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Old 03-31-2024, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by orca1946
I remember my 70 Pontiac ran pretty good on 7 plugs --- I wonder how my 2019 G S would like it?????? Yikes!
Old 03-31-2024, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by dval
I do the plugs on all my vehicles at least every 5 years just to make sure they will come out . I did my ram truck last fall it has 16 plugs. That took me most of a afternoon and a 6 pack !
Probably a lot quicker without the six pack...
Old 03-31-2024, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Tommy79
Dealer charged me $340 to change one bad plug.... With only 10k miles.
That tells us they took 30 minutes with today's prices.

I have always wondered how much I have saved in my lifetime being a do-it-yourselfer.
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And in my late 70's now, have to add a 2day supply of Advil to my parts list.
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Originally Posted by c6txvette
i did it 2 days ago without a vid bc I’m old school at 34 haha. It’s a major pain but not near impossible. Remove the fuse block (10 inch socket) for 3 bolts, a 12 or 13 inch socket for the positive and negative cable to the fuse block, remove the coolant reservoir bolts ( just to slightly lift it out the way) it won’t get drained or removed. Once that is done it is fairly straight forward (on the right side). It helps to have a few misc swivel attachments for your 5/8 socket too. To me the drivers side rear was the absolute worse and had me cussing up a storm. I only removed the hose deal that plugs into the brake booster and unplugged the electrical thingy that plugs in there to give me more room. I left the valve covers on and had that side done fairly quickly. It might help too to jack up the front left of the car. Took me all of 3.5 to 4 hours to complete.
Did you mean metric sockets, or were you referring to an extension?



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