[cardoc]

i changed the plugs in my H6 last night, WOW what a poor design flaw.


is there any tips to make this job go alittle faster than 3 hours.

Dar

Yes. On the driver side, take the battery and washer reservoir out. This makes room to remove the coils.

On the pass side, its just a tight fit. Really nothing you can move out of the way. You could remove the one engine mount nut on that side and jack the motor up as his will help clear the body rail.

 

[cardoc]

Or Ford F series where the rear of the engine sits under the cowl and you can barely fit a hand in to clean an IAC, or having to replace a forward O2 sensor and the harness plug is midway between the top of the head and exhaust with 1.5 inches between the engine and firewall. Still can't figure that one out except it saved a few bucks a truck in harness cost. So some manufacturers don't even consider replacement of maintenance items in their design.

Subaru is an easier vehicle to work on compared to others. You just don't have other vehicles to compare it with.

 

[cardoc]

On Ford stupidity. Have one in the shop now for ignition plugs replacement. 5.4 3 valve POS. The coils were removed and plug ports flooded with PB Blaster and sat for 5 hours. 7 of 8 plugs broke off. This morning, I'm going in to remove the lower portion of the broken plugs. The rear of the engine will be the most difficult because of the placement of the engine. I will probably spend about 3 hours getting them removed and replaced.

Ford is the worst for building a vehicle for maintenance. It's like they are put together as if nothing will ever go wrong and reg scheduled maintenance is labor intensive.