1st try......failed
the coil packs are easy to remove and not complicated at all. you just have to unplug the harness ,and take out a few 10 mm bolts and lift it out of the way.trust me,it will make it alot easier !
And when you put teh coil packs back on, dont bother with the rear most bolt on each side. the other 4 will hold the coil packs on just fine, but it will be much easier take them off and back on again next time.
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wow taken some off the coil pack off help alot! thanx guys......but one more problem.....when i took off teh plug wires i just layed them in my seat and totally forgot which order they go in! 
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wow taken some off the coil pack off help alot! thanx guys......but one more problem.....when i took off teh plug wires i just layed them in my seat and totally forgot which order they go in!
Just run any wire from the coil to the plug directly below it. The important thing is that you keep each coil pack in its correct location.
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damn it damn it damn it! i striped the very last cat bolt.....now how do i get it off!?....help me quik!
edit: I also don't wanna try to hammer it off or anything since that manifold is hanging by one bolt left.
update: I finally got the driver side manifold and cat off!
edit: I also don't wanna try to hammer it off or anything since that manifold is hanging by one bolt left.
update: I finally got the driver side manifold and cat off!
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and one more thing...how do i know which coil pack goes in which? i only had to take off 4 total(the first 3 on the pass and the last one on the drivers even those i know where the drivers one go)...help again!
You should have taken the entire coil pack tray off.. you have an 02 right? They are all mounted on a metal tray, you unplug the one big connector, adn remove the bolts holding the metal tray to the valvecover and lift off all the coils for that side of teh engine. I don't know if you have to put them back on teh same side, but I marked mine and did. With those off you should be able to get a 10 mm in and get the last bolt off the manafold from the top, you might need a swivel on it ot get to the bolt though, I used one and it was alot easier. If you do it that way, you can drop teh entire manafold out the bottom with the cat attached. The plugs are easy to get to as well, a plug socket, and an open ended wrench will get the ones in the back on the drivers side no problem. Wires don't matter either, just plug in the front coil pack and front plug, work your way back, they won't reach any other plug then the one that the coil pack is suppsoed to go to, so that's a no brainer as well.
Make sure you have the car at least 2 feet up in the air, it will make getting the headers in alot easier. It's always easier with a lift, but can be done with the car on the ground. The hard part is getting the drivers side in, that one usually has to have the collector pointed at about 5 oclock to get up where it has to go.
Make sure you have the car at least 2 feet up in the air, it will make getting the headers in alot easier. It's always easier with a lift, but can be done with the car on the ground. The hard part is getting the drivers side in, that one usually has to have the collector pointed at about 5 oclock to get up where it has to go.
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good luck bud. The hardest part is over. GET the car up off the ground!!! REALLY HIGH!!!
also, take the oil filter off, you dont have to drain all the oil, but just let what runs out, run out, and add around 1/4 of a quart of oil when all is said and done... it should help you get that driver's side header up...
also, take the oil filter off, you dont have to drain all the oil, but just let what runs out, run out, and add around 1/4 of a quart of oil when all is said and done... it should help you get that driver's side header up...
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ok i got the drivers side header in and bolted up and its all good....now I'm tryin to get the pass side header in.....u guys wern't joking bout the car being high in the air....2 feet ain't good enough yet....bac too it....update a lil later
If ya got the drivers side in, then you're good to go, that is the harder side most of the time. Just be careful to to overtighten the bolts in the heads.. get everything bolted up, start the car, let everythign get warmed up to operatign temp, shut it down and retighten them, then you shoudl be good to go.
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Update: both headers are in and bolted up but i didn't have time to do anything else since i ran outta light 
but t least there in.....bad news that i think i cross-threaded one thread on the drivers side(the middle one) but all the other ones are tighter then a virgin. either the old or new bolts wanted to go in all the way(thank god I'll be changing heads next summer other then that everythings good. i'll put on the Y-pipe and put everything else back together either tomarrow or wednesday....thanx uys for being there when i needed help...and OMG I'm SORE!!!!
pCe....paul
but t least there in.....bad news that i think i cross-threaded one thread on the drivers side(the middle one) but all the other ones are tighter then a virgin. either the old or new bolts wanted to go in all the way(thank god I'll be changing heads next summer other then that everythings good. i'll put on the Y-pipe and put everything else back together either tomarrow or wednesday....thanx uys for being there when i needed help...and OMG I'm SORE!!!!pCe....paul
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