Spark Plug Tube Replacement

[jl1252]

Howdy,

I've decided to tackle some maintenance itmes on my 2002 (base) Boxster including the spark plugs (Beru), serpentine belt, updated coolant cap, and red/white taillights. I looked into the wheelwells to see how hard it wold be to access the plugs and noiced that at least two plug tubes appeared to be leaking oil. Actually looks to be more like seepage.

I looked around and determined that the oil was in fact coming from the plug tubes because I found no oil coming from above and it was pretty obvious it was coming from the tubes. So in addition to the above itmes I purchased six (6) new tubes, the twelve (12) 'O' rings that go with them, and the 80 gram tube of Porsche grease. After I placed the order with Suncoast I discovered that in order to replace the tubes I will need Porsche tool #'s 9604 ("hand pressure piece") and 9605/1 ("pressure piece") according to some Boxster techincal manuals I found online. The manual also says a "commercially available internal puller" will be necessary.

My question is for those that hae tackled this themselves: can it be done without the special tools? If so, which tools could be substituted? I have a pretty extensive tool collection but I'm no opposed to buying more as long as they don't cost a fortune.

Thanks in advance

Jeff