Changed my plugs. Overall a two hour job

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
11/15/2018 at 15:28 • Filed to: None

The engine bay is very efficiently packed. However that means that getting to the plugs requires some disassembly. Had to remove the intake ducting, throttle bodies, and the vent tube to get to the coils.

I could have gone with the original Denso plugs but I decided to get the NGK Laser Iridium plugs.

Also changed the PCV valve because why not.

DISCUSSION (19)

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > TheHondaBro
11/15/2018 at 15:38

Nice, I recently did my car too, was also about a 2hr job, mostly because I really took my time. Now that I’ve done it once, I imagine it’ll go quicker.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > TheHondaBro
11/15/2018 at 15:41

I used the same plugs on my Mazda but the change out took about 30 minutes with the plugs being right there on top of the head.

lone_liberal > TheHondaBro
11/15/2018 at 15:42

Nicely done! I’ve owned two cars with transverse V6 engines and replacing the plugs on the two couldn’t have been more different. On my old Probe it was a snap. Nothing had to be removed, just pop off the spark plug wire and take it out. On my Mariner changing the back plugs involves removing the upper half of the intake manifold. One was a 15 minute job the other was, like yours, at least a 2 hour job.

AestheticsInMotion > TheHondaBro
11/15/2018 at 15:45

Yo. Still loving the Skyline?

CalzoneGolem > lone_liberal
11/15/2018 at 15:53

*cries in Subaru*

TheHondaBro > AestheticsInMotion
11/15/2018 at 15:56

Great car.

razorbeamteam > TheHondaBro
11/15/2018 at 15:58

Nice! I just put those laser bois in my Audi. Took a couple days for them to break in but I’ve noticed smoother running and better cold starts as well as much better throttle response. My old plugs had about 50k on them so anything would have been better.

Cé hé sin > TheHondaBro
11/15/2018 at 17:43

That sounds quite straightforward.

My car has two plugs per cylinder They’re laid out in two rows. Changing the top row is easy enough, you just reach in.

Changing the lower row means taking most of the back of the car off.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > TheHondaBro
11/15/2018 at 18:18

Coun t yourself lucky, I have to remove the entire rest of the vehicle to get to my spark plugs

TheHondaBro > razorbeamteam
11/15/2018 at 19:16

Granted the old plugs were pretty worn down, but the new plugs already feel like an improvement.

TheHondaBro > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
11/15/2018 at 19:17

“Step 5: remove parts from your vehicle until you can see your plugs and wires"

TheHondaBro > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
11/15/2018 at 19:18

I watched a couple of videos (including one where the guy called his throttle body a tube holder) and it still took me two hours. Wasn't exactly taking my time, it just takes that long lol.

TheHondaBro > Cé hé sin
11/15/2018 at 19:18

Labor costs yo. Ever try to change plugs on an Econoline?

TheHondaBro > lone_liberal
11/15/2018 at 19:20

The Accord was pretty straight forward even for a transverse V6 engine. It was just a squeeze getting to those rear plugs. This thing was a whole different beast.

Cé hé sin > TheHondaBro
11/15/2018 at 19:22

Lives in an E conoline ( and had to Google it) free zone so no...

TheHondaBro > Cé hé sin
11/16/2018 at 00:38

You can’t even see the engine even if it were bright pink.

pip bip - choose Corrour > TheHondaBro
11/16/2018 at 04:55

look like they needed to be done and excellent choice using NGK

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > TheHondaBro
11/16/2018 at 05:31

Ta- daaaah

Kinja'd!!!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > TheHondaBro
11/16/2018 at 10:35

gotcha, I suppose it’s all about what all is in the way of your job (hoses, cables, piping, brackets, etc). I was surprised in my case with it being a twin-turbo, that there wasn’t much in my way.