spark plug change

[supfoo514]

Well I'm not too mechanically inclined......so I was just wondering exactly how hard is it to change the spark plugs on a supra. I've done it before on other cars but they were all 4 cylinders and my friends tell me its a lot harder with 6 cylinder cars. So I was just wondering exactly what it is I would need to do to change them and whether or not it would be easier to take it to a shop to do. Thanks.

[TONY!]

Originally Posted by supfoo514

....exactly how hard is it to change the spark plugs on a supra....

Probably about three times more detailed as changing them on any other car I have had, but still very doable for anyone.
Get your hands wet.
If you are scared, unfamiliar, or just need to feel more confident; take pictures of things as you take them apart. I do that a lot on things that I don't know too well.

Originally Posted by supfoo514

...I've done it before on other cars but they were all 4 cylinders and my friends tell me its a lot harder with 6 cylinder cars...

I am not so sure your friends know what they are talking about!
It is not that there are more cylinders, but the fact that there are things that have to be taken out to give you access to the plugs.

Originally Posted by supfoo514

...So I was just wondering exactly what it is I would need to do to change them and whether or not it would be easier to take it to a shop to do. Thanks.

I think anyone should be able to do it. If you have the mental capacity to drive a car, I am sure you can handle it.

Here is what the Toyota Service Repair Manual states for this operation:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/supra/librar.../ma/MA_07.html

From what I have read on the forums, Autolite spark plugs are not only cheap, but work great for our cars.

Now go get your hands wet/dirty!

[supfoo514]

thanks for the advice.

[jaysun]

i bought some bosh plat sparks, and its 4 tip is that good? i mean do i have to do adjustments it says that its adjusted alredy to fit my car i dont know if it is, but is bosh a good brand sparks?

[theWeezL]

I was told this rule of thumb by a very good mechanic many many years ago...

For American cars, buy american plugs...Motorcraft, AC Delco, etc
For Japanese cars buy Jap plugs...NGK, Nippondenso, etc
For European cars buy european plugs, Bosche, umm...more Bosche

Ive probably owned twice as many vehicles as most of you are in years (well over 40 last time I counted), and Ive always followed this rule of thumb and it has always worked for me...