3 Hours For Spark Plug Change
08-02-2007, 02:29 PM
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3 Hours For Spark Plug Change I HAVE A 2000 SS CAMARO THAT I RECENTLY PURCHASED. ON MY FIRST SPARK PLUG AND WIRE CHANGE IT TOOK ME ONLY 3 HOURS. NOT BAD CONSIDERING THE PLUGS AND WIRES ARE 83,000 MILES OLD, ORIGINAL. I'M SURE ALOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THE PROCEDURE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THE WEBSITE THAT HELPED ME TACKLE THIS HORRIBLE JOB. I FOUND IT AT WWW.INSTALLUNIVERSITY.COM. ITS AN ELEVEN PAGE PRINT OUT AND SAVED ME ALOT TIME AND HASSLE. I'M SURE I COULD DO IT AGAIN IN UNDER 2 HOURS NOW THAT I HAVE THE FIRST EXPERIANCE OUT OF THE WAY.
08-02-2007, 02:47 PM
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Damn, did you make a sandwhich and take a nap while you where changing them? JK... good job, If you have aftermarket exhaust manifolds (headers) it makes it alot easier.
08-02-2007, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by XpEdItIoUs
Damn, did you make a sandwhich and take a nap while you where changing them?
3 hours isn't too bad. You'll get faster as you do it more.
Good job.
08-02-2007, 03:00 PM
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This Is The Only Car I Have Without Headers And I Can Definately See How They Will Help In The Plug Install. By The Way I Had To Take Several Phone Calls, Because I Was Working On My Car At My Business. Take Away The Phone Calls And It Would Have Taken Me Around 2 Hours.
08-02-2007, 05:33 PM
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It took me over 6 hours my first time over two days but I was really taking my time and paying attention to what I was doing. My buddy and I changed the plug on his '02 in 2.5 hours (and that includes removing the 5th bolt on the passenger coil pack). I thought that was pretty good considering we were switching off with one 3/8" ratchet. He has Pacesetters too with block-offs for EGR and AIR which kept getting in the way as well.
I figure 2 hours for my next plug change and I have AIR still hooked up.
He has Pacesetters too with block-offs for EGR and AIR which kept getting in the way as well.I figure 2 hours for my next plug change and I have AIR still hooked up.
08-02-2007, 06:06 PM
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When I had a '94 Z28 back before I knew much about cars I went to a Firestone shop to get my plugs changed and the mechanic quoted like $200 and said he would "rather get kicked in the junk than change out a camaro's plug wires"! I then went and bought a Haynes manual and figured it out on my own. It probably took about 6 hours but well worth the learning experience. I can do my T/A now in about an hour maybe a little more.
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08-02-2007, 06:09 PM
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wow....changing plugs shouldnt take more than 2 hours. These cars do suck though. When your done you have cuts and redd scratches all over your arms! but hey you did it yourself
08-02-2007, 06:48 PM
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damn...
Originally Posted by Kalgorn
It took me over 6 hours my first time over two days but I was really taking my time and paying attention to what I was doing. My buddy and I changed the plug on his '02 in 2.5 hours (and that includes removing the 5th bolt on the passenger coil pack). I thought that was pretty good considering we were switching off with one 3/8" ratchet. He has Pacesetters too with block-offs for EGR and AIR which kept getting in the way as well.
I figure 2 hours for my next plug change and I have AIR still hooked up.
He has Pacesetters too with block-offs for EGR and AIR which kept getting in the way as well.I figure 2 hours for my next plug change and I have AIR still hooked up.
08-02-2007, 06:51 PM
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I Bought A "thru" Socket Set From Lowes And Used It As A Last Resort To Get The Fifth Coil Rail Bolt Out, 10 Seconds Later It Was Out. Kobalt Thru Sockets, Its A Small Set For Around $60 It Was Worth It For That Bolt Alone.
08-02-2007, 07:12 PM
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Yeah thats the bolt i couldnt get off so i just had to rotate the coil pack bracket as much as i could. this is probley what made it so hard for me.
08-02-2007, 07:19 PM
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The first time I change plugs on my ls1 I followed the instructions in installuniversity and it too me 6 hrs. The other two times it took me 1hr 45 mins since I left the coil packs alone and took the no.8 plug from below. Getting the wires off is the biggest pain. I need to change mine soon since I used NGK 55's.
08-02-2007, 08:11 PM
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First time was pretty easy with the header install. The second time I went in it was prob an hour with cleanin and regappin for the driver side. The passenger side takes half as long.
whoops. I mean the other way around.
whoops. I mean the other way around.
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08-02-2007, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 5_02ls1
2.5 on a header car....wow.....
Plus, this was his first plug change on the car so I was letting him do most of the work. He's like me though. He likes to take his time as well.
Next time on my car, I will be rushing it because I'm much more comfortable with the change.
