RE: HOW TO: Spark plugs & wires replacment
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RE: HOW TO: Spark plugs & wires replacment - 3/20/2008 4:08:06 PM
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Brewski
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I've had to do mine twice because the ignition coils and the wires burned up.
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RE: HOW TO: Spark plugs & wires replacment - 3/21/2008 6:13:19 PM
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typeomang
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great thread.... I have done my own mechanical work for over 20 years, but......every car is different. thanks stig
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RE: HOW TO: Spark plugs & wires replacment - 3/26/2008 6:01:45 PM
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Ghost32
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So the best way the get to the plugs are going under the car looking up?
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RE: HOW TO: Spark plugs & wires replacment - 3/26/2008 6:06:47 PM
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TheStig
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So the best way the get to the plugs are going under the car looking up?
It depends which plug your going after. For a couple of the front ones, you are better off going at them from above. But for most of them, you are better off comming at them from underneith.
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RE: HOW TO: Spark plugs & wires replacment - 3/26/2008 6:10:18 PM
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Ghost32
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Cool. Good looking out Stig
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RE: HOW TO: Spark plugs & wires replacment - 3/26/2008 8:07:54 PM
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EarlR
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Stig, what year is your car? The reason I ask is that I just finished changing the plugs in my '02, and I had no trouble reaching all but one of the plugs (the back plug on the driver's side) from the top. Looking at the pictures you posted, it appears there is a heat shield or something on the passenger side right below the valve cover that isn't on my car, so that may be why I can get to the plugs from the top so easliy. As you noted, the only bitch about the job was getting the old wires off. I literally had to break one of the plugs because the wire refused to come off.
Oh, and whoever it was that posted about fuel spraying all over when they changed the fuel filter - you should always relieve the pressure in the lines before you work on any part of the fuel system. The easiest way to do that is to just remove the fuse for the fuel pump (it's in one of the fuse boxes under the hood) and crank the engine 2 or 3 times. I just changed my filter also, and while a fair amount of fuel did drain out of the lines it wasn't under pressure and didn't spray anywhere.
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RE: HOW TO: Spark plugs & wires replacment - 3/26/2008 8:15:57 PM
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TheStig
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Stig, what year is your car? The reason I ask is that I just finished changing the plugs in my '02, and I had no trouble reaching all but one of the plugs (the back plug on the driver's side) from the top. Looking at the pictures you posted, it appears there is a heat shield or something on the passenger side right below the valve cover that isn't on my car, so that may be why I can get to the plugs from the top so easliy. As you noted, the only bitch about the job was getting the old wires off. I literally had to break one of the plugs because the wire refused to come off.
My car is a 1998 and should have a near simaler set up as your car. Maybe someone removed the heat sheilds from your manifolds?
These are old photos of my engine, I now dont have any of those heat sheilds or manifolds so I can't really say why yours is different.
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I should find them and thank them. Considering the car had 63k miles when I got it, I guess anything is possible.
