Just finished Spark plugs.

[tonycarreon]

hey MP. have you done your fuel filter yet? how'd it go?

[mptoledo]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

hey MP. have you done your fuel filter yet? how'd it go?

Not yet, Looks pretty basic. I am going to wait till my tank is down close to emty. Just in case I have another oops. I already scoped out the underneath when I did my plugs; you gotta take off the big black plastic housing thing. Rest looks like cake. I will keep you all posted. I am still wondering about cleaning the throttle body, as I have never opened the "hood".

[mptoledo]

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[schnellman]

I see you used NGK iridium. How about some input from the group on brands? Everyone has their favorite oil, favorite tires, favorite air filter, etc. Let's hear from the crowd about spark plug brands. Come on guys.

[mptoledo]

Well, I think I overpaid. I really see no difference from the stock plugs that were in there for 60k miles. I used ndk on my bikes for years and liked what I read about iridium holding up, so I thought I would give them a try. I think I could have went with champion and had the same results though. I plan on pulling the plugs to see how they have held up and as a pre-emptive maintenance.

[Mike_Yi]

Thanks for the guide. I just finished mine, and it was no big deal. I think it took me two hours.

BTW, I got my plug tube puller tool (boat drain plug) from Cabela's for $4.

[Frodo]

Couple of questions. Mike: Did the transom plug (boat drain plug) work well for you? (I have read some posts where people seemed to think they weren’t that effective.) How many miles do you have on your Boxster, and did the tubes seem to be in good shape? Pretty easy to get out?

Also (for anyone to answer): How are the cylinders numbered? I thought I read somewhere (I can’t find it again…don’t you just HATE that??) that 1-3 were on the passenger side (1 being right behind the passenger seat, 3 being at the rear end of the engine) and 4-6 being similar on the driver’s side (4 right behind the driver, 6 at the rear end). Is that right? (I ask because I got a “cylinder 1 misfire” CEL recently.)

[JDBOXSTER]

Just replaced plugs with Bosch 7413. Changed all plug tube O rings at the same time. ******************************** had best prices.
Got my drainplug from West Marine. Had to wrap balck electrical tape aroung the plug remover for more grip.

JD Boxster
2000 (986)

[stateofidleness]

the OP actually makes me feel like I could do this myself. i'm due for my 60k service but most of the stuff has been replaced already, except for plugs and some fluids.

is it as simple as 6 plugs and some free time? is replacing the tubes a necessity if i don't have any oil leaks? i'd hate to disrupt the harmony down below lol

i had a misfire code for some time (not for a while), but I reckon this might help a bit.

[mptoledo]

I only replaced my plugs, but it is a good Idea to do all the parts. It was fairly straight forward, as noted, I had trouble with the 1 plug nearest to the passanger seat due to the shortness of the plug wire. The drivers side took like 10 or 15 minutes.

as I remember, just take off the two allen screws on each plug(most done by touch, not sight), take out the plug and reverse. Pretty simple.

Hint, don't start with the hard plug. Start with the one closest to the passenger rear of the car. You will get a hang of it by the time you get to the tough one. Then the other side is a breeze!!