...And on the 8th plug he said...
#1
...And on the 8th plug he said...
Fire it up! I changed the plugs on my LS1 Several cuss words & scratches later it is complete. 3 hrs. It took me a while for the dreaded #8 plug but it's done. I had trouble moving the coil packs, but once I figured it out things went smoother. The driver side was fairly easy. I didn't remove anything. The passenger side was a bit tighter & I moved the AIR & finally, the coil packs. I found a few cracked plugs but remarkably the platinum disks were all still on. I checked the gaps on the OEM plugs & they were all .060 coming out. I gapped them .055 going in. I searched many threads here last night for tips & tricks. Thanks for all info.
#6
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I wasn't able to get the last bolt off of the coil pack. However, I was able to swing it out of the way. I used stock AC delco platinum replacement plugs. $5.99/plug @AZ. I know the NGK's are good plugs. but I really don't want to change these plugs again anytime soon.
#7
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Isn't the 8th plug on the Pass side??
oh, yeah...
oh, yeah...
Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28
Good to go for a while now...I always do mine in three stages (days) cause it's hot down here, and I'm lazy. Drivers side, 2,4,6, then #8.
Last edited by Bayer-Z28; 09-02-2006 at 10:16 PM.
#9
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#8 went surprisingly "easy" for me! It was #6 that had me scratching me head and then banging it off a wall .
Oh, and what made that job 10X worse was that I cut my right thumb REALLY bad on the heat shield on the driver's side when I was pulling the plug wires (that was about ~3 minutes into the job). So after I got my thumb all bandaged up, I took another ~4 hrs working with my LEFT hand only!!!
Ah, the joys of wrenching on cars for "fun"!!
Oh, and what made that job 10X worse was that I cut my right thumb REALLY bad on the heat shield on the driver's side when I was pulling the plug wires (that was about ~3 minutes into the job). So after I got my thumb all bandaged up, I took another ~4 hrs working with my LEFT hand only!!!
Ah, the joys of wrenching on cars for "fun"!!
#10
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Originally Posted by Capn Pete
#8 went surprisingly "easy" for me! It was #6 that had me scratching me head and then banging it off a wall .
Oh, and what made that job 10X worse was that I cut my right thumb REALLY bad on the heat shield on the driver's side when I was pulling the plug wires (that was about ~3 minutes into the job). So after I got my thumb all bandaged up, I took another ~4 hrs working with my LEFT hand only!!!
Ah, the joys of wrenching on cars for "fun"!!
Oh, and what made that job 10X worse was that I cut my right thumb REALLY bad on the heat shield on the driver's side when I was pulling the plug wires (that was about ~3 minutes into the job). So after I got my thumb all bandaged up, I took another ~4 hrs working with my LEFT hand only!!!
Ah, the joys of wrenching on cars for "fun"!!
after you do them a few times...obviously it gets quicker each time.
but it only takes me about 25 minutes or so now
first time i did them, i think it took me 5 hours!
#11
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How much difference did you notice? How many miles were on the old plugs? I'm nearly at 70K right now and running on stockers... thinking of changing mine...
#12
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I finally drove it today & what a difference. The idle is super smooth. The old plugs had 71K mi on them & the gaps were .060 +/- .010. Spending the time to gap the plugs exactly is time well spent. My engine has never been smoother.
My hands are all scratched up bad. It looked like I fought a cat & lost. My family & I went to church this morning & got a lot of "What happened to you?" questions.
My hands are all scratched up bad. It looked like I fought a cat & lost. My family & I went to church this morning & got a lot of "What happened to you?" questions.
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