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Old 07-17-2008, 07:37 AM
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Passenger side spark plug wire on the last cylinder by the fire wall. This sucker is completly covered by everything on top of the head.

How is everyone changing this spark plug wire? I cannot see any way to get my hand or any tool in there to change it out.

Thanks for any guidance!
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From the bottom of the car.
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i don't have a problem going in from the side of the motor along the primaries on the longtubes. I am also a little guy taken into account though with my AC removed which helps out quite a bit. Just remove the AC, lol. +1 Going from the bottom if you can't get it from above.
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I was able to get at it from the top. But the #8 & #6 coil packs were removed. It was a TIGHT fit, and I'm a small guy.
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i am a bigger guy who still has stock manifolds, cats, etc. i was able to get it from the top with both coil packs removed and still cut my wrists up....i do that everytime i think about a plug change on a stock manifold car. cant wait for long tubes.
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Get it from the bottom
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+ 1 on removing the coil pack brackets. I get mine from the top this way w/ no problems. Also, disconnect the a.i.r. tube on the stock manifold/header if you havent already. Should make it a lot easier.
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did that. i still barely fit. my stock y-pipe and cats wont let me reach it from underneath.
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i pulled all of my buddys a/c hoses out when i did his. but we were also doing the headers, and i have hands the size of boxing gloves
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just take the coil pack off and you will have much more room. the whole bracket and everything.
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with my lt's it takes less than 40 mintues to change all my plugs and wires, number 8 is actually very easy now and you shouldn't need to take off the coil packs, do you still have your EGR and AIR lines hooked up?
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Originally Posted by redemn93
did that. i still barely fit. my stock y-pipe and cats wont let me reach it from underneath.
You need more tools or to choose the correct tools to do the job .. get a 3/8 inch flex head ratchet with 1 inch extention and a 3 inch extention to use depending on which plug you are changing for numbers 1-7 .. use a 1/4 inch drive ratchet with a 3/8 inch adapter and a spark plug socket for number 8...I change plugs in 25 minutes 1-7 from the top and # 8 from the bottom and change them every 12K-15K miles which is twice a year for me ..

PS I have none of that emission BS to work around..take all of it off and throw it away .. it is dead weight




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The AIR tube was removed but that was never really in the way anyways. I guess its the ac tubes that are blocking everything, and the coil packs sit high on the valve covers. The heads don't help any since they sit higher than stock ones.

so everyone is saying you can reach these wires, even to the coil pack from below??? I don't think my arms are long enough for that, lol!
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Just do it from under the bottom its real easy that way.
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Drive the car up on ramps, get it from below...
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not too bad from the top
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Originally Posted by slt200mph
You need more tools or to choose the correct tools to do the job .. get a 3/8 inch flex head ratchet with 1 inch extention and a 3 inch extention to use depending on which plug you are changing for numbers 1-7 .. use a 1/4 inch drive ratchet with a 3/8 inch adapter and a spark plug socket for number 8...I change plugs in 25 minutes 1-7 from the top and # 8 from the bottom and change them every 12K-15K miles which is twice a year for me ..

PS I have none of that emission BS to work around..take all of it off and throw it away .. it is dead weight





VERY sterile engine compartment... Looks great!

Who's valve covers do you have? They are the only ones I have seen that don't look taco....

Thanks!
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+1 From the bottom of the car.
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pull the coils and air tube off if u havent already and drink a beer or two and take a break



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