spark plug change
spark plug change
Can someone let me know if i need any special tools to change the spark plugs on my 09 Vibe
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Re: spark plug change (Rusty H)
Should be pretty straight forward: Socket, extension, rachet! Might need to move a few things...Welcome to GenVibe BTW!!!
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Re: spark plug change (star_deceiver)
Needle nose pliers if you dont have a plug socket...
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Re: spark plug change
And don't forget the anti-seize compound for the new plugs. Aluminum heads in these engines.
Re: spark plug change
An actual spark plug socket, 5/8", is very helpful for both getting the old plugs out and seating the new ones. Something that holds the plug in the socket is almost needed on these. I have something similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/AMPRO-T33338-8-In ... lug+socket
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Re: spark plug change
Remember to allow the engine to cool fully. Never remove spark plugs from a warm engine.
Re: spark plug change
I have, somewhere around here, a straight spark plug boot stuck to the end of a longer bolt. It has the flexibility to start plugs in tough to reach places while still being able to slip on the plug if you didn't get it started right. No cross threading. Just a simple silly home made rig that I got from my dad back in the 70s.
Re: spark plug change
I always use a section of heater hose to seat my new plugs (after I coat the threads with anti-seize compound) before torqueing them in at the proper tightness.
Re: spark plug change
Technically you're not supposed to torque spark plugs if you use any kind of lubricant on the threads. From the factory they are torqued dry.PonchoGT wrote:I always use a section of heater hose to seat my new plugs (after I coat the threads with anti-seize compound) before torqueing them in at the proper tightness.
Re: spark plug change
Thanks for that reminder, gtv237. I had the No. 2 plug rust in place on a previously owned car (no one had ever apparently bothered to change it) and I had to use a shot of PB Blaster and a breaker bar on the end of my socket to coax it out of the hole. Ever since, I've used anti-sieze compound on all my plug threads.