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How To: Spark Plug Change (1 GR-FE)

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by chris4x4, Mar 16, 2009.

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  1. Feb 5, 2011 at 9:31 AM
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    Mine just turned over 30k miles, so I swapped plugs this morning. Thanks for the write-up. The passenger side was a breeze, but it was a little tight on the drivers side. I didn't unbolt the bracket as the OP showed. Instead I used a swivel, and that worked fine. It took a little over an hour, so it's an easy way to save some cash and do it yourself vs the dealer doing it.
     
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  2. Feb 7, 2011 at 8:49 AM
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    Changed my yesterday, really pretty easy if you follow directions. I bought my 05 DCLB 4X4 with 116,000 miles on it, now has 123,000. I am pretty sure that the plugs had never been changed before. Denso's came out of the passenger side and had a gap of about .058. NGK's came out of the drivers side and had gaps of .068+. The Denso's definately looked like they held up better over time. The prong on the NGK's were worn pretty thin as was the electrode.

    We will see if it improves my mileage or driveability. I never noticed that the truck was running poorly before I changed them. And surprise, surprise the dealer was the cheapest place I could find to buy em. They came pre gapped at .040 from the dealer and yes I did check them!
     
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  3. Feb 8, 2011 at 5:49 PM
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  4. Feb 8, 2011 at 5:51 PM
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  5. Feb 8, 2011 at 5:54 PM
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    :(:(hope so...i needs to change mines soon
     
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  6. Feb 8, 2011 at 5:55 PM
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    Yeah, I exceeded the bandwdth.. They'll come back in a few days...Im gonna have to talk to Bob about the site hosting them or something.
     
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  7. Feb 8, 2011 at 7:23 PM
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  8. Feb 10, 2011 at 1:22 PM
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    anxiously waiting for the pics to come back... ;)

    I'm guessing this will prove very helpful.
     
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  9. Feb 10, 2011 at 1:26 PM
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  10. Feb 10, 2011 at 2:36 PM
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    Wow. This is great. Awesome detail for newbie Tacoma owners. Thanks!
     
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    i cant wait to change mine- now. i got 80k on my o6v6 pre. and still has the orig plugs i know guilty as charged. :eek:
    Chris thanks for your clear pics and instructions.
     
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  13. Feb 19, 2011 at 4:59 PM
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    any body have experience or recomendations on the "performance" plugs such as u-tip iridium, is it worth the xtra coupla bucks?
     
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  14. Feb 19, 2011 at 5:06 PM
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    No.
     
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    don't waste money with any other kind the only top of the line are iridium
     
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    no meaning its not worth it or no experience?:cool:
     
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    No meaning it's not worth it.
     
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    Just changed mine it was not bad. Took about 1.5 hours total. Truck is like a new truck now. I think mine might have been original since I purchased the truck at 60K and it has 105K on it now and I have never changed them. The gap was up to .070 on some of them. Now time to change the LSD gear oil.

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  20. Feb 20, 2011 at 10:34 PM
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    That's pretty much how mine looked! The NGK's either seem to wear faster or they just start out with less metal thickness on the prong to begin with.
     
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