with the valve cover gaskets off it's much easier. i did mine when the valve cover gaskets were off and it was actually easy from underneath.
will do my other one soon too and will replace the valve cover gaskets as well.
it's not a design flaw either - cars are not designed with your comfort level or ease of maintenance in mind....no one purchases that way so dealers would be silly to design as such.
note - there are quite a few vehicles (no subarus) that require the engine to be lifted to replace the spark plugs (all the ones I know of are American vehicles). now that is a bit much for me....but only because i'm used to Subaru's.
will do my other one soon too and will replace the valve cover gaskets as well.
it's not a design flaw either - cars are not designed with your comfort level or ease of maintenance in mind....no one purchases that way so dealers would be silly to design as such.
note - there are quite a few vehicles (no subarus) that require the engine to be lifted to replace the spark plugs (all the ones I know of are American vehicles). now that is a bit much for me....but only because i'm used to Subaru's.
