Technical Did I just bought FAKE spark plugs?

[jlhdasMorahd]

Just bought these.

Have NO IDEA if they are legit.

I watched this video but I "failed" some of the tests:

- No white powder on the plug
- Light did not come through the box
- Tip cover is carton. not white plastic

IDK about the rest of the tests.

Also - this guy bought iridium plugs while I bought "regular" copper ones.





Also, this guy has a point - and sais that the number stamped in the metal of each spark plug should be DIFFERENT.

On mine, all 4 have the SAME NUMBERS: L2YS

Thoughts?

 

[John202020]

Look the correct ones and genuine if bought from a reputable seller, its hardly worth faking standard plugs as they are so cheap? Here they are about £20 for 4

 

[jlhdasMorahd]

Look the correct ones and genuine if bought from a reputable seller, its hardly worth faking standard plugs as they are so cheap? Here they are about £20 for 4

I am new and nowhere near anyone's level of knowledge here, but you'd be surprised what so called reputable sellers will sell (sadly).

Also, where I am at, there's no knowing where the seller got his. It's a jungle.

 

[A3jeroen]

Most important question: do they work?
There is so much (des)information to be found online...
You really think the machine at NGK produces a new number to be stamped on every plug?
Or would the 4 you bought maybe belong to the same batch?

gr J

 

[AnthonyH]

They're genuine. This isn't worth worrying about any more.

 

[PuntoHowTo]

first thing here, you are watching videos on iridium spark plugs yours are just normal spark plugs in an orange box so things like the box and the card (carton) tip cover are normal for the cheaper plugs from NGK.

The number is a Batch number, so there can be thousands of plugs with the same number. What he says in the video is the number should change therefore you can check with NGK to see if that batch number is legit.

Completely pointless as if I were faking spark plugs I would just buy a spark plug every now and again and change the number to what ever batch that plug is showing.

They look real enough to me in the photos. The iridium plugs are expensive, the margins on the cheaper plugs are probably very low making it more worth while to fake expensive plugs rather than cheap ones. I would suggest the "fake" plugs may even be genuine NGK plugs reboxed to pass them off as expensive ones... Why make something yourself when you can save yourself the effort.