PatrickP

There are a couple of good shops in my area (I am told) with 928 mechanics. I know that my car's tool kit has a plug wrench, but after looking in the engine bay am under the impression I have to either be a contortionist or pull off lot of stuff to get the plugs I purchased in on my own. I assume that new plugs would be a part of any tune up done but was wondering what else would be "standard" and how much I might expect to pay.

BTW, did the 928 enginers design the car thi way for performance AND perhaps revenge for World War II?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

2V4V

Patrick,

Not sure what your model year is, so the plug access is slightly different for CIS/LH/LH-4V motors. But, quite frankly, they are all relatively easy given that you have a couple of different extensions and flex joint for your socket wrench.(Like a U-joint for sockets.) And you pull off the plastic intake tubes to the air filter. Shouldn't have to remove anything else (other than the plug wires, of course). (YMMV)

There are a variety of ways to make your sparkplug socket get in that hole for the plug, and still be turnable by you without being Gumby. (Though it would help sometimes.) It'll cost you ~$20 for an acceptable quality couple of tools to do this little job and you'll get the pride of doing it yourself. However, if you don't feel comfortable, take it to a 928 wrench and spend an hour on labor to have it done correctly. For the best breakdown of what to do when on your tune-up, you should get an owner's manual from one of the 'big3' for ~$25.

HTH,

Greg

Randy V

Greg,

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DougM

Just remove the air intakes and it's pretty easy. The toolkit wrench works well. Use an open ended wrench to pop(pry) the wire end caps out, they can be pretty tight. You can also remove the engine cross brace to give some more room.

PatrickP

Many thanks to Greg and Doug. After about three hours, a couple of skinned knuckles and a minimum of profanities I got all eight plugs changed. More importantly, not only did the car NOT blow up when I started it, but it does seem to run better. In light of this victory, maybe next weekend I'll take a few hours and rebuild the engine and transmission. The tools I'll need are included with those that came with the car, right????

THANKS!!!!