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Juan Landauro
Tinkerer
bolton
3.0L 6-line

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Reg: 11-2006

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Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 09:35 pm, by:  Juan Landauro (Enigma) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Spark Plugs Removal Soarer 3.0L

My Soarer 3.0L automatic soon will be 120K miles and it will be ready for another change of platinum spark plugs. I would like to do this job myself but I was told that the last 2 spark plugs near the firewall are a pain in the neck to replace.

Could someone give me some insight into this? Somebody told me that the Throttle Body has to be removed fully in order to gain access to these 2 spark plugs and also the coolant has to be drained. Giving a look at this part of the engine compartment it looks cumbersome; many hoses, bolts, nuts and sensors in addition to the accelerator cable, and other cables. Do I need to do it as advised or is there a short cut to this? Could some one give some summary of a procedure to follow? Especially by those who indeed have removed the 6 spark plugs in this Soarer's model.
Mike Triggs
DieHard
Norfolk Island
3.0GT G-Pack

Posts: 855
Reg: 07-2005

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 11:01 am, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I had mechanic replace ours but yes, you have to take the throttle body off. I don't know about the coolant though.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

Posts: 1987
Reg: 10-2005

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 01:29 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Search is your friend...

Here is my tutorial on how it's done (at least how it's done if you are me, which is probably not the best way...)

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/282/118490.html

And no, you don't have to drain any coolant.

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