Plug change

[aleksander j]

when i had my car in for plug change the mechanick got a big in hes face, i asked him why he was smiling.. and he said this is the first time in hes life he had problems with removing plugs.. not so hard afterall tool

 

[Bob Gervais]

the dip stick part of the wires

You, my friend, are an automotive genius. Your SHO is lucky to have you.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

X-15 SHO:
Yeah it ain't hard to do it with the intake on. Now oil leaks in the plug wells are a common problem in all SHO's but need new gaskets and the cheapest is at http://www.spmotorsports.com/taurus_maint_60Kkits.html and it's at the bottom in a picture and is a kit that's the cheapest. You will not find any other place cheaper then this one for only $149.

eek! Cheapest?!?!? eek! AutoZone.com sells the Fel-Pro VS50378R for $71.99 which includes the valve cover gaskets & plug well seals! A full upper gasket set from SHO Nut which includes head gaskets and almost every other gasket conceiveable for a top-end engine service (80+ gaskets) is only $143.73. These are the confirmed lowest prices anyone has found.

As others have said, the rear plugs can be done with the intake on the motor, BUT you should take extra time to check the tubes for oil, dirt and other debris before removing the plug. I use one of those little dentist-style inspection mirrors with a flashlight to inspect the tubes. Make sure you thoroughly clean and dry the tubes before removing the plugs. Also, make extra sure the plugs are not cross-threaded in the head by doing 90% of the turning by hand before torquing them down -- aluminum heads (like ours) are quite easy to accidently cross-thread when installing plugs.

My personal preference is to remove the intake, but I have done the plugs both with it removed and in place. Do whatever you think you'll be most comfortable with.

 

[Bluto]

I have heard of people bypassing the TB coolant lines.

Why do this?
Is there a benifit?
I figure it helps cool the TB from the massive amount of engine heat.

 

[SHOman24v]

Bluto:
I have heard of people bypassing the TB coolant lines.

Why do this?
Is there a benifit?
I figure it helps cool the TB from the massive amount of engine heat.

well im thinking that it is much better if you suck in cold air from the the TB, rather than sucking in cold air and having it warmed up. i dont think it can cool the TB if coolant is about 180 degrees....there is really no benifit to doing this to the car, but its all about the mentality, just think it helps..lol

 

[Mike Kopstain]

SHOman24v:

Bluto:
I have heard of people bypassing the TB coolant lines.

Why do this?
Is there a benifit?
I figure it helps cool the TB from the massive amount of engine heat.

well im thinking that it is much better if you suck in cold air from the the TB, rather than sucking in cold air and having it warmed up. i dont think it can cool the TB if coolant is about 180 degrees....there is really no benifit to doing this to the car, but its all about the mentality, just think it helps..lol

There is a benefit. It keeps intake temps down. That's a huge benefit.

 

[Rocky]

I just finished changing the plugs, and I did it with the manifold on. After I overcame my paranoia, it wasn`t too bad. The three plugs in the front had just a small amount of oil in the plug well. There was two in the rear that I would consider pretty bad. Actually the plugs looked old and neglected as if the previous owner just ignored them and changed the four that he could get to. I flushed the wells out with break parts cleaner, then blew them out with compressed air before I removed the plugs. I will be pulling the manifold in the near future to perform the correct maintenance. I would have to assume by the condition of those two plugs, that the rest of the maintenance has been neglected as well. The Autozone here in town did not have the kit that SHOooo in stock, so they ordered in for me. I bought this car as a wintermobile, but I think I`m going to have alot of fun with it. I don`t know how to post pictures here, but if you would like to see it visit www.fordvschevy.com. Look for the link from me title "I just bought a `94 SHO". It is in SHO forum section.

I would like to thank all of you for the feedback. You`re a good knowledgeable bunch, and I think I may have just taken my car to "The Man" if I hadn`t checked in here first.

Rock`

<small>[ December 22, 2002, 03:40 PM: Message edited by: Rocky ]</small>

 

[SHOman24v]

Mikeys_Taurus:

SHOman24v:

Bluto:
I have heard of people bypassing the TB coolant lines.

Why do this?
Is there a benifit?
I figure it helps cool the TB from the massive amount of engine heat.

well im thinking that it is much better if you suck in cold air from the the TB, rather than sucking in cold air and having it warmed up. i dont think it can cool the TB if coolant is about 180 degrees....there is really no benifit to doing this to the car, but its all about the mentality, just think it helps..lol

There is a benefit. It keeps intake temps down. That's a huge benefit.

well yeah..but its not noticeable espically when its 30 degrees outside

<small>[ December 22, 2002, 08:09 PM: Message edited by: SHOman24v ]</small>

 

[Emerald94]

If your plugs needed to be replaced, I'd imagine your wires need to be as well.
For this you'll need to remove the intake.

 

[Bizzy]

Just out of curiosity if one has a slight leak into a few of the plug wells, and decides to be cheap and use RTV to seal them up till spring when he can afford his 60k, would you also use a thin bead of RTV on the valve cover gaskets too?

I have a minute amt of oil in 3 wells (2 rear 1 upfront) and I was gonna take my intake off again very soone to apply some RTV to the gaskets atound the runners and secondaries. I pulled the whole intake apart a little while ago, and reused those gaskets that I shouldn't have. I figure I should try and seal up the plug wells till I can get to do my 60k this spring at like 75k-78k. If I could afford the tools, shims and gaskets I'd do the valve lash right now, and wait for spring for the other stuff.