Any recommendations - i checked the DIY sticky but didnt see it;

I was curious about setting the spark plug - do i just buy the calipers and set accordingly


I'm an internet mechanic, meaning, i can do anything just about myself, i just need good instructions/research

I did the spark plug change on my 2001 v8 ram, but only remmeber it being 8 plugs, not the 16 that ppl have said the 05's are....unless my memory is bad.

Last time i did it, i didnt even use calipers i just bought the plugs and stuck them in the 08, not sure how dangerous this was.....traded about a year later for the 05, with no problems in between.

Any thoughts or recommendations are appreciated.....i have a cold air intake on there, which i don't mind taking off if its easier to get to the plugs

 

Have some pain meds ready for your backache

 

The back ones are a bi*ch! Took me about an hour and a half, three cuts and a boat load of cussing. I ain't no mechanic by trade, but my father & uncle were and I grew up around motors. Used to be, I only paid for differential work (too tricky) and transmission fluid changes here recently (not hard, just too damn messy). But I'm seriously thinking about paying the money to have it done at 60k...

 

don't forget your antiseize

 

what about calabrating them...did you just buy the plugs and throw them in?

any special tools, or just be prepared to crawl up in there -

 

you gonna need one them universal joints and both long & short extenders. Gapper just to double check before sticking them in...

 

yeah,now days they should be pregapped from the manufacturer..i'd just double check tthem to make sure they didn't get bumped or something like that during shipping

 

can you be more specific on the universal joints? what did you mean by this

short and long extender, im guessing you mean for the socket wrench

 

The plugs should NOT be torqued (tightened) to more than 15 ft/lbs. This is from the FSM. A 5/8" swivel plug socket makes the job much easier, then all you should need is some silicone grease, a short extension and a 3/8" rachet. Also a 10mm(?) socket for the air resonator and the coil packs. A little anti-seize--the copper kind is best for heat applications. Apply the silicone grease to the inside of the boots when you're reinstalling each plug. Also, the FSM calls out that the plug wires MUST remain in the original loom configuration when you're done, but when I've done them, the wires never needed to be removed from the looms. Also, use the anti-seize sparingly. A little goes a long way.

 

thx for all the help;

im reading that 8 of the spark plugs are under the Ignition Coil; any tips on this or what it looks like