Tigershark Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 got a buddy who wants to do some work on his lumi, does anyone have any tips on how take out the rear spark plugs? Quote
pitzel Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 Search the forums. Essentially you have to rock the engine forward by removing the two front engine mounts. Quote
Tigershark Posted April 24, 2005 Author Report Posted April 24, 2005 Oh so its kinda like the 3.4 doHc, it's not that bad I guess... his mechanic was tellin him he was going to pull his engine out... Quote
Grand Moff Joseph Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 use a ratchet strap, attach it to the engine lift point on top of the engine, and anchor it against a friend's car. Then, ratchet the strap to pull the engine forward. You'll also have to move the coolant bottle out of the way to get the engine mounts up, as well as to get to the front plugs (on a 3.1). Quote
Tigershark Posted April 24, 2005 Author Report Posted April 24, 2005 Oh damn for real? .... and I thought I had it bad with the Cutt, Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 You'll also have to move the coolant bottle out of the way to get the engine mounts up, as well as to get to the front plugs (on a 3.1)*. *on a 3.1 with the front mount coolant bottle anyway. If you don't want to bother rocking it forward, you can remove the alternator in 5 minutes and you'll have plenty of space to get your arm back there. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 *on a 3.1 with the front mount coolant bottle anyway. If you don't want to bother rocking it forward, you can remove the alternator in 5 minutes and you'll have plenty of space to get your arm back there. That's how I do it... Let's all laugh at the DOHC owners... Quote
sl3196 Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 *on a 3.1 with the front mount coolant bottle anyway. If you don't want to bother rocking it forward, you can remove the alternator in 5 minutes and you'll have plenty of space to get your arm back there. That's how I do it... Let's all laugh at the DOHC owners... Even I can laugh since mine take 15 minutes to change without rocking engine or taking anything off. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 Even I can laugh since mine take 15 minutes to change without rocking engine or taking anything off. !!!!!! I almost had an orgasm when I changed my plugs in 10 minutes. No rocking, no moving, no removal.. NOTHING. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 Even I can laugh since mine take 15 minutes to change without rocking engine or taking anything off. !!!!!! I almost had an orgasm when I changed my plugs in 10 minutes. No rocking, no moving, no removal.. NOTHING. Must be nice having a hood the size of California Quote
Baddflash Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 It takes like 3min to rock the engine forward and back, we're not dismantling the car here. In just the time it takes you to r&r the alt. I'll have then entire job done. Quote
EurosportZ34 Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 Oh so its kinda like the 3.4 doHc it's NOTHING like the DOHC! Quote
3pt1lumina Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 pop the alternator off and do it. I thought It was the easiest solution when I did it. Quote
slick Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 *on a 3.1 with the front mount coolant bottle anyway. If you don't want to bother rocking it forward, you can remove the alternator in 5 minutes and you'll have plenty of space to get your arm back there. That's how I do it... Let's all laugh at the DOHC owners... Ah... be quiet. It isn't that hard to do. Just cut some notches in the metal underneath the weather stripping, and use about 1 billion extensions and it works fine. Quote
RacerX Posted April 25, 2005 Report Posted April 25, 2005 I didn't have to move anything to change the plugs on the 92 GP SE 3.1. Quote
dbtk2 Posted April 25, 2005 Report Posted April 25, 2005 I don't see whats so hard. Pull the motor mounts, rock it forward, change the plugs, put the mounts back in, your done... I can change all 6 plugs on a 3.1 in under 15 minutes easily. With a 3100 its even easier because you don't have to rock it...it takes me about 10 minutes on a 3100. Its just about exactly the same difficulty as doing it on a L67 in a w-body and easier than a Series II L67 in a h-body. Shawn Quote
fastbird232 Posted April 25, 2005 Report Posted April 25, 2005 Some of our motors refuse to just "rock forward" as easily as others. Two grown men and a crowbar couldn't get my engine halfway there. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted April 25, 2005 Report Posted April 25, 2005 Some of our motors refuse to just "rock forward" as easily as others. Two grown men and a crowbar couldn't get my engine halfway there. Did you put the car in neutral? Quote
dbtk2 Posted April 26, 2005 Report Posted April 26, 2005 Some of our motors refuse to just "rock forward" as easily as others. Two grown men and a crowbar couldn't get my engine halfway there. It is still fairly easily done without rocking it forward if you take 2 minutes of your time and pull the alternator off. Shawn Quote
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