Best Spark plug for Volkswagen Golf

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Rank	Manufacturers	Ratings	Avg. rating	Votes	Reviews	Positive	Neutral	Negative
1.	NGK	24%	3.7	63	47	30	8	9
2.	Denso	10%	4.2	27	11	10	0	1
3.	OEM Volkswagen	8%	4.6	21	7	7	0	0
4.	Bosch	4%	3.6	12	9	6	1	2
5.	BRISK	3%	4.0	9	4	3	1	0
6.	OEM Audi	1%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
7.	APR	1%	5.0	3	1	1	0	0
8.	Autolite	0%	1.0	-3	1	0	0	1

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NGK › Spark plug

QuantizedKi 6 Jan 2023, 02:47

Rating 5.0

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Acceleration:

I have the projected NGKs and they work great.

Pros: work great

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

NGK › Spark plug

rrdubbs 6 Jan 2023, 01:11

Rating 5.0

Idle:
Acceleration:

I run these on my stage 2 2019. Runs great. Like zero knock. Sometimes idle seems a bit less smooth when engine really hot but tach holds dead steady. Ran a set for 5k, inspected and put back in for another 5k then replaced with a fresh set and have another 2k on the new set.

Pros: runs great, zero knock

Cons: idle less smooth

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Mileage: 5000 km

NGK › Spark plug

arvidj 24 Nov 2022, 19:31

Rating 4.5

Thought I would follow up on this discussion. Ordered the NGK LFER7BHX Ruthenium HX. The priority package showed up after some challenges with the local Postal Service. As advised, on Tuesday took the car for a short drive to warm it up then started the task. Was a little pensive taking the engine cover off. To anyone who has never done it on that particular car, just pull each corner straight up about an inch and it comes right off. The cover is held on with posts that fit into rubber grommets so the chance of breaking anything is almost zero. Found a very old 10-14mm open end from the tool kit from a long gone motorcycle in the junk drawer, A few minutes with the belt grinder and a "perfect width for the ground bolt" 10mm open end was discovered hidden inside. The only real challenge is disconnecting the wiring loom from the coil packs. Several iterations of 'watch a video, give it a try, watch a different video, give it a try ...' ensued but I was finally able to get them disconnected. Gently removed the coil packs and one-by-one removed the plug, installed a new one, torque to 30Nm, wash-rinse-repeat. Put a little dielectric grease into the plug boot of the coil pack and the coil pack\\wiring loom connector, a little SYL-Glyde Silicone Grease on the large coil pack to engine seal and reinstalled the coil packs. Torqued the ground bolts to 12Nm, then put on the ground strap and torqued the nut to 12Nm while holding the bolt steady with the afore mentioned "super wrench". Fought with the wiring loom to get it back on all the coil packs, popped the engine cover back on and Bob's you uncle. Drive to the dealer Wednesday morning and went in to talk to the Service Writer. Mentioned that they did not have to rotate the tires (had already put the X-Ice tires on two weeks earlier) nor change the plugs as I had done that the day before. He gave me a strange look and said "Yes, VW recommends they be changed but with only 15,000 miles on the car I would not have bothered". Doh!!! Primary lesson learned here is "Call and schedule service yourself rather than let your wife do it." That way you can challenge the items on the "what will you be doing at this service" before spending an afternoon under the hood. (Side note, it is 'her' car as 'my' car is the FRS, hence her desire to schedule the maintenance.) They did the usual "full inspection" on the car and came back with "the rear brake pads are down to 3mm and should be replaced". They had photos to "prove" the pads were down to 3mm. I though this was strange and will be starting another thread to go over that discussion with the Service Writer.

Pros: easy to install, good performance

Cons: difficult wiring loom disconnect

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Mileage: 15000 km

NGK › Spark plug

arvidj 10 Nov 2022, 22:41

Rating 4.0

I've decided to install the plugs myself. Given that the vehicle has nothing in the way of a tune, it would seem that the 'standard' heat range plug would be the best fit. APR does not seem to offer a 'standard' heat range plug so they are off the table. The prices for the NGK plugs from the dealer seem reasonable even there challenge is 'which one?' They list a 06K905601B Type 1 and a 06K905601L Type 2. Google searches offer nothing in the way of information about the difference. Is it the heat range? the external construction? the internal construction? the ???. There is a price difference in that the Type 2 is over twice the price of the Type 1 so I am assuming there is some difference, but no specifications to suggest what. To ensure theMuffinMan understands what I am saying ... I am not sensitive to the price difference BUT it is the only factual piece of information I've been able to find, other that part number, to distinguish one from the other. I am stating the difference as a fact and not as part of the selection criteria. Looking at the NGK offerings, they seem to be NGK PLFER7A8EG Laser Platinum or NGK LFER7BHX Ruthenium HX. Any insight would be appreciated.

Pros: standard heat range plug

Cons: Type 2 expensive, unclear difference

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Denso › Spark plug

TheoAPU 14 Sep 2022, 01:06

Rating 5.0

Denso 5749 non projected

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Part number: 5749

NGK › Spark plug

KarstGeo 9 Aug 2022, 22:59

Rating 4.5

I run the IS38 FBO and beat the crap out of my car and use stock heat-range Rutheniums.

Pros: durable under stress

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

NGK › Spark plug

Yoga' 21 Jul 2022, 00:11

Rating 4.0

You can run NGK Rutheniums, i run them on with my is20 and no complaints either.

Pros: no complaints

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

NGK › Spark plug

mattkosem 22 Nov 2015, 00:43

Rating 3.0

Acceleration:

I'm running PFR7Bs. I get a misfire or 3 here and there, only during low load low speed acceleration. I've got R8 coils too. Not sure if the RFD makes them occur any more frequently than they otherwise would, but I'm not worried about it.

Cons: occasional low speed misfire

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Part number: PFR7B