Changed my spark plugs

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
06/21/2016 at 15:25 • Filed to: None

Transverse V6s... Yeah, I get the hate now.

I also got to experience the joys of dropping a tool down into the engine bay. Wound up having to lift the car to wiggle said tool free.

Ignition coils yo

Old plugs

Got Denso iridium plugs to replace my old plugs. After an annoyingly difficult process, the new plugs work! There’s certainly a noticeable increase in power now. Afterwards I went to the DAIRY QUEEN. Didn’t see any Camaros though.

DISCUSSION (43)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:29

Yeah, one day I stared into my engine bay and thought ‘My TL needs new spark plugs”. I looked at the front 3 and thought ‘easy’, then tried to see the back 3. I took it to Acura...

TheHondaBro > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
06/21/2016 at 15:31

Doing the back ones was how I dropped my wrench as well as my pride.

PatBateman > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
06/21/2016 at 15:33

I am convinced that you and TheHondaBro are either the same person or are neighbors.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:33

I’ve got the plugs for the milan sitting in the garage...I’m waiting for when I want to commit an entire day to swapping out plugs (DOHC 3.0 stupid ass sideways V6) I have to take the upper intake manifold off to get to the rears.

TheHondaBro > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/21/2016 at 15:34

Just get a new engine.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > PatBateman
06/21/2016 at 15:36

shhhhhh

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:36

trying to see the back ones is how i was found laying on top of my engine

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:39

Seriously - it’s probably the better call.

It does have 105k on it...

S65 > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:40

Is that a C-Series V6?

TheHondaBro > S65
06/21/2016 at 15:41

J-series.

OPPOsaurus WRX > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:41

I was going to pull a plug to see what they looked at until I discovered that its a weekend project just to get to them. ‘Service Position’ not required

S65 > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:41

I’m disappointed

TheHondaBro > S65
06/21/2016 at 15:43

I'm also disappointed that I don't own an NSX.

S65 > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:43

Swap a C32B into it

TheHondaBro > S65
06/21/2016 at 15:44

Mmmmm DOHC V6.

S65 > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:45

Yes

Cé hé sin > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:48

Mine’s like this. The rear plugs are iridium and have a 100,000 km service interval.

No, I don’t do it myself. Yes, the guy who last did them and the cambelt a few years ago still vividly remembers the experience.

Kinja'd!!!

For Sweden > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 15:51

That’s why you buy a transverse straight six

Kinja'd!!!

LongbowMkII > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/21/2016 at 15:53

Ecoboost Milan!

TheHondaBro > For Sweden
06/21/2016 at 16:00

But that’s a Volvo.

DutchieDC2R > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 16:04

I did mine last weekend and promptly found out the tune on the ITR (done by the previous owners) was complete crap. It’s running lean right now, the old spark plug tips were completely pink and had some corrossion. I hate crappy car-owners....

Takuro Spirit > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 16:07

How ‘bout a Suzuki?

Kinja'd!!!

Takuro Spirit > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 16:09

At least yours isn’t tilted backwards so that the rear plugs basically point at the firewall

Kinja'd!!!

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Cé hé sin
06/21/2016 at 16:14

GR or GPX? For some reason I thought you had the 4-pot.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 16:15

How were those next to the firewall.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > LongbowMkII
06/21/2016 at 16:22

LOL

lone_liberal > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/21/2016 at 16:27

I did it on my 3.0 powered Mariner. It’s a pain but at least it can be done with regular tools. No universal sockets needed.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 16:30

Dealerships have the best oil.

TheHondaBro > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
06/21/2016 at 16:32

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > lone_liberal
06/21/2016 at 16:34

True, but the Mariner has a bit larger of an engine bay....

I was actually under the hood of a 3.0 Mariner a couple weeks ago and my first thought was where the hell did all this room come from?!

My Engine Bay (Well, google’s engine bay I suppose):

Kinja'd!!!

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 16:38

YES

lone_liberal > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/21/2016 at 16:43

It’s bigger but fairly similar except for the location of the battery.

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Dave the car guy , still here > For Sweden
06/21/2016 at 17:02

Kinja'd!!!

or a VR6 which is more or less straight

TheRealBicycleBuck > TheHondaBro
06/21/2016 at 17:05

I thought about buying a Traverse with a transverse V-6. Then I noticed there is no access to the rear spark plugs from the top. I asked the sales guy about replacing the plugs. He said step one is to drop the engine....

I didn’t buy a Traverse.

Cé hé sin > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
06/21/2016 at 17:15

GR.