Changing plugs-- How Hard
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Changing plugs-- How Hard
What do i need and how do i change the plugs. Do i have to remove the fuel rail or anything. I heard it takes two hours to do.
Any help would be great.
Any help would be great.
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Re: Changing plugs-- How Hard
Originally posted by Fordsrus
What do i need and how do i change the plugs. Do i have to remove the fuel rail or anything. I heard it takes two hours to do.
Any help would be great.
What do i need and how do i change the plugs. Do i have to remove the fuel rail or anything. I heard it takes two hours to do.
Any help would be great.
35 min last time I did it. I have done it 10 times though....
You need ALL the righ tools, try a search, no need to remove the fuelrail....
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Fordsrus,
check out Chuck's tips and tricks...excellent help....JR
http://home.midsouth.rr.com/lightnin...parkplugs.html
check out Chuck's tips and tricks...excellent help....JR
http://home.midsouth.rr.com/lightnin...parkplugs.html
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It wasn't that hard at all. I thought it was easier than a pulley swap......Just get the right tools. Took me 3 hours I think.
It wasn't that hard at all. I thought it was easier than a pulley swap......Just get the right tools. Took me 3 hours I think.
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Originally posted by Bad as L
Hey JR
Didn't you do it in like 31 minutes or something without any tools
Hey JR
Didn't you do it in like 31 minutes or something without any tools
as a matter of fact Dale, If memory serves I believe I didn't touch a single tool........THAT TIME!!!!!!!!!!
....JR
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A couple locking extensions, and a 7mm swivel socket is all you need.
Smaller hands and arms help well, downside is I need a ladder to reach them
http://captainoblivious.tripod.com/truck/plugs.html
Smaller hands and arms help well, downside is I need a ladder to reach them
http://captainoblivious.tripod.com/truck/plugs.html
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ANYTHING IS EASY FOR HE WHO DOES NOT HAVE TO DO IT.....
My only complaint with the L, is the plugs. From one engineer to another, whoever designed this one should be reevaluated.
I have suffered less hand damage in a fist fight......
Marc
My only complaint with the L, is the plugs. From one engineer to another, whoever designed this one should be reevaluated.
I have suffered less hand damage in a fist fight......
Marc
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i have just bought a new lightning and have read to check the torque on the spark plugs but it sounds like a royal pain in the --- i am thinking i will have the dealer do it since the truck only has 300 miles on it. is there anything else i should have them look at ??
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The problem I found was getting to the #5,7,8 plugs, more specifically getting the bolt that holds in the coil pack to those plugs. Needless to say because of those 3 plugs it took me and a buddy just about an entire Saturday to do. Though when I do it again, I know where the problems are, so I will probably get it done much faster.