Bosch Iridium Spark Plug, good for Peugeot 206's Electrical system or not?

ABRAHAMA

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2010 PEUGEOT 206
1.6L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC

Is "Bosch (9613) Original Equipment Iridium Fine Wire Spark Plug" gonna work fine in my Peugeot 206 1.6L or not? Someone told me if I add this sort of Spark plug to my car it's gonna kill car's Electrical system cause iridium spark plugs are not match with Peugeot 206! He suggested platinum instead of iridium! I purchased them and can't risk, don't wanna lose my engine, what do you suggest? Can I use them or I should go for Platinum?

Thursday, May 14th, 2015 AT 7:53 AM

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CARADIODOC

MECHANIC
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Use the spark plugs specified by the manufacturer. "Upgrading" to something that appears to be better often leads to running problems. The location of the electrodes, shape and size of the spark, length of time the spark lasts, and voltage required to create the spark can be different. In severe cases that will cause a lack of spark or intermittent loss of spark under certain conditions. When a spark plug needs higher voltage to create a spark, that can delay it until that voltage builds up high enough. That can lead to retarded ignition timing and loss of power and fuel mileage. The specified spark plugs do a perfectly fine job of what they were intended for in your engine. Just because something else costs more doesn't mean it's going to do a better job than the parts already doing that.

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Thursday, May 14th, 2015 AT 6:03 PM