Changing spark plugs at home

Anyone done this? Service Station gave me a quote of $550. Dealership said $810, Seems ridiculous.

 

Just a few.
Try these edited
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2016-tacoma-spark-plug-replacement.554468/

https://www.google.com/search?q=cha...msung-ga-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

I did it on my old second gen, a couple plugs suck getting to but a few minutes and patience its not too bad. Youtube it, totally doable if you know how to turn a wrench. Im up for mine this month too.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2016-tacoma-spark-plug-replacement.554468/

 

That takes me to things about the bumper cap. I think you got the wrong link

 

The second gen was a cake walk. I have not attempted this gen yet, but from looking at it, seems pretty straightforward. Maybe one or 2 in difficult spots.

 

Opps. I'll edit.
Fixed.

 

The bank covered by the intake and plenum is a little annoying, but that is a bit ridiculous. Plugs are super easy to change. I would diy, but it really depends on you and if you care enough.

But that is just what I remember from youtube

 

Drivers side is a bit rough to get to. But I'd say 2-3 hrs depending on comfort level.

If you're going to take the top off might as well pick up some gaskets too

 

Labor is 3 hrs (125 per hr) - $375.00

6 plugs (@ $18 each) - $108.00

$483.00 plus tax

There's some little rubber intake seals that can be reused sometimes, if they're hard/brittle they should get replaced too

 

This is why I prefer the 4 cyl. Speed doesn't matter to me and I never tow, so the ease of fixing things is by far my biggest factor.

But a 0-60 faster than 20 years would be nice.

As long as you take your time and be careful I would diy on a Saturday or something. Not hard.

 

Im pretty sure it is almost the same setup as the 2nd gen from watching a couple youtube vids. Just need that long extension on a couple of them and remove a couple pieces.. I about laughed when they told me it would be $500 for the job.. They want $450 for my power steering flush which I have never done so I dunno if I should get raped by them or not for that

 

You forgot 2 hours of intake paper work and all the hoops the tech has to do for Toyota while it's in the bay (in essence just a storage/taking up space fee)

 

I agree, I dont see too much difference between them. I am at 43k. I plan to do them at 50k

 

Is that for a 2nd gen? That seems rediculous. I bought the spark plugs, I was hoping to find someone to do it in the $100-$150 range. Just from looking at it, it appears they are all pretty accessible.

 

Folks had me all freaked out with their talks of 2-4 hours. Its pretty straight forward, did mine in under an hour.

 

I looked up parts and labor for a 3rd gen 3.5

 

Similar for me, quoted $500 by an independent shop that specializes in Toyota/Lexus; $800 by the stealership. Considered just DIY, but with the driver's side ones being a pain, and being short on time I decided to drop the $500 and let them take care of it.

I will say this - I changed mine at 70k which still seemed early for iridium plugs given on most vehicles they are rated at 100-120k intervals but the service manual calls for 60k so I went ahead and got it done since I hope to drive this truck 250k+

Definite performance improvement, I wouldn't say I had BAD knocking to raise concern, but I did have SOME pinging I'd hear on heavy acceleration and moreso when the A/C was cranking on a hot day. Post replacement, this thing is super smooth and I never hear or feel any pinging whatsover and my acceleration is smoother which has even been noticed by my wife. So I don't feel like it was a premature plug replacement and will stick to the recommended intervals in the future.

 

I may be doing mine this weekend then. The pinging is horrible on mine most days.
What plugs did you use?

 

They are. On the right side, you have to pull all the harness connectors and bracket at one time and flip it out of the way.

On the drivers side, there is just enough room if you remove the one plenum support (remove top screw, loosen bottom one). For me, I had more of a struggle releasing the coil connectors than anything else. For the last, worst one, I tried some forceps and it slid right off without straining the terminals like I was with my bare hands. You'll need some long extensions, but it is a straight shot down all the holes.

Probably 90min total, with at least 30 or so dicking with the coil connectors.