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Sambar Truck Spark Plugs?

Discussion in 'Subaru Sambar' started by George Capriola, Jan 14, 2023.

  1. George Capriola

    George Capriola New Member

    I just got my 1996 Sambar Truck delivered from Japan. I've been driving it around the neighborhood while the paperwork for the title & registration goes through. It runs really bad until it warms up, and seems to have a high rpm high load miss as well. Really bad on hills! I'm going to change the oil & filter, air & fuel filters, and new spark plugs & wires. Any recommendations for good sources for parts? Also, what brand & type spark plugs work best?
    Many Thanks, George.
     
  2. Smollpp69

    Smollpp69 Member

    I got an extra 6 months out of my rotor and cap by just taking some emery cloth and knocking off all the corrosion. I also dunked in some NGK iridium plugs because the copper ones supposedly only have a life of 7,000 km or something. Not really a fan of replacing by spark plugs every 2 months. Those ngks should be good for life of the truck going forward. Somebody on the forum has a giant Google doc of a lot of parts with cross compatibly and I would highly recommend sourcing everything you possibly can from your local parts store.
     
  3. rkrenicki

    rkrenicki Active Member

    The OEM plugs are NGK BKR5E-11 for the Carbed models, and NGK BKR6E-11 for the Supercharged models. I generally stick to those as they are readily available here and are cheap. Some people use the BKR5EIX-11 or BKR6EIX-11 which are the iridium versions.

    The standard plug change interval is 10,000km for the Sambar.
     
  4. GeoJoe

    GeoJoe Member

    This is the doc you referenced - and I've spent a lot of time here. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...EAaKd6tTgOhHdlgUGOQIc_ojwo/edit#gid=181960930

    OP - I had similar issues. Changed spark plugs and in the process noticed one of my spark plug wires had some of the metal seperating from the wire housing. I fixed that and it's running strong.

    For the parts, I ended up creating a new Amazon.jp account as they had decent prices and the fastest shipping.
    https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/product/B0086T3BIK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
     
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  5. rkrenicki

    rkrenicki Active Member

    Hah, I did not notice that they mentioned the sheet. That sheet is the product of nearly 6 years of my research and it is constantly updated with new information as I look up parts for people.
     
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  6. udidwht

    udidwht Member

    In the event the alternator needs replacing in a 1990 Smabar Superchaged what are the options?

    Anyone rebuild them locally in the states?
     
  7. rkrenicki

    rkrenicki Active Member

    Any competent alternator/starter rebuild shop should be able to do them, assuming there is no physical damage inside. They use standard "off-the-shelf" regulators and bearings, everything else is just labor. Take a look in your local "yellow pages" and I am sure you will find someone local to you.
     
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