98 Camry Spark plug change
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From: Don Fearn on 11 Jul 2006 18:48 Because johngdole(a)hotmail.com could, he/she/it opin'd: >It's really not as bad as it sounds, compared to some domestic large >displacement V6 and V8's in a passenger car package. I know, but I've gotten lazy. Besides, our Toyota dealer in Rochester is the first dealer I've actually trusted, from the sales staff to the loan department through the service department, where I'm happy that my son now works. I got treated like family before he was there and now it's even better . . . . (There's also the family discount on service, parts and cars -- not a bad incentive!) So I'll keep bringing our Camry there for oil changes, and spend the time waiting chatting with Arlyn Ness the salesman[*] who sold us the Camry and the xB (if he isn't busy, which he usually is, but he finds enough time to at least say hi) and enjoying some drinks and snacks. It makes me feel special, and darn it, I'm WORTH it! As for the xB, the next oil change is the last free one and after that I'll probably do my own 'cause it's easier than the Camry and I do enjoy doing the things I can for car care, like easy oil changes, air and cabin filter changes, tire rotation and things like that . . . . [*] SWMBO won't allow me to talk about cars with Arlyn 'cause it was one of the visits for a Camry oil change that led to the purchase of the xB and we can't afford another new car this soon -- Quid tibi (est) opiniones aliorum
From: johngdole on 14 Jul 2006 02:57 Yeah, that's cool. It's too bad we just can't say the same about most of the dealers. Don Fearn wrote: > Because johngdole(a)hotmail.com could, he/she/it opin'd: > > >It's really not as bad as it sounds, compared to some domestic large > >displacement V6 and V8's in a passenger car package. > > I know, but I've gotten lazy. Besides, our Toyota dealer in Rochester > is the first dealer I've actually trusted, from the sales staff to the > loan department through the service department, where I'm happy that > my son now works. I got treated like family before he was there and > now it's even better . . . . (There's also the family discount on > service, parts and cars -- not a bad incentive!) > > So I'll keep bringing our Camry there for oil changes, and spend the > time waiting chatting with Arlyn Ness the salesman[*] who sold us the > Camry and the xB (if he isn't busy, which he usually is, but he finds > enough time to at least say hi) and enjoying some drinks and snacks. > It makes me feel special, and darn it, I'm WORTH it! > > As for the xB, the next oil change is the last free one and after that > I'll probably do my own 'cause it's easier than the Camry and I do > enjoy doing the things I can for car care, like easy oil changes, air > and cabin filter changes, tire rotation and things like that . . . . > > [*] SWMBO won't allow me to talk about cars with Arlyn 'cause it > was one of the visits for a Camry oil change that led to the > purchase of the xB and we can't afford another new car this > soon > -- > Quid tibi (est) opiniones aliorum
From: aztecrosales on 21 Jul 2006 14:53
Maybe im missing something...because i have a 98 V6 Camry with 115,000 miles on it and i need new plugs...but the front three seem really easy to change...and checked the rear ones but it seems like the plugs at the far right and at the far left are doable but what about the middle plug in the rear? i was trying to find away around the manifold...is changing it from the driver side easiest?..or is there another way? because from the passenger side i cant even see the plug entrance....it doesnt help that i have big hands either.....sheesh johngdole(a)hotmail.com wrote: > There are many posts on how to do this. But you don't really have to > remove the intake manifold as the manual suggests. You should be able > to reach all plugs from the driver side. And by using the spark plug > socket and either a 3" or 6" extension depending on which cylinder, you > should be able to get them out. You don't need a universal joint > either. |