how many hours to change plugs e320

[jimmypop]

Thanks
James

[ohlord]

you have my plug boot tool, the must have 17mm boot remover?
sold for $28 delivered
if you do and if you have a few different extensions a socket and a set of torx bits you can be done in under 3 hours maybe even two hours even if you have never done plugs in your life.
NGK 7090 about $2.75 each times 12 pop off the engine cover,remove the air box cover and the maf and tubing,follow the diy and the extra tips I give you with the tool and wiz through the job.
no anti seize,clean the maf with crc brand maf cleaner while you have it out.
have fun
ohlord

[texholdem]

I think, the inline E320 requires half the time of V6

[ohlord]

the plugs

[jimmypop]

cool - took me 3 hours used a tool that looks like this one but was 5" length on the pulling side.
i used anti sieze always have and always will.

plugs that came out actually did not lok bad at all.
car seems a bit peppier.
James

[ohlord]

anti seize on the new plugs they are plated with a non seize plate and you will not get a correct torque reading if you need to use a torque wrench v.s. the old school method.If you have done plugs before with the 17mm boot tool it takes under an hour.

[jimmypop]

Originally Posted by ohlord

anti seize on the new plugs they are plated with a non seize plate and you will not get a correct torque reading if you need to use a torque wrench v.s. the old school method.If you have done plugs before with the 17mm boot tool it takes under an hour.

i use old school.... once while removing some NGKs from my infiniti i was in fear that i was going to strip the threads out of the hole bcause whoever installed the plugs did not use anti sieze.
james

[ohlord]

installed either torqued or the old school finger tight and 2/3 more and you will never have the new plated plug freeze in the hole.
ohlord

[songtruck]

My understanding has always been that the use of anti seize on spark plug threads acts to prevent the proper dissipation of heat away from the plug...

[ohlord]

and bunkum
You have nickel plated threads in a 100% aluminum head.Putting anti seize on affects nothing more then throwing off properly torquing the plugs and if a single smidge gets on the electrode it will ruin a perfectly good plug causing a misfire which if ignored can take out a perfectly good cat converter.Now while most members won't ignore a misfire cel light I have seen people ignore them for two years and wonder why the car started running like crap and that they have 2 bad cats
no anti seize
ohlord