Can someone explain to me exactly what to do? This is my frist time changing plugs in a car. I took of the IDI cover, but I'm not sure where they are even located? I just need an explanation on how to change them. Thank you
Down the tubes, you'll find the plugs.
Are they on the IDI cover? or the motor itself?
When I look down into the engine (after IDI cover is removed) all i see is like 4 rings......don't see where the plugs are though..?! I know this should be CAKE but for some reason I'm not getting it.
ok.....so do I have to take any part of the engine off other than the IDI cover. I dont really get it. Those rings are about the size of an asprin.
Ok, You really are a noob at it or just can't click.
It goes like this under the IDI cover:
Cover
coil housing
boots (those ring you see) (you need to pull them and the plugs are under)
plugs
The boots often stay on spark plugs. Hence why you don't see them but you are looking at them.
If you still can't figure it out, just bring it to a mechanic cause it's one of the easiest thing to change on a 2.4
Gilles
2.3 Ho
oull thoe "rings" off with a pair of pilars.
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NO!
Don't EVER use pliers! You can rip the boot like that. either grab the boot (only!) with your fingers, or get a dedicated boot puller (they run less then 7 or 8 bucks at the local auto-parts store).
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grab the plastic part with pliars. thats what i do and never broke a boot
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Well, I tried pulling the rubber boots out with my hands, no luck. Before reading this post, I tried pliers and ripped off a very small top of one of the boots. How the he// do these things pull out. I can't believe its giving me all this trouble changing spark plugs but it is. Any other help/advice please would be great
tommorow if its nice out ill take some pics to help you
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Thanks man, I finally got it though! I got all 4 in and replaced, but on the one I cracked a piece of the plastic clip that holds in the rubber boat (which I also ripped a piece of the top of that off). Its not like the whole thing is shot, but is it alright for me to put it back in for the time being until i can get to the junkyard to replace it? Thanks again for the help guys
just go to a junkyard and get extra rubber boots and the plastic thing thats around them
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or get them new for under $40. aslong as the springs make contact they will work, the clips on top just hold them in place.
the 2.4 is alittle difernt than other motors because of the overhead ignition.
try a little wiggle back and forth they are barley in there. there are four plugs i did this last week ten minutes . used the spark plug socket in my tool set and and 5inch extendsion and they came out . ur almost half way there u got the cover off.
spark plugs are a pain in the ass my cover was a pain in the ass didn't weanna come out for ne thign so i had to unbolt the throttle and cruise retainter the bolts to the cam tower so i could get it out took me bout an hr but i did this with out help n it was my first time dealing with a 2.4
