Congrats to the OP!

 

http://www.mysears.com/Craftsman-C3-...ws?tab=details

I have this cordless impact im going to give it a try soon with this

 

Nice work, OP!

 

Sorry, it was a battery powered impact. Makita 10.8v LIon to be precise. It's one of the smaller bodied impacts, so that definitely helped getting to the rear cylinders but it was still a little tight. To get to the rears I had to remove the computer and bracket that attaches to the firewall on the passenger side, and a vacuum solenoid thing right above the brake booster on the driver's side. It's tight, but it is possible to get the impact on a rear plug without a universal. I used a deep 9/16, and a 2" extension. The fewer extension and universals, the more torque you can transmit from the tool, which was definitely needed in my case.

Oh yeah, definitely do the Techron.

 

Great job, sir - thanks for sharing.

This site is building quite the compendium of alternative, but successful, removal methods. Folks' innovation is truly impressive


MGD

 

One more question guys. One of my plugs was a little white looking on the strap that goes around the electrode. White = Lean, right? I had a misfire on a cylinder that I attributed to a bad COP since I swapped COP, and the code followed, but now I'm worried that one of my injectors may be on the way out.

 

I used air impact gun and wrench. Just turned down the psi.

 

What impact gun were you using and what did you have the psi set at? Did you break any plugs?