Changing Spark Plugs
#1
Changing Spark Plugs
One of my close friends has asked me to change plugs in her 03 V6 SS Monte Carlo. I've looked for a way to access the back 3. What's the trick? from underneath? I do most of my own work on my corvette and I thought things were tight until I looked at her car. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
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#2
RE: Changing Spark Plugs
Take a look at the upper motor mounts that look like a wish bone
You need to unbolt the mounts on the engine side,
Once the two mounts are unbolted, you will see another hole in the mount,
You need two people here, push the car backwards (leave it in park)
Align the second hole in the wishbone mount to the hole on the engine mount
The will allow the engine to tilt towards the front so you can get to the plugs from the top
This does not hurt anything. Its the way it was made.
You need to unbolt the mounts on the engine side,
Once the two mounts are unbolted, you will see another hole in the mount,
You need two people here, push the car backwards (leave it in park)
Align the second hole in the wishbone mount to the hole on the engine mount
The will allow the engine to tilt towards the front so you can get to the plugs from the top
This does not hurt anything. Its the way it was made.
#4
RE: Changing Spark Plugs
When i did mine i took off the motor mounts, put the car in neutral and set the parking brake.Then i laced a ratchet stap through either a lift point or the alternator support and secured it to the core support and rotated the engine forward by using the ratchet. The back three are going to be almost all done by feeling them and the drivers side has a sensor in the exhast manifold that makes it real tight to get out.
#9
RE: Changing Spark Plugs
or you could just unbolt the engine cover mount from the back (black piece of metal two bolts at the bottom) and it gives you alot more room to work with rather than rotating the engine. it took me about 30-45 mins doing it this way replacing all the wires and spark plugs.
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