Changing spark plugs..

V6_Mustang_Power · 05-24-2008, 08:27 PM

so next step for me. haha. i changed the oil for the first time a few weeks ago, now i wanna change the spark plugs. brand, type, etc i should get? how hard is it to do it?

3.8LMustang · 05-24-2008, 08:30 PM

it not that hard to change spark plus, n just probaly get autolite or as they say motorcraft, they say bosch sux, i got autolite right now but looking for sum better ones but i dont know which ones

bossman302 · 05-24-2008, 09:12 PM

Changing the plugs is a piece of cake. For plugs I would just go with Motorcraft copper core or Autolight copper core

Wombozi17 · 05-24-2008, 09:40 PM

So easy! i did mine last week, and i dont have any kind of experience. If u can do an oil change, u can do a spark plug change. Just be confident and do them one at a time.

spike_africa · 05-25-2008, 07:21 AM

cheap autolites or NGK's are where its at.

V6_Mustang_Power · 05-25-2008, 07:22 AM

okie dokie, but how do i know where each one goes? lol

01FR500 · 05-25-2008, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by V6_Mustang_Power

okie dokie, but how do i know where each one goes? lol

Wut? The new spark plugs don't have to go in a certain hole. Take off the plug wire, remove the spark plug, take new one out of box, gap it (.052), install new plug, replace wire. Repeat 5 more times. Just make sure you don't cross thread, or leave them loose or you could blow that sucker out and end up with a big headache.

nyheyman · 05-25-2008, 07:52 PM

It's real easy; Go with Motorcraft or Autolight

V6_Mustang_Power · 05-25-2008, 07:58 PM

Shet, still confused about it. lol.

01FR500 · 05-25-2008, 08:41 PM

Just dig in man. You can't screw anything up that bad.

V6_Mustang_Power · 05-25-2008, 08:49 PM

i don't know if they need changed either. got the car with 65,xxx on it and now has 84,xxx on it.

spike_africa · 05-26-2008, 07:22 AM

Well for the cheap cost of those plugs you will be better off doing it.

01FR500 · 05-26-2008, 10:43 AM

Yeah, just do it for peace of mind. Autolite coppers (764's for the v6?) are pretty cheap, ofcourse it's becuase they are not platinum though. When I got my GT I changed the fuel filter just so I would know when it was changed and not have to guess. But it was a Ford filter that I took off so it had probably never been changed.

05-24-2008, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
V6_Mustang_Power Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,808	Changing spark plugs.. so next step for me. haha. i changed the oil for the first time a few weeks ago, now i wanna change the spark plugs. brand, type, etc i should get? how hard is it to do it?

05-24-2008, 08:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
3.8LMustang Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 685	it not that hard to change spark plus, n just probaly get autolite or as they say motorcraft, they say bosch sux, i got autolite right now but looking for sum better ones but i dont know which ones __________________ V6 owner Last edited by 3.8LMustang : 05-24-2008 at 08:32 PM.

05-24-2008, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
bossman302 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 177	Changing the plugs is a piece of cake. For plugs I would just go with Motorcraft copper core or Autolight copper core __________________ Mineral gray 2002 Mustang GT manual 5 speed. Maximum Motor sport suspension. Forge 4.6 with VT stg 2 cams. BBK 75mm tb and LT's. JLT RAI. 290 HP and 308 tq at the wheels.

05-24-2008, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wombozi17 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lake in the Hills, IL Posts: 482	So easy! i did mine last week, and i dont have any kind of experience. If u can do an oil change, u can do a spark plug change. Just be confident and do them one at a time. __________________

05-25-2008, 07:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
spike_africa Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando,Florida Posts: 7,402	cheap autolites or NGK's are where its at. __________________ Dustin 2002 GT Mustang 5-Speed Drag Radials,Sprayed,Powershifted WOOO HOOOO!

05-25-2008, 07:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
V6_Mustang_Power Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,808	okie dokie, but how do i know where each one goes? lol

05-25-2008, 07:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
nyheyman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 115	It's real easy; Go with Motorcraft or Autolight __________________ 2003 V6

05-25-2008, 07:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
V6_Mustang_Power Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,808	Shet, still confused about it. lol.

05-25-2008, 08:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
01FR500 Cones Beware Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texarkana, TX/Conway, AR Posts: 811	Just dig in man. You can't screw anything up that bad. __________________ 2003 GT H&R SuperSports l Tokico Illumina dampers l Maximum Motorsports c/c plates l MM XL SFCs l JLT RAI l MGW shifter l other goodies...

05-25-2008, 08:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
V6_Mustang_Power Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,808	i don't know if they need changed either. got the car with 65,xxx on it and now has 84,xxx on it.

05-26-2008, 07:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
spike_africa Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando,Florida Posts: 7,402	Well for the cheap cost of those plugs you will be better off doing it. __________________ Dustin 2002 GT Mustang 5-Speed Drag Radials,Sprayed,Powershifted WOOO HOOOO!

05-26-2008, 10:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
01FR500 Cones Beware Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texarkana, TX/Conway, AR Posts: 811	Yeah, just do it for peace of mind. Autolite coppers (764's for the v6?) are pretty cheap, ofcourse it's becuase they are not platinum though. When I got my GT I changed the fuel filter just so I would know when it was changed and not have to guess. But it was a Ford filter that I took off so it had probably never been changed. __________________ 2003 GT H&R SuperSports l Tokico Illumina dampers l Maximum Motorsports c/c plates l MM XL SFCs l JLT RAI l MGW shifter l other goodies...

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