Plugs and wires
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From: Cedar Rapids Iowa
Plugs and wires
Today I did the plugs and wires on my 04 m6. And I got to tell you it was harder then I expected. The back plug was a pain but the hardest part was getting the old wires off. Lots of battle scars on my hands getting them off but got it done.
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Yeah, a bit of a knuckle buster job. Hard to get the plug wires off if they haven't been off for a while. I put some dielectric grease on the new wires to hopefully make it all easier in the future.
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You need to get yourself a boot puller tool. Well worth the investment. It's not so much for when you are changing the wires but if you'd like to take them off without damaging them so you can put them back on, then they're really nice.
If you have a pair of channel locks with nice new grippy Jaws, you can grab a hold of the boot with them and then use another pry bar to gently pry them back rather than pulling for all your worth with your hands and smashing them against every sharp edge in the engine compartment.
If you have a pair of channel locks with nice new grippy Jaws, you can grab a hold of the boot with them and then use another pry bar to gently pry them back rather than pulling for all your worth with your hands and smashing them against every sharp edge in the engine compartment.
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From: Rochester MN
I picked up some nice long needle-nose pliers with a 90 degree bend at the tip. Something like https://www.harborfreight.com/2-pc-1...set-64082.html
Just grab the metal sleeve with them and you can lever off the plug wires pretty easily. And yeah, some grease to make it easier next time.
Just grab the metal sleeve with them and you can lever off the plug wires pretty easily. And yeah, some grease to make it easier next time.
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Yeah, the number 7 plug is a bit of a pain to get out but so are the boots. A boot removal tool really helps.
Now you are good for a long time.
Now you are good for a long time.
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Haha. 3 hour spark plug change on my 46K mile, 2004Z with OEM plugs and wires. Two and a half hours pulling the %#$#$#$ wires off the plugs, a half hour actually doing the plugs.
PS The Snap on double jointed spark plug socket makes the #7 plug easy.
Snap-on spark plug socket
PS The Snap on double jointed spark plug socket makes the #7 plug easy.
Snap-on spark plug socket
