Sorry to start a new thread, but wanted this to show when the next poor soul searches for help in desperation, bleeding, and wishing for a sailor to help with descriptive language for our much loved Crossfire.

Before you start, or before you break anything else, go buy a pair of spark plug wire boot pliers. I never had heard of such, but found the oldest guy I could see at the local AutoZone, told him what I thought I needed, and he had one pair. Well worth the $13!

Buy THREE 1.5 inch extensions for your 3/8 drive ratchet. One, in combination with the 3 inch extension you thought was enough, will make things much easier on the driver's side. Throw the wobble joint in the trash can. Check to be sure you have the correct TORX wrench for removing the coil packs.

With a 3 inch and 1.5 inch extension, all the plugs are easy enough, with room for the torque wrench, EXCEPT the rear plug on the passenger side.

For that plug, I had to start by placing the spark plug socket and one extension on the plug, then add the other two extensions, ONE AT A TIME. That done, there was room for the ratchet and for the torque wrench.

Plug wire removal and installation is harder than dealing with the plugs. Use the pliers for removal, and use dielectric grease prior to installation (THANKS Waldig for that information!). I could not get a single wire securely seated without the grease. With it, most were hard, others were much worse.

The coil packs are marked "a" and "b", and the heads are marked "a" and "b" at each cylinder, so don't worry about mixing up plug wires. Check the price of a new set first if you are tempted to vent your frustration.

Avoid beer, coffee, and sinus medications. If you are taking prescription antidepressants, be sure you're adequately medicated.

Like any job, with correct tools before you start, this won't seem nearly as bad. Without them, you probably already know what I'm describing here.

Good luck.

Michael
05 Roadster, Limited, black 6 spd