Volvo V6 Vortec spark plugs

Dave_Snelson

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OK you technical bods, what are the correct plugs for the Volvo 4.3l V6 Vortec? I have a spare brand new set on my boat (found them in a locker) but I don't know if they are the right ones. They look physically different from the existing ones in the engines (no surprise for those who know CI).

Place your bets...will it be Haydn or Col who reply first. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 

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Are we talking the radial spark type here. I know a few of the V6's used them. I could look back thru my paper work or it would be easier if you gave Real Steel a call with your engine number.

If you really get stuck come back and I'll dig thru my paperwork and find out or give col a shout. What are the numbers on the plugs in the engine and what are the numbers on the spare plugs youhave?
 

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Aha - the plug I took out (to diagnose a prob) is an NGK BR5FS and it is a short nosed plug with the electrode flush to the plug threads. The Champion plugs that are still in the blue "Volvo" official boxes are still on my boat and as such, I don't have the number. However, they are physically different because the electrode protrudes out from the threads. They are in an official blue box as a boxed set of 6, so that leads me to believe that they may just be the pukka item and the ones in the engines currently are not.
 

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No Barry they are not a radial spark type. The number on the current plugs is (NGK) BR5FS. As in my reply to mercman, thya are physically different. They are a boxed set of 6 Champion plugs in a blue Volvo box. That leads me to believe they are actually the right ones, and the ones currently installed (BR5FS) are the wrong ones.
 

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I didn't win did I! Mind you was away for the w/end.
Agree BPR6EFS but if yours are Champion, they should be RV15YC4
 
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