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Offline Irish_Alley

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It all started with an oil change
« on: July 06, 2014, 06:07:19 am »
so i changed my oil in my 2004 impala she now has 120k i have had her since 60k or so. so the plugs i know i never changed and they prob were stock


so these are the front to my surprise they are auto light racing plugs.
so i undid the top motor mounts and pulled the engine forward to get the rear plugs i did break one wire so i had to get a new set

now lets play a game, tell me whats wrong with this picture

apparently some idiot didnt know how to get the rear plugs out easy so they left them alone. the rear plugs are ac
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Re: It all started with an oil change
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2014, 09:15:06 am »
I've seen that before. People are lazy or just dont care. I work at a Chrysler dealer and have seen that with hemi truck engines. They are a pain to do but come on, do the job right.
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Re: It all started with an oil change
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2014, 12:09:07 pm »
i know exactly the situation dude

my mom, sister, dad, and myself have all had FWD V6 Chevrolets at one point and indeed the rear plugs are a major pain to get to(worst was my moms 3.4 DOHC Lumina) but come on people do it right, pay someone to do it right, or just dont bother
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Re: It all started with an oil change
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2014, 05:28:34 pm »
      WHAT ?  You can not run on 3 cylinders, you get better gas mileage that way.   ::)
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Re: It all started with an oil change
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2014, 05:45:15 pm »
Quote from: bake74 on July 06, 2014, 05:28:34 pm
      WHAT ?  You can not run on 3 cylinders, you get better gas mileage that way.   ::)

Maybe you're onto something, Bake.  Remove the back three spark plugs and throw them away - better mileage AND cheaper maintenance!    8)


And, to think it all started here!   ;D
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Re: It all started with an oil change
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2014, 11:41:49 pm »
Lol unplug the injectors also. My brother had a neon that had a miss. So dad unplugged the injector ran it like that for years then sold it to some Russians.
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Re: It all started with an oil change
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2014, 05:31:00 am »
Pfffft.   That's easy


Try changing plugs in a V6 Fiero
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