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Re: [T3] New spark plugs and a confession


On 22 Aug 2005 at 17:16, Constantino Tobio wrote:

> My '03 Passat has a service interval of 40,000 miles for plug changes.
> OEM are those NGK iridium plugs with the two ground electrodes, and
> that's what she got put back in.

Indium, really? That's the metal that melts at less than boiling water temp and 
is softer than lead. How would indium be useful in a spark plug?

Or are they platinum?

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