problems after changing my plugs

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Apr 4, 2005 | 04:59 PM

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dgeesaman

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Originally Posted by cloead

He was on the side of the road? Where did it state that?

Yeah, I know, plugs can be a pain.

You're right - nothing on the side of the road. I saw the towing thing when I wrote it.

Dave

Apr 4, 2005 | 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleClark

I always change them from the top. Just remove the throttle body elbow, plenty of room, no sweat. Takes me 5-10 minutes, tops.

When you jack up the front, use a big floor jack on the front subframe in front of the oil pan to pick it up. Then, put the jackstands under the A-arm mounting points on the front subframe. Easy, secure, and doesn't damage the car.

Dale

AND DON'T TOUCH THAT OIL PAN!! Lift on the member in front of it.

I put a slight dent in mine once when I didn't have the jack lined up perfectly. Thank god no oil leaks resulted.

Dave

Apr 4, 2005 | 05:30 PM

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Just for future reference when you flood the car like that either get someone to run you to the store and pick up a new set of plugs and change them again or get a wire brush and hit the plugs real fast and reinstall and the car will fire right up. I know you are under stress but the couple hundred dollars you just paid to have your plugs changed seems a little more stressful than the 30-45 minutes you would have spent changing them again.

David Jerome

Apr 4, 2005 | 06:09 PM

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pugg57

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Originally Posted by djseven

actually, i didn't pay much at all. just the compression test which was a nice thing to know anyways. price for the plugs and they found a leak or two in the engine bay that i'm having fixed. i know i paniked like a little girl but oh well, live and learn.