98 Camry Spark plug change
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From: Grip on 7 Jul 2006 14:02 Hi guys\gals! My girlfriend just acquired a 98 camry 3.0 V6 freebee. I was going to change the plugs, as I do this myself on our Tacomas, but need advice on getting at the 3 in the rear? Thanks in advance if you can help, Mike
From: johngdole on 7 Jul 2006 19:49 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. Use NGK iridium (BKR6EIX-11, or better: BKR6EKPB-11) if you can. Local NAPA sells them at a good price around $6-8 each I think. Great plugs. I'd stay away from Densos over the counter. Don't use standard plugs because of the short service life. www.ngksparkplugs.com G-Power Platinum BKR6EGP 7092 0.044 Laser Platinum BKR6EKPB-11 * # 3452 0.044 Iridium IX BKR6EIX-11 3764 0.044 # Original Equipment Grip wrote: > Hi guys\gals! > > My girlfriend just acquired a 98 camry 3.0 V6 freebee. I was going to > change the plugs, as I do this myself on our Tacomas, but need advice on > getting at the 3 in the rear? Thanks in advance if you can help, > Mike
From: Stubby on 7 Jul 2006 22:03 I have 150,000+ miles on my original plugs. Why should I change them? I go 29.4 MPG on a recent trip. '05 v4 LE 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. > > Use NGK iridium (BKR6EIX-11, or better: BKR6EKPB-11) if you can. Local > NAPA sells them at a good price around $6-8 each I think. Great plugs. > I'd stay away from Densos over the counter. Don't use standard plugs > because of the short service life. > > www.ngksparkplugs.com > > G-Power Platinum BKR6EGP 7092 0.044 > Laser Platinum BKR6EKPB-11 * # 3452 0.044 > Iridium IX BKR6EIX-11 3764 0.044 > # Original Equipment > > > Grip wrote: >> Hi guys\gals! >> >> My girlfriend just acquired a 98 camry 3.0 V6 freebee. I was going to >> change the plugs, as I do this myself on our Tacomas, but need advice on >> getting at the 3 in the rear? Thanks in advance if you can help, >> Mike >
From: Wolfgang on 8 Jul 2006 12:32 Because the EPA highway rating is 34 MPG --- you'd gain near 5 MPG and less polluting. 100k is about limit and they aren't that expensive or hard to change in the 4 cylinder. "Stubby" <William.Plummer-NOSPAM-(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote in message news:yoCdnWZIad7RjzLZnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >I have 150,000+ miles on my original plugs. Why should I change them? I go >29.4 MPG on a recent trip. '05 v4 LE > > > 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. >> >> Use NGK iridium (BKR6EIX-11, or better: BKR6EKPB-11) if you can. Local >> NAPA sells them at a good price around $6-8 each I think. Great plugs. >> I'd stay away from Densos over the counter. Don't use standard plugs >> because of the short service life. >> >> www.ngksparkplugs.com >> >> G-Power Platinum BKR6EGP 7092 0.044 >> Laser Platinum BKR6EKPB-11 * # 3452 0.044 >> Iridium IX BKR6EIX-11 3764 0.044 >> # Original Equipment >> >> >> Grip wrote: >>> Hi guys\gals! >>> >>> My girlfriend just acquired a 98 camry 3.0 V6 freebee. I was going >>> to >>> change the plugs, as I do this myself on our Tacomas, but need advice on >>> getting at the 3 in the rear? Thanks in advance if you can help, >>> Mike >>
From: johngdole on 8 Jul 2006 12:37
Most plugs make the engine run rough long before then. The 05 may have been equipped with the Laser Iridium, typically with 0.7mm center electrode and a platinum ground pad, good for 120K-miles. If that's the case, as I said, the likes of NGK Laser Iridium are excellent. But center electrode wears and, the plug internals degrade. Unless you put the plug on a scope to determine its firing voltage or do a calibrated test to see if you can get higher MPGs with a set of newer plugs or measure the combustion cleanliness you won't be able to tell unless things are way out of wack. I personally won't wait until things run rough or are out of wack. And I change timing belts at 60K miles for a few hours of weekend time, even if 90K or more are specified. Stubby wrote: > I have 150,000+ miles on my original plugs. Why should I change them? > I go 29.4 MPG on a recent trip. '05 v4 LE > |