Again heres my opinion on 3 plugs that i have used on my car:
NGK "r"...never a problem and easily goes 10k to 15k..costs $2.25 each
at local napa dealer or $6.95 at Rapid Parts(no joke)
BERU Silverstone...paid $7.95 a plug and one of the electrodes almost
broke off while in the cylinder...will never use again...will never
recommend
BOSCH...what can i say...never a problem

Dudes,

Consulted the Bentlyey for Spark Plug data. I have a 96. The Bentley stated
that the proper NGK part no. was BKR-5-EKU.

However, I think that is/was the plug for the 95s. The NGK book at the
performance shop indicated that the part number for 96s was ZFR-6-F11.

Thoughts, flames, beers?

Hey, Happy Thanksgiving to all the buds on the list.

Thanks,
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Wally G.
wallyli

     HEY! here's some real important stuff, STRAIGHT FROM BOSCH! Maybe 
Arthur can put this on the site too.

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Hello,

     I am on a Volkswagen mailing list and we would like some 
information. We need the part numbers so we can order spark plugs that 
fit:

1995 Volkswagen GTI VR6
1996 Volkswagen GTI VR6 
1997 Volkswagen GTI VR6

That is the 6 cylinder, 2.8 liter engine. The OEM part is a NGK sparkplug 
but we all trust Bosch plugs more than the NGKs and would like to switch 
to a trusted brand. Unfortunately all the part stores I've been to have 
NO part number for the GTI VR6. So we come to you for assistance. 

Thanks alot,

scott catlin
     scott.catlinsierra

GTI VR6 Mailing List
     gti-vr6dev.tivoli

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Hello Scott:

Thanks for contacting Bosch.

The correct application are as follows:

Bosch part number FR8LDC (gap is not adjustable) for all three model 
years.

Regards,
Robert Bosch Corp.
USA


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 Sure...It's Nippondenso K20PR-U

 Regards,
 Larry Phelps


>  Larry,
>
>  Would you have the part # for the plugs around by any chance?
>  Thanks.
>
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>        Ave, XTela, morituri te salutamus.

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> From: Abe L. Getchell <abewasting-bandwidth>
> 
> Here is the note about the plugs that I forgot to put in there!  I
> have, in my posession, 6 Beru Silverstone sparkplugs.  They are a single
> electrode plug that carries the model name (I assume) of S3F and a part
> number (again, I assume) of 0 001 343 806.  Are these the plugs I need?

Yes, I just recently put on my second set and have been impressed with the
product ever since.  The old Silverstones I just removed off of my car
looked fine.  The electrode had minimal signs of wear and the plugs had
been in over 30000 miles.
 
> I thought all VR6 plugs should have two electrodes? 

Not the Beru Silverstones


Good luck with all of your other mods too.  

Myron Ybarra
http://members.tripod.com/~MIDKNIGHT_MOTORSPORT

At 17:48 1/2/98 -0800, Edmund Kwong wrote:
>Just hit thirty thousand and need to change the plugs. But......ordered
>the silverstone's from APS and they are gapped to 0.8mm. The Bentley
>manual says they should be gapped to 0.7mm for the vr6. But then ND says
>that the factory plug from NGK is dual something or another and that they
>don't need to be gapped. WHAT THE PHUCK?!?!?!?! So now what????? THanks.
>
>
>Edmund
>

The proper BOSCH part number is FR8LDC.

The proper NGK part number is BKR-5-EKU.

These are for all model years, according to BOSCH and NGK.

It is written.....

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Wally G.
wallyli

At 16:36 1/26/98 -0500, Jim Bazzano wrote:
>
>I am planning on doing some tune up stuff, I would like to know if anyone
>has any warnings, points, or savings $ I should know about.
>
>I guess I should do plugs too, since I am doing the wires..  What are the
>stock plugs NGK's?

I, Uncle Wally, went through the "great plug hunt" for quite some time and
have some interesting (or not so) information to share regarding this.

The stock NGKs are BKR-5-EKU, and they are a dual electrode plug. Cool. Go
to the NGK plug place, and they've never heard of that. Not cool. They want
us to buy (and the NGK book says) an NGK plug with the number ZFR6F-11. I
buy that kind. Get home, it's a *singe* electrode. Hmm. I figure, well the
NGK book says so......and put 'em in.

Didn't like 'em. Felt that car ran differently, and hotter. That fan that
stays on in the Summer would be on in situations I thought it shouldn't
(and it's Winter). So, I thought I'd get some Bosch stuff.

Go to the Bosch store. Guy only has the Platinums. OK. But those.
Hmmm.....single electrode. Dig up old e-mail from Bosch that someone posted
to the list. Ah-ha, Bosch themselves does not recommend the Platinums for
our cars. OK, bring the Bosch's back for a refund.

Call Autotech, they send the Bosch coppers, with the part number FR8-LDC.
And hey, open the box, and it's a DUAL ELECTRODE spark plug . Very cool.
Put 'em in, car runs great!!

FYI.

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Wally G.
wallyli

     New Dimensions has the CORRECT dual electrode NGK plugs for the VR6 
     for $6.50.
     
     Andy Atwell

On 1/27/98 8:44AM, in message <3.0.3.32.19980127114454.006a2b34pophost.li>, 
Wally Green <wallyli> wrote:

> The stock NGKs are BKR-5-EKU, and they are a dual electrode plug. Cool. Go
> to the NGK plug place, and they've never heard of that. Not cool. They want
> us to buy (and the NGK book says) an NGK plug with the number ZFR6F-11. I
> buy that kind. Get home, it's a *singe* electrode. Hmm. I figure, well the
> NGK book says so......and put 'em in.

Just checked my receipt (from 30k service last week).  VW Specialties put in the ZFR's.
I see in my trusty Bentley that they mention the BKR's.  Hmmm.....

At any rate, my car now runs like a scalded monkey so I'm not gonna sweat it..

Doesn't Beru make some Silverstones that fit our cars??  Aren't they supposed to be 
da bomb???

BTW, for you local SoCal guys.. VW Specialties was cool.  Owner (Ron Wood) is a 
MAJOR VW gearhead - trophies and placques all over the place, HiPo cars all over 
his lot, including some blown Audi and a bunch of old VW iron in various states of, uh, 
repair.  Did great work for a VERY reasonable price.. highly recommended!  (They're 
in Huntington Beach, BTW).

--
Kevin Collins
collinskpacbell
'97 GTI VR6

I used Bosch units, part number FR8LDC. That's the info straight from 
Bosch themselves. They are dual electrode plugs that come pre-gapped for 
the VR6 engine. The OEM parts are NGKs, part number BKR5EKU. [...]

Many people on the C-list tried the regular Autolites... they liked em' 
better then the stock dual electrode plugs.

Later,

Brian

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More on spark plugs !!
I called around for NGK spark plugs at all the local parts stores. Best
price I could come up with $10.49. Waited till Monday and called the VW
dealer $9.73. Tried NGKSPARKPLUGS, the page for VW 1995 would not
load, further search on the internet revealed WWW.CLUBPLUG set of 10
BKR-5-EKU for $50, then they add on $10 shipping but still a deal....?
Cliff.