silicone grease takes care of the tight socket problem---same stuff you coat the plug boots with

 

Did.mine not too long ago and its not that bad just got left with bruises in my belly from laying in the radiator core support for so long. This is a service I rather do my self then pay.

 

Snap on makes along plug socket. makes it alittle eaiser. Anti sieze the new plug threads as well.

 

pretty much everyone here has stated the ins and outs. Remove air box, that side is super easy...first 2 cylinders on the boy's side are pretty easy, my difficulty came from squeezing my torque wrench in...cuz I have OCD and was told 15 ft lbs...so I made sure to torque it instead of guess it...if you'd rather just guess, then a ratchet fits just fine. Then the back 2 cylinders seemed like a PITA so I took the wheel off and pulled out the wheelwell, pretty easy with the right combo of extentions. Mine took me like 6 hours...BUT, I was draining tranny and motor oil and checking all other fluids getting ready for a road trip...so I was taking my precious time to let the most fluid drip out of tranny as possible...and I had a lot of back and forth between the tasks as well, now that I've done it once, I have no doubt that I could do it in about an hour.

 

Thanks guys the verdict is ill do it my damn self and save $400. only thing i need is a swivel head socket, and while im under there ill save myself about $200 and do my own transmission flush since that needs to be done as well. Nothing beats saving money and the pride you have after you did the job yourself

 

The swivel may be useful for removal...I didn't use one, but I WOULD NOT use one if you are using a torque wrench to set the plugs...if you are just guessing it'd be fine, but the engineer in me dislikes the idea of trying to accurately set torque throough a swivel...cuz if you have the swivel cocked a bit the wrench will click when there is 15 ft lbs on the swivel, not necessarily the plug.