Spark plug change not so bad.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Ocala, Fl. State of Confusion
Spark plug change not so bad.
I have read the tales of woe and bloody knuckles while changing the spark plugs, and have dreaded the task. So finally, today, after 38k miles and 6 years since new, I changed them and it wasn't bad at all. Here are the 3 things that made the change very easy.
1. I rotated each plug wire a quarter turn at the plug to break the seal. Then, they came off easily.
2. I removed the left side plastic coil cover (aka valve cover). Only after getting my one and only cut.
3. I removed the plumbing between the second and third cylinder on the drivers side, and set it up out of the way. Only 2 bolts here, but it made the rear 2 plugs on the drivers side a breeze.
Total time 1 hour. Not too bad.
1. I rotated each plug wire a quarter turn at the plug to break the seal. Then, they came off easily.
2. I removed the left side plastic coil cover (aka valve cover). Only after getting my one and only cut.
3. I removed the plumbing between the second and third cylinder on the drivers side, and set it up out of the way. Only 2 bolts here, but it made the rear 2 plugs on the drivers side a breeze.
Total time 1 hour. Not too bad.
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I'm curious to see if you were missing any of the platnum pucks on the electrodes of the plugs. I changed mine at 50,000 and had several missing. Also the gap was pretty big on most of them if I remember.
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From: Ocala, Fl. State of Confusion
I put Bosch +4 plugs in. No gapping necessary. Will see how they last.
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Congrats on getting them changed. Good tips you mention.
