Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Help with spark plug boots!

I started changing the plugs in my V6 but i cant get the last two boots off the damn plugs! ARGH!!!!!! how do you fit your hands in there?? This is SUCH A PAIN IN THE ASS!!!!

Please help me asap.. i need some advice on how to get the boots off... the job is half done. i dont want to give up but my patience is running thin...


thanks
jca

PS i'm talking about the plugs that are top right and top center.. near the distributor.

Um, yank really hard?

I had the same problem... It's a total pain, but vigilance is key.

You can use some pliers on the boots if you're careful.

Beyond that, you'll have to remove the upper intake to gain better access.

-Lance

Use pliers on the boot. Just do not pull on the wire itself. You can't damage the wire as long as you pull and clamp on the boot.

OK.. done...
I used nothing but my hands and and few layers of skin and well... was it worth it? Who knows, but the job is done and IMHO done well.

Thanks for the help Lance. I was ready to quit!

cheers,
jca

Ps. bosch +4s seem to run great now... i hope they last.

The second last time I pulled off the rear boots, I put rubber tips (surgical tubing)around the tips of the pliers, which in my case were long surgical clamps ( no longer being used in an operating room).Worked OK and the engine purred along but,after a few thousand km's the plug wires became bad, and were replaced..I must have damaged them slightly at removal and they must have degraded more over time .
If you experience sudden ignition problem in the not too distant future, it will most likely be the wires.
Take care.