spark plugs?

[doucebag]

Does anyone have any tips on the best and/or the least painful way. I have put around 20 km on the car since I picked it up last fall. Its benn sitting for a while and i thought that i should change the pulgs because of the E-test, but it looks like a chore. Any ideas?

Kevin
1991 "PLUS"
148000km

 

[nc89sho]

the job isn't that hard. i would remove the intake though if you have any skills in wrench turning. if not, you can do it without takeing it off but it's alot harder to reach the rear ones. mark's video (available through CincySho.com) is an excelent source of "how to" knowledge in this area.

as to where to get the plugs, only buy the motor craft ones and get them from Fordpartsnetwork.com burn_out

 

[Chrisssssssss]

I would remove the intake. It looks intimidating, but once you do it once or twice, it is pretty easy to do. Get used to it because if you end up doing any more work to the engine (a la 60K) then it always starts by removing the intake. To do the rear plugs, you don't have to remove the intake all the way, just do the bolts, and the Throttle position sensor connection, the vacuum line that is right at teh throttle body, and the one on the back of the intake on the slightly passenger side. From there, just lift it a bit and manuver it so that it is easier to get at the plugs.

 

[sdpatt]

It is not necessary to remove the intak eot replace the plugs. The front bank is a staight shot with 9" of extensions on the 5/8" spark plug socket.

On the rear bank, you will need to remove the vacuum hose on the passenger side of the rear plenum and the 12mm bolt from the vacuum accumulator and solenoid bracket and move it out of the way. The vacuum line does not have to be removed. For ease of reaching the rear plugs, lay a big towel over the intake and lay on top of it.

The real trick will be inspecting the plug wells for oil and debris. If there is any of either in the wells, you will have to clean them before removing the plugs. Do this with a vacuum pump or suction of some type to get the oil out and intake spray to dilute the remainder. Use the suction to remove the grit and remaining liquids.

You do not want to remove the plugs with any foreign substances in the wells as after the plugs are removed, this junk will pour into the cylinder. If there is ANY grit in the well, this can sentence the engine to a quicker death.

Please use only the Motorcraft AGSP32PP plugs in the SHO. They are the only plugs designed exclusively for the SHO and nothing but the SHO.

<small>[ July 29, 2002, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: sdpatt ]</small>