Changing Back Spark Plugs

**Badbird** · 09-14-2009

It looks like its going to be hell trying to change the rear spark plugs. Does anyone have any tricks or know where a 'How-To' article is to get at them?

**minichopper6hp** · 09-14-2009

You could rock the motor forward, but i had no problems getting to them without doing that. They arent as bad as they look.

**blueguy** · 09-15-2009

With headers, no they aren't...but with stock manifolds, it sucks. Remove the dog bones and rock the motor forward

**BillBoost37** · 09-15-2009

I use a socket and ratchet. If you ever change a 3.1 or 3.4 motors plugs, you'll realize how easy ours really are.

**99prixgt** · 09-15-2009

Just reach back there.

**Bio248** · 09-15-2009

stop being a woman.

**Planeboy18** · 09-15-2009

Get a midget and have him crawl back there and pull them out. But seriosly, just drive the car up in front of something you can put a ratcheting tie down on and pull the 2 dog bone mounts off, put the tie down on the front engine hook, then just ratchet the engine forward until you can get back there without breaking a nail. Sorry I had to. That's the way I've always done it with 90* and 60* degree GM engines.

**Badbird** · 09-15-2009

Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it. I will take a crack at it later.

**kjh** · 09-15-2009

Take the bolts out of the motor mounts and use a pry bar to pull motor back. On the motor mounts there are holes on the bottom side push bolts through there and it holds the motor up.

**FRESCOLIO** · 09-15-2009

Make sure the engine isn't hot.

**Bio248** · 09-15-2009

Originally Posted by FRESCOLIO

Make sure the engine isn't hot.

actually, do it right after you get done driving the car so you learn a lesson. hot engines suck, but sometimes you gotta deal with them.

**TheOtherNick** · 09-15-2009

Ever check the trannyfuild on a 3.4 I think it is? The fill cap is right under the crossover and you have to pull out a plug underneath and fill it till it runs out. It sucks.

**BoostedComp** · 09-15-2009

Originally Posted by Bio248

actually, do it right after you get done driving the car so you learn a lesson. hot engines suck, but sometimes you gotta deal with them.

ha did my plog last thursday and started doing it 15 min after turning the car off... my hands are just starting to feel better

**TheOtherNick** · 09-15-2009

After you burnt your hand once you didn't stop?

**blueguy** · 09-15-2009

Best said by one of my buddy's after I refused to pull the plug wire next to his hot header...

"Can't be a vagina all your life"

And preceded to roast the side of this hand pulling out the plug wire. What a bad ass.

**QwikGT** · 09-16-2009

universal sockets are your friend

**dualmonger** · 09-16-2009

hehe... did it myself for the first time last weekend and learned from these posts... saw the pic of the guy's arse all up in the air under the hood... yeah, I lived it too

good times. As for rocking the engine, I found after a little work (thirty minutes of putzing to learn, I can now rock the car forward pulling on the bumper(ish) area and push in a retaining screw to hold the engine forward in under a few rocks