Spark Plug Removal Tools - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Carlitoz3 · 04-23-2015, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by zc06_kisstherain

nice. make DIY!!! you'll be a hero in forum!

Yes please!

Ultramaroon · 04-23-2015, 06:59 PM

I think it was @strat61caster that said the plug cap portion of the igniter had to be tweaked hard in order to remove it. Any concerns there?

strat61caster · 04-23-2015, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I think it was @strat61caster that said the plug cap portion of the igniter had to be tweaked hard in order to remove it. Any concerns there?

Hmmm lots of tweaking whenever I work on cars (non-meth related), not sure which part you're referring to, the part where you pop it off (which I wiggled it to get it out), snake it out, snake the new one in, tweak the new one to get it to pop back on, or when my back sends shooting pains through me.

The coil does have to make basically a 90 degree turn so at one point you have the rubber boot snaking around the valve cover to get to the spark plug with the actual coil following.

Good news is the replacement has survived just as many track days as the original if only 20% of the total runtime of the last coil...

Ultramaroon · 04-23-2015, 10:05 PM

Tags. You're it.

JimmyMac · 04-24-2015, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I think it was @strat61caster that said the plug cap portion of the igniter had to be tweaked hard in order to remove it. Any concerns there?

Lots of info about coil removal here if that's what you are referring to. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30879

There should be no worries about "tweaking" the coil. The long cap or boot that wraps around the spark plug is just a rubber boot with a spring inside of it. So there should be no fear of "tweaking it" of any sort. It's not a hard tweak either and can be done with minimal bending or flexing.

Ultramaroon · 04-24-2015, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyMac

Lots of info about coil removal here if that's what you are referring to. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30879

There should be no worries about "tweaking" the coil. The long cap or boot that wraps around the spark plug is just a rubber boot with a spring inside of it. So there should be no fear of "tweaking it" of any sort. It's not a hard tweak either and can be done with minimal bending or flexing.

I was only concerned about damaging the boot. I'm comfortable as long as the whole thing is flexible. Tweaking a vulnerable area where the soft rubber is moulded to the coil could compromise it. Over time some tear gets contaminated and provides a path to ground.

That was a good read. The pic of the half-installed coil helps a lot. Thanks!

Tt3Sheppard · 05-07-2015, 11:19 AM

Subscribed as I just hit 57k and not looking forward to this.

Scenic Driver · 05-07-2015, 02:56 PM

I'll be changing mine in a few weeks, I'll try to remember to take pics and make a how to post.

texasbound972 · 05-07-2015, 04:03 PM

Replacing my coil on the #2 cylinder tonight. Might as well take a look at the plug too. Nice write up.

vien · 10-14-2015, 02:23 PM

thanks for this its helps a whole lot!!

Shoebox · 06-20-2016, 12:43 PM

I need to do mine so bad. Really thought it was harder than this. Everyone in here talking about just peeking at their plugs. I actually need them replaced. Am I the only one with 100k miles on my 2013 BRZ? Fml lol

TelMinz · 06-21-2016, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoebox

I need to do mine so bad. Really thought it was harder than this. Everyone in here talking about just peeking at their plugs. I actually need them replaced. Am I the only one with 100k miles on my 2013 BRZ? Fml lol

I have 90k on my 13 BRZ, kinda close. Plugs service is supposed to be at 60k dude! did mine at 66k, they were rough looking too. The hardest part was just getting the car in the air stable enough to work under it lol. Pretty easy, just follow the service manual and it's a piece of cake. From what I understand you don't have to take the headers off if you have aftermarket headers tho.

Shoebox · 06-26-2016, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TelMinz

I have 90k on my 13 BRZ, kinda close. Plugs service is supposed to be at 60k dude! did mine at 66k, they were rough looking too. The hardest part was just getting the car in the air stable enough to work under it lol. Pretty easy, just follow the service manual and it's a piece of cake. From what I understand you don't have to take the headers off if you have aftermarket headers tho.

lol ya I know. I need to do this. I can use my friend's shop so I can get the car on a lift to make things easy. He will ridicule me for needing a lift to do spark plugs since apparently even an f body Camaro is easier to work on then these things lol......

jarviz · 07-14-2016, 09:15 AM

has anybody removed the spark plugs using these instructions? I'm tempted to try but this sounds way too easy compared to other tutorials.

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Shoebox Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Location: Lacey WA Posts: 212 Thanks: 68 Thanked 42 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I need to do mine so bad. Really thought it was harder than this. Everyone in here talking about just peeking at their plugs. I actually need them replaced. Am I the only one with 100k miles on my 2013 BRZ? Fml lol

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