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Change your own spark plugs or take it to get serviced??
12-15-2005, 08:10 PM
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It takes me around 20 mins 
The hardest part is getting the Back coil pack bolts out. I didnt put the back few bolts back in it makes things way easyer ohh and the metal sleaves i didnt put back on Hell i wouldn't charge but about 20$ if the back coil bolts were allready moved
The hardest part is getting the Back coil pack bolts out. I didnt put the back few bolts back in it makes things way easyer ohh and the metal sleaves i didnt put back on Hell i wouldn't charge but about 20$ if the back coil bolts were allready moved 
01-03-2006, 12:12 PM
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Hi Folks
I just changed the plugs on 96 Z-28 - what a nightmare. Driver was OK, had room to work. The passenger side was a F___ nightmare. I removed the Alternator to give myself more room. Plug 4 & 6 was Ok, tight but I could remove them. plug 2 was not to bad to remove but some how I cross threaded the plug putting it back in - no room and had the pipes interfering. After many hours of fixing the problem, I managed to get the plug back in. I could not get to plug 8, my hands and arms are to big, no room. Plug 8 still has the old plug, oh well. If I knew how much trouble I would get into, I would have taken it to the dealer and let them deal with it. On my 92 I have removed the engine, etc, my 02 removed and replaced the cam and heads, etc - so I have worked on cars.
Unless you have small hands and arms, take it to the dealer - at least for the LT1, the LSx appear to be a little easier when you have headers.
Thanks - just my two cents.
Bill
I just changed the plugs on 96 Z-28 - what a nightmare. Driver was OK, had room to work. The passenger side was a F___ nightmare. I removed the Alternator to give myself more room. Plug 4 & 6 was Ok, tight but I could remove them. plug 2 was not to bad to remove but some how I cross threaded the plug putting it back in - no room and had the pipes interfering. After many hours of fixing the problem, I managed to get the plug back in. I could not get to plug 8, my hands and arms are to big, no room. Plug 8 still has the old plug, oh well. If I knew how much trouble I would get into, I would have taken it to the dealer and let them deal with it. On my 92 I have removed the engine, etc, my 02 removed and replaced the cam and heads, etc - so I have worked on cars.
Unless you have small hands and arms, take it to the dealer - at least for the LT1, the LSx appear to be a little easier when you have headers.
Thanks - just my two cents.
Bill
01-09-2006, 10:09 PM
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im goin after mine tomorrow night. but im not sure about the plug gaps. i have brand new tr55's how do you change/measure the gap? and what do the tools cost?
01-10-2006, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by SaintNJ
im goin after mine tomorrow night. but im not sure about the plug gaps. i have brand new tr55's how do you change/measure the gap? and what do the tools cost?
Gapping/measuring tool is like $1, available at any automotive store.
Check them first out of the box, you may not have to change them.
01-10-2006, 07:45 AM
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it was a nightmare on my LT1 (97 Ws6), but I can do them on the LS1 in about 40 min. If you have big forearms, buy stock in bandaids. Otherwise patience is the main tool required; go slow and don't be too anxious. My first time around I cracked a plug using a universal joint installing it.
01-10-2006, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 2000 TAWS6
Out of the box, my TR55's were about 0.056 - 0.057, left them that way and put them in.
Gapping/measuring tool is like $1, available at any automotive store.
Check them first out of the box, you may not have to change them.
Gapping/measuring tool is like $1, available at any automotive store.
Check them first out of the box, you may not have to change them.
01-10-2006, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by macool68
it was a nightmare on my LT1 (97 Ws6), but I can do them on the LS1 in about 40 min. If you have big forearms, buy stock in bandaids. Otherwise patience is the main tool required; go slow and don't be too anxious. My first time around I cracked a plug using a universal joint installing it.
And yes, left inside forearm showed battle scars for a week from getting around the dip stick on passenger side for 6 & 8.
01-10-2006, 10:19 PM
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well. just finished up. lmfao took me 4 hours, did it alone. 
but i got it done!! w00t
the passenger side took me about 3 hours easy. lol the stock plugs were like FUSED to the damn heads. it sucked. ALOT. but i got em out without any broken plugs, and swapped some brand new tr55's in that SOB with some anti-seize. this is a proud moment for me haha. good times.
but i got it done!! w00tthe passenger side took me about 3 hours easy. lol the stock plugs were like FUSED to the damn heads. it sucked. ALOT. but i got em out without any broken plugs, and swapped some brand new tr55's in that SOB with some anti-seize. this is a proud moment for me haha. good times.
01-11-2006, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by SaintNJ
well. just finished up. lmfao took me 4 hours, did it alone. but i got it done!! w00t
the passenger side took me about 3 hours easy. lol the stock plugs were like FUSED to the damn heads. it sucked. ALOT. but i got em out without any broken plugs, and swapped some brand new tr55's in that SOB with some anti-seize. this is a proud moment for me haha. good times.
but i got it done!! w00tthe passenger side took me about 3 hours easy. lol the stock plugs were like FUSED to the damn heads. it sucked. ALOT. but i got em out without any broken plugs, and swapped some brand new tr55's in that SOB with some anti-seize. this is a proud moment for me haha. good times.
Good work
01-11-2006, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by bad6as
did you get them all from the top?
#8 was a bitch to reach, but I had a hard time throwin the rachet on #6. But I got em all from the top. Oh and loosening the final bolt on the coil rail required a reg wrench, one of my AC/Heat hoses was over it, so i couldnt fit the deep socket on top. Everything else was pretty straight forward.
Originally Posted by 2000 TAWS6
It's not hard, just a pain in the ***.
Good work
Good work
You can say that again! And Thanks!
