Jack up the front of the car off the ground, support with jack stands. Find your socket extensions and universal socket joint and access the plugs throught the wheel well. EZ. The passenger side is the tricky one due to AC components. You probably will not be able to get the back plugs this way but they are the easiest to reach from above.
First off, start by drinking a six pack or two. You will want to be nice and numb when you scratch and cut up your hands getting down to them! You will find some of the plug wires have their own heat sheilds on the boot. It is important you replace these if you replace the wires or pull them off when removing the wires. The fact the plug wires need the heat sheilds will give you an idea of how tight it is in there.
Actually replacing the plugs on the roadmaster is much simpler than in my wife's previous Astro Van. One plug on the Astro took 2 1/2 hours!!!
My 96 Roadmaster Limited Wagon took me about 3 hours, sober, to replace the plugs and left my hands pretty chewed up!!
Just hope and pray you don't need new wires. They are located somewhere under the waterpump. More idiot engineering from our pals in Detroit!!!
Good Luck
AnswerFirst off, start by drinking a six pack or two. You will want to be nice and numb when you scratch and cut up your hands getting down to them! You will find some of the plug wires have their own heat sheilds on the boot. It is important you replace these if you replace the wires or pull them off when removing the wires. The fact the plug wires need the heat sheilds will give you an idea of how tight it is in there.Actually replacing the plugs on the roadmaster is much simpler than in my wife's previous Astro Van. One plug on the Astro took 2 1/2 hours!!!
My 96 Roadmaster Limited Wagon took me about 3 hours, sober, to replace the plugs and left my hands pretty chewed up!!
Just hope and pray you don't need new wires. They are located somewhere under the waterpump. More idiot engineering from our pals in Detroit!!!
Good Luck
to change the plugs you must take off the spark plug boots..you then take the spark plugs out with a 5/8 sparkplug socket..put the new plugs in the holes and finger tighten them a little(with the socket and extension so that it doesnt cross thread)it might also be wise to replace the wires if they look bad or cracked..
remove the alternator. piece of cake then. remove the alternator first. You can remove the coil pack and bracket which is fastened by 2bolts/2nuts. This is the thing that the spark plugs wires plug into when the other side goes on the actual spark plugs. Once this is removed it is a breeze, a mechanic mirror helps and a knuckle or U-joint is almost mandatory. It seems like alot of wiring but everything only plugs where it belongs as far as the electrical connectors you remove goes, getting the nuts that are below was done as i stood on the passenger side, a friend will make it much more easy. Let me know if you need more details. xxsodasipperxx@yahoo.com
Pull the wires out of the top of the motor, they have a long plastic boot on the end of the wire. Using a spark plug socket and a long extension you will be able to remove the spark plugs. Check the gap on your new plugs and I like to use a section of hose that fits on the top of the spark plug to to thread the plug back in. That way you reduce the chance of cross threading. Once you get them started you can tighten them down. I usually replace the wires when I replace the plugs. I would suggest replacing the plugs/wires one at a time to reduce the risk of mixing the wires up.
Remove intake plenum, sorry, but this is a lot of work. Regards Martin
Faulty/fouled spark plugs or spark plug wires. I had this problem and a set of new wires fix it.
Yes it needs spark plugs and wires. I own a 1992 Buick Roadmaster and had to replace plugs and wires recently. Not that expensive, I bought AC Delco plugs and wires. I had a discount as well. Be sure you know what your doing, which one is which I change them one at a time so not to mix up wires and the last on on the left side is a pain, the last two. Change them every 50,000 miles. Or less.
Remove the spark plugs wire and remove the plugs wit a spaerk plug wrench or socket.
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change sparkplugs on 2003 Rendezvous
Disconnect the battery, remove the spark plug cables and boots, and remove the old spark plugs. Put in the new spark plugs, attach the boots and cables, and connect the battery.
first you need to state what liter the engine is.
when do you change spark plugs
Disconnect the battery, remove the boot cover and spark plug cables, and pull out the old spark plugs. Put in the new spark plugs, replace the boot cover, and spark plug cables, and reconnect the battery.
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Disconnect the battery of the car, remove the cables and boot covers, and remove the old spark plugs. Put in the new spark plugs, replace the cables and boot covers, and connect the battery.
To change the spark plugs in a 1997 astro van do I have to change the spark plugs from the bottom of the engine/
the spark plugs are located on the front of the engine under the hood