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Well I attempted and completed my first spark plug change on my 02 Ram 4.7 the job only took about 1.5 hours and I'm happy to say the truck started back up and I could be wrong but it felt like had more pep. I removed Bosch super + plugs and put in champion copper plugs.
 
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At least you only have 8 plugs lol. It was a pita changing all 16 in my 05 lol
 
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This^^. Took me 3-4 hours the first time. Second time I went through the wheel well. Only took an hour and a half and was so much easier.
 
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BlackedOutHemi said:
This^^. Took me 3-4 hours the first time. Second time I went through the wheel well. Only took an hour and a half and was so much easier.
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Yea I removed the wheel wells too when I changed mine. I would do a couple and then take a break, then do a couple and take a break until I changed all 16 lol. I just changed the plugs in my S2000 and it took all of 10min lol
 
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Honestly the only reason I attempted this was knowing I only had 8 plugs to do.
 
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Congrats on your first change

Going through the wheel well for the hemi is what I did on my 05
 
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This reminds me that mine are due soon.

Good job on the replacements, always feels good to do it on your own.
 
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It did feel good to get that done. Mostly it felt good to save over $160 that the dealer would have charged me. If it only took me an hour and a half I would think the dealer could dip this in a half hour to forty five minutes. $180 you're that time? Now I know why they get called stealers.
 
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