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Re: replacing 9-3 (2000) ignition module and plugs Posted by MI-Roger [Email]  (#882) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from MI-Roger) on Sun, 10 May 2015 05:33:35
In Reply to: replacing 9-3 (2000) ignition module and plugs, Howdy2000, Sat, 9 May 2015 17:06:30 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Tools required:
5/8 inch spark plug socket
12 inch long socket extension
socket wrench
Torx driver - T30 I believe - (should be one in your trunk but these tools disappear when ownership changes often)
Medium sized flat blade screwdriver
Anti-sieze compound
Sparkplug boot lubricant/compound
Feeler gages or sparkplug gapping tool
There is a U-shaped red plastic clip built into the wire harness connector that attaches to the DIC. Use the flat blade screwdriver to depress the two legs of this clip so that they are flush with the connector body, then use the screwdriver to gently pry on the other side of the clip to back it out. The clip should remain captive to the connector body when fully retracted.
Use the T-30 driver to remove the four Torx screws securing the DIC to the engine head. Then lift and wiggle the DIC free from the engine.
Use the socket wrench, extension, and spark plug socket to remove all four old plugs.
Use the feeler gage or gapping tool to verify correct gap on the new plugs, 1mm or 0.040 inches for this car. (The -10 final numbers on the new sparkplugs indicate that they were factory gapped to 1.0mm - but things can happen)
Put a VERY light schmear of anti-sieze compound on the threads only, all the way around, of the new plugs.
Plugs should be torqued but I never do. Once they are just fully seated in their holes, I move my hand to the very top of the socket wrench handle to reduce the torque that I can apply, then snug them up.
Smear some of the sparkplug lube on the porcelain part of the plugs, then install the new DIC.
Tighten the four DIC screws FULLY! These have an annoying habit of working themselves loose over time. Attached the connector to the end and seat the red plastic clip.
You are done!
->Posting last edited on Sun, 10 May 2015 05:38:17.
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