Normal car = 30mins
Crossfire = Bloody knuckles, bad back, argument with girlfriend, a pain in the ***.


So you wanna change your spark plugs? My advice is dont unless you want the above.

Actually my suggestion would be to let that 'I know everything about cars' dude down your local bar do it. Buy him a drink, throw him a 20 and then watch him self explode.

The 2 plugs at the back are a pain like you have never felt!!

 

I like the Pub Monkey idea.

Though I would worry about the collateral damage.

 

I did not think it was that bad....realy.
You did remove the coil packs.
I did not use anything special for tools either 3/8" ratchet, deep socket and a couple of 3" extentions.
You do have to assemble the socket, ratchet.& extension in place on those last couple of plugs.

 

Once you remove those coils its really easy. We can do it in an hour and a half on a hot engine. On a cool one, under an hour.

 

You've obviously never changed plugs on a "big-block" late sixties Mustang.
(or Sunbeam Tiger).

 

a turbo flat four subie is not so easy either. My SRT6 has 21K miles so I will wait a little while.

 

you want pain? try a 4th Gen V8 F-body A Lighning's not too nice for that either - luckily my mate is a mechanic and does these things for me at FOC

 

My plugs are hopefully staying in the full 100,000 miles.

 

Good one Waylander. I completely forgot about my 94 Z-28. That's why I never opened the hood very much.

 

Try an 02 maxima. You have to pull the intake manifold!!!

 

2.2 Turbo Dodge takes about under 20 minutes to do plugs cap, rotor and wires.

 

Oh my F'ing god.....the engineer who designed that engine against, or should I say IN, that firewall, needs to be taken out back and shot in the nuts with a double load of rock salt!

 

The next time I do mine, I'll remove as much as possible including the coil packs to make it a lot easier.

 

Will be replacing mine this winter (5 years, 38,000 miles on what are probably the original plugs); hope it is not too bad a job. Just picked up 12 NGK 6988 BKR7EIX-11 Iridium IX plugs for just under US$81, delivered, off eBay.

 

These plugs are supposed to be good for 100,000 miles, I know that the rear plugs in an old '77 Chevy V8 of mine were. It went to the wreckers with those original plugs and I never heard it complain once.

 

I just replaced mine. Got em from needswing and it took me a hour and a half. I used 3/8 torque wrench 3/8 drive ratchet 3 in extension and a universal and a spark plug socket. It wasnt that hard at all actually quite easy. I replaced em at 5 yrs 63,000 they looked ok, could of went longer on em but I just follow what is says in the book for insurance.....5 yrs or 100k miles

 

same with the dodge stealth/mitsu 3000gtvr4, the dealer charges like 4 hours to change spark plugs!

 

big block chevy camaro with headers...these can't be that hard...lol

 

I got you all beat.... Try changing spark plugs in a diesel... HA!!

 

Fiero GT was to worse for me. Mid engine mounted sideways. The plugs on the side of the engine facing the cabin were hell to get to. Pontiac developed a special tool to get to those. I always let my mechanic do it for me. Getting the oil filter off was hell too.