stevez2885

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man is it a pain in the ***. i went from a 98 prelude which maintenance was easy now i got my 99 z28 and it was a bish lol. luckily my a/c isnt working atm so i could remove the ac lines on the pass side to help a little bit. of course the back passenger side was the worst but all in all it only took me like 2 hours and 15 minutes.

98boxer

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for a first timer doing the plugs that good time, took me almost 4 hours the first time, the passenger side is the worst the other are easy

94'BLKBRD

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2hrs and 15 minutes is very good for your first time. Took me 5 hrs my first time on the LT1

samson_420

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On my 98 it took me about 2 and a half hours. I was prepared for the worst, it was not that awful. The LT's are worse.

junkindatrunkmx6

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Luckily my first time, I had a garage full of tools. I used a million different ratchets, and sockets to get 'em out of there.

3rdDegreeBurns

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good job man, I just replaced my first set myself today and got done around 2 1/2 hours. Definitely #8 is bad but it was really easy removing this from the bottom. My problem was the wires being stuck on their so tight more than the plugs.

AxisOfOil

it took me like an hour and a quarter my first time. two hours including the time to get a second eighth spark plug after dropping one and having the ceramic portion crack.

for #8, you should just pull the coil packs... plenty of room then, even for me... i have chubby arms and hands, and short arms too.


and i can still not figure out how you reach #8 from the bottom... maybe i just missed the smart boat, but i can't find a way up to that area of the engine from underneath.

stevez2885

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i got it from the bottom.....i put the socket on with the extension from the top and then popped in the ratchet. the ratchet was hanging down towaqrds the bottom so then i had to jack up the side of my car to be able to get underneath it. the plug was way toio tight with the little bit of room i had so i put a wrench on the end of the ratchet and it broke free

stevez2885

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yeh i know what u mean...i think ive confirmed the guy before me didnt take very good care of the car becausae im pretty sure it was the original plugs and wires and im sitting at 102k

3rdDegreeBurns

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yup thats how I ended up doing it as well.

samson_420

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When I pulled my OEM plugs at 65k they still looked fairly new and clean.

I just wanted to see what they looked like, and why not replace them if they are already pulled out of the motor.

AxisOfOil

I know what you mean about them being too tight.
I still managed to do it... I pulled the very end of my socket about 4 feet. lol...
here's a pic of how i did it.



I still never managed to find a way to get to it from bottom. but if that works for you guys, great, keep at it. My giant-bar method shouldn't be necessary any more since i change plugs regularly and use anti-seize.

99345hp

I just replaced mine on Friday in about an hour. Only tools I had were a ratchet, spark plug socket, 3 in extension and a 10mm wrench. I got number 8 from the top by taking off the coils. I just used the socket and ratchet with no extension.

caddobass

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Remove the coils and the job is alot easier from the top. A friend told me this after I did it from the bottom. Man is it ever a way better way to do the plugs.

98boxer

iTrader: (7)

lol, got to do what you gotta do

I'll probably change the plugs sometime this week.

BlackScreaminMachine

iTrader: (17)

You think thats bad,

Try changing plugs on a LT1 with all the accessories still in....

95 Z28

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I remember that....ugh.


Plugs are easy for me. 1-7 on the ground in a few minutes, put the car up in the air and do 8 from underneath.

whytryz28

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I just changed my plugs for the first time yesterday, took about 1 hour all from the top. I removed both coil packs, ALOT more room to work. Oh with long tubes it was soooo easy haha.

BlackScreaminMachine

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On my LS1 I still have the AIR and AC hooked up w/ LT's and its easy for some, not so easy for others, the worst part was #8, not removing but getting the plug wire on there.

AxisOfOil

oh yeah... i also pulled the AIR, but the AC is still hooked up, and I have LTs