staying_tuned
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Changed the plugs after realized that while the previous was religious about fluids and service intervals, they missed the 100k w/ the plug change (currently have 107k on it). Being a 14, I got the mopar iridiums and the gearwrench swivel socket that came highly recommended by other members. That tool was a blessing.
I opted to go through the wheel well because my back cramps up quickly when bent over for an extended period of time. I liked the idea of just sitting on a bucket but I couldn't find any pictures of what level of access you get by removing the liner. I wen't back and forth on it but I'm glad I opted for this route and figured I'd post a shot for others looking. The only thing I had to do up top is lift up on the engine cover. I didn't remove it, just unseated it so it had some play.
This is the drivers side, the harder of the two. I needed only the gearwrench swivel socket and my ratchet for the plugs, no extra extensions were needed. The biggest PITA was of course the one under the booster but I removed all the coils at once, blew the wells out with my compressor then slapped painters tape over them. I then started from the far right and moved from the brake booster to the front. The removal of all the coils freed up a ton of space.
As a side bonus, I was able to address this compost pile that had built up over the last 100k miles. Vacumed, cleaned it up a bit and then drowned it in Krown rust preventative spray.
All in all it took me 3 hours with the "help" of my 4 and 2 year old sons : o )
I opted to go through the wheel well because my back cramps up quickly when bent over for an extended period of time. I liked the idea of just sitting on a bucket but I couldn't find any pictures of what level of access you get by removing the liner. I wen't back and forth on it but I'm glad I opted for this route and figured I'd post a shot for others looking. The only thing I had to do up top is lift up on the engine cover. I didn't remove it, just unseated it so it had some play.
This is the drivers side, the harder of the two. I needed only the gearwrench swivel socket and my ratchet for the plugs, no extra extensions were needed. The biggest PITA was of course the one under the booster but I removed all the coils at once, blew the wells out with my compressor then slapped painters tape over them. I then started from the far right and moved from the brake booster to the front. The removal of all the coils freed up a ton of space.
As a side bonus, I was able to address this compost pile that had built up over the last 100k miles. Vacumed, cleaned it up a bit and then drowned it in Krown rust preventative spray.
All in all it took me 3 hours with the "help" of my 4 and 2 year old sons : o )
