Im working on a 98' v6 for a co-worker of my wife. She has had her car diagnosed and the verdict was that she had a misfire on cylinder #1. I know that these cars are notorious for misfire/plug/wire/coil problems, but she insists that all i have to do is replace the #1plug and wire. Oh, well its her money.

either way, i just need to know for a fact that this is the correct cylinder map for a 98' v6 car........

http://www.turbov6camaro.com/images/wires.JPG

I hope this does fix the problem, but its her mechanics fault if it was diagnosed wrong. Im just the guy she's paying to follow his instructions to remedy this. BTW, the mechanic was gonna charge her $100 to do this. Im much cheaper at $50 for the #1 plug and all the wires. I know that their is a good possibility that this wont fix it. I hope it isnt the coil

How long am i looking at on this job, 30min?

 

Yes that is the correct map! Changing the #1 plug and wire is easy... that one you can do from the top of the motor. Yes it could very well be the plug... but if its going... so probably are all the others. never seen anyone want to change one plug at a time.... unlikly that its the coil as you would usually get 2 cylinders misfire as one coil controls two cylinder coils are cheap anyways... you can get one for $30. I have had a problem where one cylinder misfires and it is the ignition module. So that would be my next guess.

 

makes sense about the two cylinder misfire if it was the coil. I dont know the entire story about why to change one plug, but it seems that her mechanic probably quoted her on all the plugs and wires for a ton of loot. Her next reaction was probably, "how much to change just one".

gonna do it this afternoon(it'll be over 40* today). I took a quick look and the plug doesnt seem too hard(probably 5-10min, but routing the wire looks like its a pain. Looks like its gotta be routed from under the car?