GEN2 Tacoma supercharger plugs

I’d like to start off by saying I’m not a professional mechanic but I am a decent do it yourselfer and so a dummy, so you might not wanna listen to me and screw up your stuff. If you do, I’m not responsible if you damage your stuff for listening to me.
Lots of confusion with trying to take these plugs out and so I figured I would just write it up in case anyone wanted the info since I’ve been so grateful at getting info from everyone else here I thought I should share . The three plugs under the supercharger are a major pain in the ass but are not that hard to warrant taking off the super charger. Is a 1.5 hour job max. I think the real issue many have is you need a super fancy ratchet. 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, swivel, 2 small extensions, long extension, and 5/8 plug socket. A a long extension can help a little bit to get the first hose bolt out of the way. I got it out by going straight down from top of sc. with a wobble. Bolt is in picture number six. Is a weird tapered bolt don’t mix up! . I’m sorry I cannot load these pictures in the way I want this platform thing is hard for me to use. Then in picture number two, there is a mounting bracket for the high-pressure lines. It has three bolts. There is an 8 mm in the middle of the bracket, this is the only thing you will need the 8 mm for. Next, remove all the other Two 12mm bolts on the bracket and don’t drop them. Now the bracelet can move a little just enough. The cylinder in the front next to the fan shroud is the hardest one to do on my truck because Toyota left the wires so short. Disconnecting that clip is the hardest part of the job on my truck. It is very important to disconnect the connector before you take out the coil pack bolt. Disconnect all three electrical connectors first. You will need to disconnect the vacuum hose in picture number one to get to the rear cylinder next to the cab. I don’t think it normally comes with a clamp. Mine is clamped on in the picture. Once all the coil pack wiring clips are disconnected, then remove all the coil pack bolts, but only remove one coil pack at a time, anti seize the plug and electric grease the coil for later, and tighten down one plug at a time. Do not electrical grease the plug. Otherwise, unless you have a magnetic plug socket, it won’t stick in the rubber one all greasy. Learned that one being a real dummy, greasing them and almost lost the rubber piece to the socket down in the engine. Sorry, I don’t know the specific torque on the plugs. I think it supposed to be a half turn pass crimp. Don’t put the coil pack as soon as the first plug is done. After hardest front plug do the middle plug swap and then the rear plug, one at a time, then put the coil packs back all together at once, once all the plugs are new. This will help give you just a little bit extra space under there to move around. The front connector needs to be connected first before the coil pack bolt is put on. (Opposite of taking off) Do this one first when putting the coil packs back in. It’s not impossible but super pita, watch out for knuckle busters and good luck. Stay calm don’t get frustrated. Take deep breaths it can be done. Took me two days to figure out the first time.

 

I really do appreciate the effort you put in here.
And it’s always good when guys like you are willing to help.

But that is hard to read.
Maybe, if you get time, you might try to reformat and edit the directions.
I can understand if you are doing it all by phone.
I also do everything with a phone or tablet. I don’t have a computer.
But a little editing would make this a great resource.

 

Doing my the best I can, would you look at that! I figured out how to use the edit button