Spark plug swap without bumper removal???
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Man, if there's a way to change plugs w/o pulling the bumper, that's fantastic. I've got to jack mine up tonight to take the track tires off and put street tires on, so I'll see if I can get the heatshields off and get to the plugs. Aftermarket exhaust so hopefully I'll be able to get to it all.
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Okay, so tonight I changed my coil packs and spark plugs. I followed John's technique (minus the lift) and could not get to the f-ing heat shield bolts from under the car. I wasted so much time that I got frustrated and just pulled the bumper and intercoolers did it that way. My car has a modified stock exhaust, so is it possible that this is complicating the procedure? I just see no way to get to the bolts needed with a stock exhaust unless I need some special modified tools to do so.
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It sure did. 
And I will add this. I did not realize how bad my car was running until I did those and the coilpacks. I think the coils were done. Much smoother now. Oh, and Sunday is fine
And I will add this. I did not realize how bad my car was running until I did those and the coilpacks. I think the coils were done. Much smoother now. Oh, and Sunday is fine
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Your mileage? Changed coil packs before or were they originals that came with the car from new?
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I take nothing off. You need a short 5mm allen on a 1/4'' drive flex head ratchet. Oh and a lift. I do not mess with the bumper, intercoolers or piping of any kind. My car is way easy as everything has been moved in one way or another
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Original coils at 80,000 miles. I inspected them last spark plug change for cracks and they looked fine, This time they were all cracked.
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I don't think the coils would have been difficult to remove. But, how can you change plugs without removing that heat shield on the heads?
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Thanks. The job is looming... So coils only without spark plug change easy?
I suspect he never put them back on after the first go at it.
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