V6 Spark Plug Changing Period

I'm about to take my 156 V6 in for it's 96000 service. Just curious why, in
the service manual, spark plugs are changed at 48k, and then no further
mention of them is made. Shouldn't they also be changed at 96k? And is the
air filter really every 24,000 miles? And how come HT leads aren't
mentioned at all?

Rgds

Stuart

Mr Flipflops wrote:
> I'm about to take my 156 V6 in for it's 96000 service. Just curious why, in
> the service manual, spark plugs are changed at 48k, and then no further
> mention of them is made. Shouldn't they also be changed at 96k? And is the
> air filter really every 24,000 miles? And how come HT leads aren't
> mentioned at all?
>

Manufacter service interval advise is pants. They do it to make th menu
pricing look cheap.

Change oil and filter every 6k miles. Air & fuel filters every 10k-12k.
Spark plugs every 20k.

HT leads are probably some modern electronic things or something equally
special that last the life of the car??

Antti wrote:
> T. said the following on 27.6.2005 13:31:
>
>> Mr Flipflops wrote:
>>
>>> I'm about to take my 156 V6 in for it's 96000 service. Just curious
>>> why, in the service manual, spark plugs are changed at 48k, and then
>>> no further mention of them is made. Shouldn't they also be changed
>>> at 96k? And is the air filter really every 24,000 miles? And how
>>> come HT leads aren't mentioned at all?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Manufacter service interval advise is pants. They do it to make th
>> menu pricing look cheap.
>>
>> Change oil and filter every 6k miles. Air & fuel filters every
>> 10k-12k. Spark plugs every 20k.
>
>
> spark plugs every 100tkms (62500miles) no need to change more often.
>

Ah, they platinum ones? From that interval, I'd change them at 50k tops.

Mr Flipflops wrote:
>> I'm about to take my 156 V6 in for it's 96000 service. Just curious why,
>> in the service manual, spark plugs are changed at 48k, and then no
>> further mention of them is made. Shouldn't they also be changed at 96k?
>> And is the air filter really every 24,000 miles? And how come HT leads
>> aren't mentioned at all?
>>
>
> Manufacter service interval advise is pants. They do it to make th menu
> pricing look cheap.
>
> Change oil and filter every 6k miles. Air & fuel filters every 10k-12k.
> Spark plugs every 20k.
>
> HT leads are probably some modern electronic things or something equally
> special that last the life of the car??

Yeah, I think this is the last time I'll be going to the dealers. Alfa
independent here I come.

Mr Flipflops wrote:
>
>
> Yeah, I think this is the last time I'll be going to the dealers. Alfa
> independent here I come.
>
>

Where abouts do you live?

I can recommend a very good specialist in N.London.