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Old 09-30-2008, 11:21 AM
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Question. I'm if doing a plug on the drivers side, I should be turning it counter-clockwise to get it loose?

No matter what I do, it doesn't seem to be coming loose, and I don't want to put a lot of force and risk breaking something so close to the engine.
Old 09-30-2008, 11:45 AM
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Okay, never mind that. I seemed to get it loose.



This doesn't look too bad, I don't know if it could be the cause of my misfire. But anyway, where the yellow arrow is, I put the anti-seize on there?
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Always counter clockwise, regarless of which side your working on.

May as well replace them if they're out. And yea, anti-seize goes on the threads.
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Originally Posted by DrewSG
Okay, never mind that. I seemed to get it loose.



This doesn't look too bad, I don't know if it could be the cause of my misfire. But anyway, where the yellow arrow is, I put the anti-seize on there?
I am soo glad you got that out, before the smart *** answers to you original post start to come in.

Put some anti-sieze on the threads. Not a lot, just a BB size glob and smear it around the threads. Don't get any on the business ends.
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Lefty-loosy, no matter what.

Put some dielectric grease all over the spark plug head before pushing the spark plug wire back on too.
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are you actually getting a code for misfire? P0300-308? otherwise dont try and chase anything. these motors idle a bit rough.
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and righty tighty .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




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