Spark Plugs

[Bobiam]

You'll enjoy this project more if you get the car a few inches higher. One must get into some contortions to get to these plugs. I believe that some of the coilpacks must be unplugged to slide them out. You be the judge. It will be a shame to change the coilpaks unless they are actually bad. Wait for a few more answers from readers on this. Did mine (on an '01) at 35K. Supposed to change plugs at max 6 yrs!!!

Bob

[Mark_T]

You'll be in the wheel well, but not actually under the car (unless you drop your socket and it rolls away ).

High enough to get the wheel off will suffice, but like Bob said, the higher it is, the easier the access. You are using jack stands and not just the jack, right?

I like buying from Pelican - their prices are good, they are great to deal with for their regularly stocked items, and every so often they send you coupons for cool stuff.

Do you have fuel filter on your to-do list?

Mark

[stateofidleness]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

You'll be in the wheel well, but not actually under the car (unless you drop your socket and it rolls away ).

High enough to get the wheel off will suffice, but like Bob said, the higher it is, the easier the access. You are using jack stands and not just the jack, right?

I like buying from Pelican - their prices are good, they are great to deal with for their regularly stocked items, and every so often they send you coupons for cool stuff.

Do you have fuel filter on your to-do list?

Mark

fuel filter eh? i saw the pics on that DIY and gotta say, not looking too easy... jack stands... was thinking, jack up car (at jack point) safety block under rocker, front wheels chocked.. do my thing on one side, then repeat on other. jack stands are such a pain in the ass and i don't feel like making hockey puck arts & crafts

i wasnt able to get the plugs today, so im gonna order them online with some new coil packs as well. hopefully next weekend i can get them all installed.

while i have the rear wheels off, where would be the most suspect place to look for a "flutter" type exhaust leak?

[Mark_T]

You're going to be right inside that wheel well. Maybe I'm just old and paranoid, but unless all I'm doing is changing a tyre, I never trust a jack.

Maybe give this a read - it might take some of the pain-in-the-ass factor away:

Pelican jacking guide

A big thanks and an extra piece of pie for Wayne.

Mark