When I did mine I took out the air box and TB hat. To get the back 4 on drivers side out I had to drop the spark plug socket in the hole and attach a short extention and then a swivel connected to the ratchet. For some of mine I actually stood on the bumper and one foot was in the engine compartment! Took me about 2 hours to finish. Don't forget the anti-sieze, a torque wrench, some liquid refreshments, a couple of bloody knuckles and some words of choice.

 

Hey Abarmby, is that your best side or what J/K

Good idea with the towels and such. When I was changing the oil the other day (5 qt jug), I just sat on the radiator support/quarter panel.

 

This is off topic but I think it was from performance but they have a chrome or aluminum coil cover to clean up the look of the engine compartment. I think I will be picking that up, not that I am a pretty engine buy but there is a lot of clutter in there with the coils and the 80 plug wires.

 

Now now...........cheeky ha ha ha.
Yup, my wife says definately my best side LMAO.
The towels I found, also helped me not get my stomache and chest all cut and marked up from all the sharp edges and stuff.
Al.

 

I changed my plugs in about two hours without removing anything, but I had installed a K&N FIPK intake that cleaned out alot of the stock resonator box. I found it easier to put the universal link between the extension and the plug socket. I also would slide the socket, U-link, and extension in before i attached the ratchet to turn them. I did have to force a few pipes out of the way once or twice. My suggestion...start at the back first to get the hard ones out of the way, haha. And make sure you have a plan for marking which plugs you've done. I got about halfway thru and had a brain fart. Luckily I had not bolted the coil packs back down on the ones I'd done so far.

 

I've got a 04 Ram with the Hemi. I replaced my plugs at 30K with a set of platinum's. I now have 45K and the truck is not running smooth between 1000 to 1500 rpm and has stalled a couple of times. Check engine light is on. Called the dealer and they're saying it's most likely from the plugs and that the Dodge does not recommend running platium plugs in the engine. Anybody every heard this before or are they looking to stick it to me? Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

ive had better luck with all my cars using the cheap auto lites over the platinums. the platinums just never seem to run right in there.

 

I did hear that the platinum plugs have problems, but after reading some of the posts on here from some members I trust, I decided to move ahead with them. I talked to NGK and they said it should be fine. Talked to Dodge and they did the usual tapdance about using only stock Champion plugs.

I guess we'll see if I made the right decision at 45k.

 

I'm bringing it in next Monday to the dealer. I thought about taking the platinums out and putting a set of the Champion coppers in, but what the heck. I think I'd rather argue with the service department than spend $45 on plugs I don't think I need. Why would Champion (NGK, Bosch and Autolite) sell a platinum plug for the vehicle if Dodge say's they won't work. Plus it is a 2.5 hour project to change the plugs, that's why I decided on the platinums (100k vs. 30K).

 

The dealers giving you complete B.S.
There are lots of people out there, me included who run Iridiums, Platinums you name it, without throwing any codes or having any problems whatsoever.
RAMAGAIN is correct in an earlier post, in that the selection of the heat range in a plug is the most critical.
Your also right. Would NGK and all the other plug manufacturers, leave themselves wide open for a law suite against them by producing plugs for certain applications and then they don't work?
I don't think so.
Plugs have been designed to give a better spark, and through the natural evolution of this process, different exotic materials have been found to give better performance.
If dealers stopped people putting aftermarket parts onto their vehicles, the whole development of cars within the industry, would stagnate. We would have no improvements to vehicles such as, air bags, ABS, better engines etc, etc.
Dearlers pis* me and a lot of us off![:@]

My 2 p worth.
Al.