The easy way to change your spark plugs - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

ZER026D · 2003-03-30, 06:27 PM

Ok I did this today and it was so easy. First you have to remove your intake box,battery,and washer tank. Then you have to go under your car and undo the engine mount bolts. Then bust out your trusty flour jack your going to jack from you oil pan so put a peice of wood on the jack so you dont dent your oil pan. Then raise the jack it up till you see your engine raise about a inch or two. This lets you get to your plugs very easy took about half an hour to do.

sperry · 2003-03-31, 08:53 AM

It's just as easy to use the correct extensions and elbow joints on a wrench... just make sure you use a latex rubber glove inbetween the extensions so nothing pops off while you're taking off the plugs.

ZER026D · 2003-03-31, 06:09 PM

It might be but this way makes it that much less of a hassle I thats why I call it the easy way

khail19 · 2003-03-31, 08:47 PM

Me thinks using correct extensions is less of a hassle than undoing engine mounts and jacking up the motor. Maybe I'm just lazy.

Khail

ZER026D · 2003-03-31, 09:39 PM

you are

tysonK · 2003-04-01, 10:48 PM

it's cool just to say that you jacked up your engine for maint. people think you are a hardcore mechanic.

ArthurS · 2003-04-02, 01:37 AM

ZER026D · 2003-04-02, 05:46 PM

Well I did have my hole engine looking like it was takin apart intercooler off and all the other stuff I had to pull off. Oh the reason I had to reamove my intercooler was I had to do my PCV valve.

sperry · 2003-04-02, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ZER026D

Well I did have my hole engine looking like it was takin apart intercooler off and all the other stuff I had to pull off. Oh the reason I had to reamove my intercooler was I had to do my PCV valve.

Oh crap! The PCV valve is under the intercooler...

Fuck that.

ZER026D · 2003-04-02, 09:44 PM

Its a big PITA to do but has to be done.

2003-03-30, 06:27 PM	#1
ZER026D EJ251 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 616 Car: 01 is300 / 87 rx4 Class: ? drive fast take chances	The easy way to change your spark plugs Ok I did this today and it was so easy. First you have to remove your intake box,battery,and washer tank. Then you have to go under your car and undo the engine mount bolts. Then bust out your trusty flour jack your going to jack from you oil pan so put a peice of wood on the jack so you dont dent your oil pan. Then raise the jack it up till you see your engine raise about a inch or two. This lets you get to your plugs very easy took about half an hour to do.

2003-03-31, 08:53 AM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	It's just as easy to use the correct extensions and elbow joints on a wrench... just make sure you use a latex rubber glove inbetween the extensions so nothing pops off while you're taking off the plugs. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2003-04-01, 10:48 PM	#6
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	it's cool just to say that you jacked up your engine for maint. people think you are a hardcore mechanic. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2003-04-02, 01:37 AM	#7
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2003-03-31, 06:09 PM	#3
ZER026D EJ251 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 616 Car: 01 is300 / 87 rx4 Class: ? drive fast take chances	It might be but this way makes it that much less of a hassle I thats why I call it the easy way

2003-03-31, 08:47 PM	#4
khail19 EJ205 Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,769 Car: 2016 VW GTI Meets? We have meets?	Me thinks using correct extensions is less of a hassle than undoing engine mounts and jacking up the motor. Maybe I'm just lazy. Khail

2003-03-31, 09:39 PM	#5
ZER026D EJ251 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 616 Car: 01 is300 / 87 rx4 Class: ? drive fast take chances	you are

2003-04-02, 05:46 PM	#8
ZER026D EJ251 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 616 Car: 01 is300 / 87 rx4 Class: ? drive fast take chances	Well I did have my hole engine looking like it was takin apart intercooler off and all the other stuff I had to pull off. Oh the reason I had to reamove my intercooler was I had to do my PCV valve.

2003-04-02, 09:44 PM	#10
ZER026D EJ251 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 616 Car: 01 is300 / 87 rx4 Class: ? drive fast take chances	Its a big PITA to do but has to be done.