taking out spark plugs
06-30-2006, 05:59 PM
#1
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location:
Posts: 708
taking out spark plugs
does anybody know what i can use other than my hand to take the spark plug wires off ... bc these bi@#s are stuck ... does anybody have any advice to take out the back passenger side plug ....
i think the guy who i bought the car from changed all the spark plug wires except one... bc the wire still says 1998 ... im thinking its bad for my car what do you guys think
i think the guy who i bought the car from changed all the spark plug wires except one... bc the wire still says 1998 ... im thinking its bad for my car what do you guys think
06-30-2006, 06:51 PM
#3
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location:
Posts: 209
RE: taking out spark plugs
dude, i JUST did the same thing, the car has 44,xxx and never had the plugs or wires changed, they were stuck hardcore, just pull really hard, it feels like you are gonna just break it, but the problem is they are long long long boots...and they go way deep in, if no one silicones it it doesnt come out very easy....just grab the center and pull hard...sometimes a pliers helps also...
Ryan
Ryan
06-30-2006, 07:48 PM
#5
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location:
Posts: 708
RE: taking out spark plugs
... there is a metal cover type thing ... and these wires sucked bc the one that was stuck is broken now.. the inside metal part broke it stayed on the plug while the silicone came off ... im so pissed... is their any people who can help me with the back passenger side bc the throttle body removal really didnt help
07-01-2006, 01:25 AM
#7
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 694
RE: taking out spark plugs
Good to hear you got it done. I was going to mention the boot pullers I bought from Autozone this week when I did my plugs. They were $20 but they saved my hands from getting fugged up. I also removed the strut tower brace to get to those back plugs easier.
07-01-2006, 02:40 AM
#10
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location:
Posts: 1,907
RE: taking out spark plugs
think those are hard, try changing them on a ford ranger 3.0. holy **** you gotta take the tire off on the passenger side and the rest you gotta break your arm 3 times to get to. next time those plug wires will come off like nothing to it.