Decided it was time to face the inevitable: doing my spark plugs 
Figured I'd tackle the right side first, get the hardest ones out of the way & coast through the rest, right?
Well, after removing the air cleaner setup, unclipping the heater hoses & moving them out of the way,
I had no problem reaching the back coil packs & plugs on the right side.
Used the magnetic plug socket and various extensions along with a 3/8" swivel and a mini swiveling ratchet.
Closeup of the swivel attached to the plug socket
Now, on to the "easy" side....
Used a moving blanket to lay on, had to get onto the engine and use the mini ratchet to get the coil packs off the back two cylinders under the brake booster. A 3/8" breaker bar loosened the plugs, the mini did the rest.
Being 63 with a broken back at 26, I had to keep getting off the motor to stretch.
So, 3 1/2 hours later I have all new plugs. Bought the truck used 2 yrs ago with 102k and now have 120k so I figured these are 'lifetime' plugs
Here's the old ones which were the exact same as what I installed.
Right side, left to right is back to front.
Left side, left to right is back to front
Took the opportunity to clean the throttle body and upgrade my air flow.
Went from this:
To THIS!!
Butt dyno feels a little different, not really faster, but truck idles smoother.
Also did a Redline 5W30 oil change on Monday and it seems my tick is quieter.
I'm hearing the injectors more than anything else so I'm happy.
Figured I'd tackle the right side first, get the hardest ones out of the way & coast through the rest, right?
Well, after removing the air cleaner setup, unclipping the heater hoses & moving them out of the way,
I had no problem reaching the back coil packs & plugs on the right side.
Used the magnetic plug socket and various extensions along with a 3/8" swivel and a mini swiveling ratchet.
Closeup of the swivel attached to the plug socket
Now, on to the "easy" side....
Used a moving blanket to lay on, had to get onto the engine and use the mini ratchet to get the coil packs off the back two cylinders under the brake booster. A 3/8" breaker bar loosened the plugs, the mini did the rest.
Being 63 with a broken back at 26, I had to keep getting off the motor to stretch.
So, 3 1/2 hours later I have all new plugs. Bought the truck used 2 yrs ago with 102k and now have 120k so I figured these are 'lifetime' plugs
Here's the old ones which were the exact same as what I installed.
Right side, left to right is back to front.
Left side, left to right is back to front
Took the opportunity to clean the throttle body and upgrade my air flow.
Went from this:
To THIS!!
Butt dyno feels a little different, not really faster, but truck idles smoother.
Also did a Redline 5W30 oil change on Monday and it seems my tick is quieter.
I'm hearing the injectors more than anything else so I'm happy.
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