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12-16-2008, 10:17 PM
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New Spark Plug Installation
Is there a trick to getting the spark plugs out of my 2001 Cobra? I tried just wrenching on them but unless I was doing something wrong they would not budge. I quessed that they just unscrew like any spark plug. I look the cover off, unpluged the wires, and removed the coil and boot. Do I just need to eat more spinich? Thanks.
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12-16-2008, 10:23 PM
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Dr Jekyll on the street, Mr Hyde on the track
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No, it sounds like your socket is stopping you from making contact with the plug??? Make sure you have the ratchet in the removal position and give it a little elbow grease and they should come right out. No tricks necessary..
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12-16-2008, 10:47 PM
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Thanks for the feedback. If that is all there is to it, why do the dealers and auto shops want to charge $160 for the job?
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12-16-2008, 10:55 PM
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Because they know they can get it from people who are intimidated about working on their car.
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12-17-2008, 05:38 PM
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Yeah, turn harder...when reinstalling add anti-seize and don't tighten them quite so much...they ain't going anywhere!
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