Hey Rusty93RamVan, Ahab got his White Whale
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When I bought the van I went through it before putting it on the road. Included in my 'going through it' was the installation of a new set of spark plug wires, which were Duralast from Autozone. Since they were new I never gave them a second thought. Recently I was reading a post with someone saying how they've had bad luck with Duralast wire sets right out of the box, so this got me thinking.
I did some research and decided to go top shelf and get the ACCEL 9039C Ceramic Spark Plug Wire Set which fits 92-01 3.9L V6 Dodge engines. They're a bit pricey from most places ($150.00 give or take) but I found a new set on eBay for $68.88 with the shipping. I installed them yesterday and decided not to clear the codes just to see what happens. Well when I went to make the 3rd trip today (3rd since changing the wire set) that ever omniscient CEL was off, all on it's own.
I did some research and decided to go top shelf and get the ACCEL 9039C Ceramic Spark Plug Wire Set which fits 92-01 3.9L V6 Dodge engines. They're a bit pricey from most places ($150.00 give or take) but I found a new set on eBay for $68.88 with the shipping. I installed them yesterday and decided not to clear the codes just to see what happens. Well when I went to make the 3rd trip today (3rd since changing the wire set) that ever omniscient CEL was off, all on it's own.
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I was planning to reset my CEL and then drive for 20 miles under 40 MPH in an attempt to get through inspection.
Maybe now I won't have to.
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First clarification - What determines which replacement set to buy for a particular 3.9L engine? Logical thought is that Dodge made different exhaust manifold shields for some reason and you should just "match" the set that came off when purchasing a replacement set of wires.
Second clarification - Which Duralast set did you have on your 3.9L, and were they in fact correct for your application?
BTW, today I reset the CEL and then drove my 20+ miles before emissions inspection. Worked like a charm.