased. In short it ate spark plugs at a prodigious rate through oil fouling.
And then I thought I found partial salvation. My local VW parts supplier had a great big tub of "Ring" sparkplus in his display area and at 30c each they were a bargain.
Made in the GDR, I'd never heard of them and I have never seen them since.
Looks deceive, they actually don't look too bad but no one of them lasted more than 15 minutes in my "monster" engine - I tried them in a stock standard engine and they started missing after about 30 minutes. In short they are the crappiest sparkplugs I have ever had any experience of.
30 years later and I still have 8 of the 24 I bought, I am still waiting for someone I really, really dislike to need BP6HS plugs!
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BOSCH plugs sold trough BMW dealers are pricey but "made in Germany". Can't remember if the threads are rolled or cut, though.
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I found some German made Bosch plugs on ebay. NOS, maybe?
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My (200 cc) Bultaco Metralla came with a Beru plug. Cleaned it and reused it many times, as it was much more forgiving than Bosch, Champion or others then available. I'd buy 'em in a minute.