I admit defeat - I now understand how dealers might charge $7-800.00 for a spark plug change!

[IGETAROUND]

I now understand how dealers might charge $7-800.00 for a spark plug change. I have well past 20 hours invested and I didn't get past the air box!!! I have started reassembly and went on to antifreeze renewal. Then I will be able to complete reassembly and move on to the brake pads, brake fluid flush, and antifreeze renewal on my wife's RT. Oh, and does anyone know where I can get a parking brake return spring? It seems I have misplaced one. I hope the rest of you are enjoying your winter maintenance as much as I am! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

Al in Kazoo

 

[blacklightning]

I now understand how dealers might charge $7-800.00 for a spark plug change. I have well past 20 hours invested and I didn't get past the air box!!! I have started reassembly and went on to antifreeze renewal. Then I will be able to complete reassembly and move on to the brake pads, brake fluid flush, and antifreeze renewal on my wife's RT. Oh, and does anyone know where I can get a parking brake return spring? It seems I have misplaced one. I hope the rest of you are enjoying your winter maintenance as much as I am! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

Al in Kazoo

Even though I used to do my maintenance on my cars and trucks, I find that now I can take those same hours and work to make the money to have a professional do it. I still like the satisfaction of doing some things myself, but the hardest part can be finding someone who you can trust to actually work on your vehicles and do it right.
Good luck putting it back together. I saw you mentioned a missing spring. My problem used to be that I would get it back together and have a few extra parts left over. I have a drawer for those.

 

[BajaRon]

I now understand how dealers might charge $7-800.00 for a spark plug change. I have well past 20 hours invested and I didn't get past the air box!!! I have started reassembly and went on to antifreeze renewal. Then I will be able to complete reassembly and move on to the brake pads, brake fluid flush, and antifreeze renewal on my wife's RT. Oh, and does anyone know where I can get a parking brake return spring? It seems I have misplaced one. I hope the rest of you are enjoying your winter maintenance as much as I am! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

Al in Kazoo

Next time, take a short spin down to sunny Tennessee where we'll do your plugs, sonic clean your injectors, and shake your hand for less than $540.00. And almost 10% of that is sales tax!

 

[RayBJ]

I had the dealer do the 30k service (plugs incl.) after 5+ years of never being back since purchase. I'm 79 and I do all the regular maintenance and tires but saw the plugs as a challenge I didn't want to attempt. I paid $1000 for the service ($250 parts, $720 labor). So, I rationalized that as a $200/yr old-guy tax. If I'm still here in 5 yrs, I'll gladly pay again.

 

[Hypurone]

It is a tough one! The whole thing is a series of taking off an unrelated component to get the piece you need off of the machine then rinse and repeat... I have done it once and that is enough for me!