Spark plug change. Been quoted $300.
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Drkvampire2001
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Not sure on the fair price, but have you considered doing it yourself?
Do it yourself. It is so easy. There is a DIY on here too.
Link to DIY?
you can follow this one, it's pretty much the same thing ...
http://g35driver.com/forums/engine-drivetrain-forced-induction-diy/144767-diy-spark-plug-change.html
http://g35driver.com/forums/engine-drivetrain-forced-induction-diy/144767-diy-spark-plug-change.html
Yeah removing the upper plenum and lower collector I think is the official way of doing it.
So the labor is like 2 hours or w/e.
I wouldn't pay 300 bucks considering how easy the job is. If you are doing it yourself there is no need to remove the plenum, just look below the sides and find the coil packs undo the 10mm nut holding each one in and remove the plug.
So the labor is like 2 hours or w/e.
I wouldn't pay 300 bucks considering how easy the job is. If you are doing it yourself there is no need to remove the plenum, just look below the sides and find the coil packs undo the 10mm nut holding each one in and remove the plug.
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Just pull the coil pack and check for oil. If there oil, the seal around the spark plug on the valve cover leaks. It only make sense to have the valve cover replaced. Replacing the valve cover requires the spark plus removal, so you save yourself come labor $. $300 for spark plug is way to high in my opinion. I think $150 is fair. If you can turn a ratcket to remove and reassemble things, I think you can change the spark plug yourself.
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No, changing spark plugs doesn't require the removal of the upper/lower plenum. Someone misunderstood/misread. The factory service manual was making a referral the the plenum removal section for the removal of the engine cover.
The actual labor rate MIGHT say u need to pull the plenum but you don't need to on a rwd/awd vq35. But if labor rates pay you to, then as a mechanic your gonna claim u did.
We do that often with bumpers. We got paid to pull the bumper and we normally can work around it.
Spark plugs isn't hard and very little to screw up. But if u do... Most likely cross thread a plug. U will hate yourself for days.
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Exactly. What type of spark plugs do you intend to replace OEMs with? Favorites are NGK/DENSO IRIDIUMs. Some prefer Copper. You don't touch the plenum at all. Just use a 10mm socket to remove the bolts from the coil packs. Once the bolts are off you can just remove the coil packs, then insert the spark plug socket to remove the plug, insert the new spark plugs to 20ft-lb torque, then install the coil pack and torque the bolts to 64-95lb and you are set for another 65K miles.
Seriously this is one of the easiest DIYs anyone who knows/owns basic tools can do. took me an hour on my VQ45 and V8 has two spark plugs towards the back that are not the easiest one to remove, something you don't have to worry about on a V6.
I've changed plugs on my other cars before (JEEP Grand cherokee, and Acura MDX) and it was pretty straight forward but I was hesitant to do it myself on the FX35 because I read at few places that 2 of the 6 plugs were hard to get to and it can be a PITA if you don't have all the right tools.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll see if I can do it myself.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll see if I can do it myself.
The 2 PITA plugs are on V8, because they are angled and way in the back. But still very doable.