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Thank You so much for this video. I am a 53 year old lady that has always worked on her own vehicles but I always had older vehicles. Watching this video helped me and I changed my plugs on my 2011 Chrysler 200 3.6 L by myself and it was simple.
I like the way that you replaced the spark plugs in the rear of the compartment first without removing the intake manifold. That way when reaching over the intake area you greatly reduced the chance of dropping something down any open holes. Great advice.
Just picked up a 2013 200 with the 3.6 Pentastar. It has 117k for mileage. Was thinking of doing the plugs on it just for routine maintenance. Was at first intimidated looking at the the engine and what it might entail to change them. Randomly clicked on your video and was pleasantly surprised at how well you explained everything. Definitely looks like something I will be doing in the very near future. Thank-you for the video and keep up the great work.
Great video, you don't actually have to take the entire 13mm bracket off just loosen it, and the intake manifold will come off. His video helped complete this for the first time, big a thumbs-up!
AHC Automotive, I like your video on changing the spark plugs on the Pentastar V6. Your video was very well done step by step and without music that someone else might not enjoy since music is a very personal choice. I own a '12 Chrysler 200 Touring convertible that I want to take good care of and do things to the car myself. I have already done front and rear disk brake reline using Centric brake parts. I'm going to do spark plug change and throttle body cleaning by this summer. Thanks for the video.
Always tighten slightly first and see saw it before removing. Never do this without replacing the boot like he did. Run sea foam after the tune up, both in the tank and in the vacuum. Pretty good video.
Actually found this video useful for changing N1S1 O2 sensor on a Chrysler 200. Pretty similar implementation, except I think that the plenum/resonator assembly might have a 1/2 inch less room in the Chrysler. It was a beast to get back on and not very fun getting it off either. I only removed the power feed from the plenum in my case. Once I gently crowbarred the plenum up in back, I rotated it about 45 degrees counter-clockwise and it came out pretty easy. I notice he skipped that wrestling match in the video .
It would be interesting to know what the gap on the old plugs was at 100,000 miles. Just as a comparison. Maybe we should be changing them sooner than 100,000 miles. Maybe Chrysler says 100,000 miles just for marketing purposes...to make the car seem competitive with other brands.
I got stuck at 4:45 trying to get that piece that is attached to the throttle body. It seems mine is mounted on the back or stuck trying to pull it out. Any help removing this piece!
With all the work it takes to get in there....would it be wise to just replace the coils along with the spark plugs, rather than have one or more coils go bad down the road? I'm a big fan of replacing targets of opportunity. I'll be darned if I'm going to repeat all that work to get at a component in that area later down the road. That's my outlook anyway.
we watched and followed instructions. u did a great job. very precise. I would add torque for the bolts and the sequence to follow for torquing down. My olnly question is how long to get rid of the ck engine light telling me misfiring on cylinder 6. changed the plugs. all the components look good. what else causes misfire. can't hear any more misfiring
Thanks! Not sure on your misfire, there could be other things causing it. Bad coil, bad injector, etc. You'd have to dig in with a scanner and or scope to really say for sure, otherwise you will just be throwing parts at it.
Man .. this is why I hate newer cars. We need to take half the engine apart just to get to the plugs. On my '59 Cadillac: 1) remove wires from plugs. 2) replace plugs. 3) put wires back on plugs. Done! :DDDD
So I have been following your channel. Used this one yesterday do you think you can help me I followed the steps but it still seems like it won't start and I think it's draining my battery... please help me
@@davidferrer65 Haha sorry - I get so many comments and I was going through some old ones. I just do these videos for fun, don't always come on that often.
About to be doing this. Thanks for the video!! Only thing is, I am unsure about the gapping. I got the same spark plugs as you have in the video. Do I need to buy a gap tool and gap these? It kind of seemed like they were already pre gapped? I also may have to change a coil so I'll have to find out how to test to see which one is bad if it isn't the spark plugs...my check engine light came on for a cylinder 6 misfire. Is that the best grease to get? Was going to buy from oreillys....I clicked on the link and it shows silicone but the one you have is non silicone? I have a 2015 Chrysler200....will these have the same placements of everything? This is the only video I can find of 3.6L
Did you ever have any luck with this? I've got a 2014 200 3.6L and I'm trying to decide if this is worth taking on myself or admitting defeat before messing things up worse lmao. I've got a cylinder 3 misfire 🙃
@@unklekody yes I did. Didn't have any issues. I was really nervous and about to just take it in but ended up doing it. I had help though. We labeled the hoses we had to disconnect from the intake so when putting it back we knew which ones went to which. It's a big job but it's doable.
@@famoushollywood I think this is the fastest response to a year old comment I've ever received, much appreciated! Do you remember about how long it took you?
@@famoushollywood glad you still managed to figure it out! Here's hoping our cars make it to 200k miles before going to the shiny scrapyard in the sky 🤠
I have a 2015 3.6l 200, My CEL is on and its reading cylinder 3 misfire. The engine is not making an unusual noises that might indicate rocker and lifter failure. any idea?
I saw that you used anti-seize on your plugs. I always thought this was supposed to be the case, but I've read that most high-end, modern plugs have nickle coating, thus don't require anti-seize. Yours seemed to be the same as well. Is this really the case?
Correct. And his heads get to hot for it to really work. Also always replace the boot they have conducting coils in them. When removing any plug in an aluminum head start by tightening slightly and seesaw it before removing so it dumps the corrosion it may have before going across the thread. Use sea foam in the tank and in the vacuum system.
rlwill26 I don’t see a reason why, guess it depends on the car. The battery on this one is all the way down in the driver’s side wheel well so I opted not to.
Thanks for doing this video! I'm about to replace plugs on my wife's 2013 Chrysler 200 Limited V6 at just shy of 95k on the odometer. Even after adding Lucas Oil Fuel Treatment with every fill up for the last 10K miles, the acceleration is still a little sluggish. It is definitely better than it was before, so I'm hoping new plugs will help even more. I plan on doing new upper manifold gaskets as you've suggested now too, so thanks for that tip. Do you have any thoughts on just replacing all 6 Ignition Coil Packs at the same time as doing the plugs and upper gaskets? Figured it's something easy for preventative maintenance that should give us another ~100k, before any misfiring or coil issues may occur. I'd appreciate any input you might have.
You can change them if you'd like, but if you're not getting any misfires, they're probably ok. I have 160k on the 2015 Jeep on the channel, plugs at 95k, original coils. I think my sister is nearing similar mileage on this 200 with original coils. They're not a cheap part to replace. I don't see the Pentastar having the issues Ford did on the 4.6/5.4s.
My gf bought one of those recently, low miles and etc... I told her not to because it's ridiculous the amount of pieces you have to remove just to get one fcking sparkplug
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Thank You so much for this video. I am a 53 year old lady that has always worked on her own vehicles but I always had older vehicles. Watching this video helped me and I changed my plugs on my 2011 Chrysler 200 3.6 L by myself and it was simple.
I like the way that you replaced the spark plugs in the rear of the compartment first without removing the intake manifold. That way when reaching over the intake area you greatly reduced the chance of dropping something down any open holes. Great advice.
Or just be smart and put rags in them 🤦♂️
I just want to thank you for taking the time to do a step by step video, I am a single mother and this video did the job. So happy. Thank you.
You're very welcome
2 years later and you’re saving me so much money! Thank you for the video sir
Very welcome!
Just picked up a 2013 200 with the 3.6 Pentastar. It has 117k for mileage. Was thinking of doing the plugs on it just for routine maintenance. Was at first intimidated looking at the the engine and what it might entail to change them. Randomly clicked on your video and was pleasantly surprised at how well you explained everything. Definitely looks like something I will be doing in the very near future. Thank-you for the video and keep up the great work.
You are so kind to do such a high quality video to help other people. Hats off to you man. If only I could send you a beer.
Just changed mine last night and used this video, thank you for your help
Great video, you don't actually have to take the entire 13mm bracket off just loosen it, and the intake manifold will come off. His video helped complete this for the first time, big a thumbs-up!
AHC Automotive, I like your video on changing the spark plugs on the Pentastar V6. Your video was very well done step by step and without music that someone else might not enjoy since music is a very personal choice. I own a '12 Chrysler 200 Touring convertible that I want to take good care of and do things to the car myself. I have already done front and rear disk brake reline using Centric brake parts. I'm going to do spark plug change and throttle body cleaning by this summer. Thanks for the video.
Thanks! Glad it helped you out.
Thanks for this video... very useful !
You are welcome!
Changing them spark damn plugs now. Thanks for the video.
No problem!
Perfect. thanks. Maybe mention in your title that this video would be good for replacing the coils as well.
Good idea!
Always tighten slightly first and see saw it before removing. Never do this without replacing the boot like he did.
Run sea foam after the tune up, both in the tank and in the vacuum.
Pretty good video.
Actually found this video useful for changing N1S1 O2 sensor on a Chrysler 200. Pretty similar implementation, except I think that the plenum/resonator assembly might have a 1/2 inch less room in the Chrysler. It was a beast to get back on and not very fun getting it off either. I only removed the power feed from the plenum in my case.
Once I gently crowbarred the plenum up in back, I rotated it about 45 degrees counter-clockwise and it came out pretty easy.
I notice he skipped that wrestling match in the video .
That's B1S1.
Tiny phone keypads 🙄
Glad it helped you out. I don't recall having a wrestling match working on this car though.
Gracias por tu vídeo, me ayudó a cambiar las bujías de mi 200
Do you have a video on how to replace oil pressure sensor for that car (2013 Chrysler 200 3.6 L)?
Doing the plugs one at a time might be a good idea also to avoid dropping anything in the spark plug holes.
Did you have a wearing out power steering pump at the time because when you started it somewhat sounded like it
Great video!
Anton H thanks!
Great vid, thx so much!😊
Wish you showed the actual bolts holding the manifold
It would be interesting to know what the gap on the old plugs was at 100,000 miles. Just as a comparison. Maybe we should be changing them sooner than 100,000 miles. Maybe Chrysler says 100,000 miles just for marketing purposes...to make the car seem competitive with other brands.
I got stuck at 4:45 trying to get that piece that is attached to the throttle body. It seems mine is mounted on the back or stuck trying to pull it out. Any help removing this piece!
How do you know which spark plug is #1
With all the work it takes to get in there....would it be wise to just replace the coils along with the spark plugs, rather than have one or more coils go bad down the road? I'm a big fan of replacing targets of opportunity. I'll be darned if I'm going to repeat all that work to get at a component in that area later down the road. That's my outlook anyway.
What kind of grease?
we watched and followed instructions. u did a great job. very precise. I would add torque for the bolts and the sequence to follow for torquing down. My olnly question is how long to get rid of the ck engine light telling me misfiring on cylinder 6. changed the plugs. all the components look good. what else causes misfire. can't hear any more misfiring
Thanks! Not sure on your misfire, there could be other things causing it. Bad coil, bad injector, etc. You'd have to dig in with a scanner and or scope to really say for sure, otherwise you will just be throwing parts at it.
Man .. this is why I hate newer cars. We need to take half the engine apart just to get to the plugs. On my '59 Cadillac: 1) remove wires from plugs. 2) replace plugs. 3) put wires back on plugs. Done! :DDDD
Haha yup
Can you tell me on the 200s 2015 where would the ignition coil 1 be located???
its layout is 1-3-5 2-4-6 , 1-3-5 being the 3 cylinders closest to the front windshield
I should note that is for front wheel drive. Note sure of the engine is laid the same for awd
So I have been following your channel. Used this one yesterday do you think you can help me I followed the steps but it still seems like it won't start and I think it's draining my battery... please help me
Thanks, not sure why it won't start. Does it crank?
I just need to get to cylinder 4 to replace the coil and plug. Anyway I could just take off the air intake manifold and leave on the plenum?
No, they are pretty buried.
@@ACHAutomotive better late than never
@@davidferrer65 Haha sorry - I get so many comments and I was going through some old ones. I just do these videos for fun, don't always come on that often.
About to be doing this. Thanks for the video!! Only thing is, I am unsure about the gapping. I got the same spark plugs as you have in the video. Do I need to buy a gap tool and gap these? It kind of seemed like they were already pre gapped? I also may have to change a coil so I'll have to find out how to test to see which one is bad if it isn't the spark plugs...my check engine light came on for a cylinder 6 misfire.
Is that the best grease to get? Was going to buy from oreillys....I clicked on the link and it shows silicone but the one you have is non silicone?
I have a 2015 Chrysler200....will these have the same placements of everything? This is the only video I can find of 3.6L
Did you ever have any luck with this? I've got a 2014 200 3.6L and I'm trying to decide if this is worth taking on myself or admitting defeat before messing things up worse lmao.
I've got a cylinder 3 misfire 🙃
@@unklekody yes I did. Didn't have any issues. I was really nervous and about to just take it in but ended up doing it. I had help though. We labeled the hoses we had to disconnect from the intake so when putting it back we knew which ones went to which. It's a big job but it's doable.
@@famoushollywood I think this is the fastest response to a year old comment I've ever received, much appreciated!
Do you remember about how long it took you?
@@unklekody I know. Mine didn't get replied to lol. Ummmm I do not....not less than an hour.
@@famoushollywood glad you still managed to figure it out! Here's hoping our cars make it to 200k miles before going to the shiny scrapyard in the sky 🤠
What are.the numbers to the sparkplug like spark plug 3 spark plug 4
Where is cylinder 4 on this car, I have a misfire on my 2016 but I am not sure can you please let me know
I have a 2015 3.6l 200, My CEL is on and its reading cylinder 3 misfire. The engine is not making an unusual noises that might indicate rocker and lifter failure. any idea?
Could be a coil, could be anything really, hard to say without more info.
@@ACHAutomotive replaced all plugs and coils. I only notice a rough idle now on a cold start. Im thinking something with fuel.
I saw that you used anti-seize on your plugs. I always thought this was supposed to be the case, but I've read that most high-end, modern plugs have nickle coating, thus don't require anti-seize. Yours seemed to be the same as well. Is this really the case?
I’ve always been taught to use never-seize. It is entirely possible that I am wrong.
Correct. And his heads get to hot for it to really work.
Also always replace the boot they have conducting coils in them.
When removing any plug in an aluminum head start by tightening slightly and seesaw it before removing so it dumps the corrosion it may have before going across the thread.
Use sea foam in the tank and in the vacuum system.
is this where the 6 spark plug
cylinder 6.
Yes, this car has 6 plugs. 1,2, and 3 are in the back cloest to the firewall and 4,5, and 6 are up front from what I recall.
Do you have to unplug the car battery before changing the spark plugs?
rlwill26 I don’t see a reason why, guess it depends on the car. The battery on this one is all the way down in the driver’s side wheel well so I opted not to.
The battery placement sucks when you have to change it.
Thanks for doing this video! I'm about to replace plugs on my wife's 2013 Chrysler 200 Limited V6 at just shy of 95k on the odometer. Even after adding Lucas Oil Fuel Treatment with every fill up for the last 10K miles, the acceleration is still a little sluggish. It is definitely better than it was before, so I'm hoping new plugs will help even more. I plan on doing new upper manifold gaskets as you've suggested now too, so thanks for that tip.
Do you have any thoughts on just replacing all 6 Ignition Coil Packs at the same time as doing the plugs and upper gaskets? Figured it's something easy for preventative maintenance that should give us another ~100k, before any misfiring or coil issues may occur. I'd appreciate any input you might have.
Replace the coil boots but not the coil pack
You can change them if you'd like, but if you're not getting any misfires, they're probably ok. I have 160k on the 2015 Jeep on the channel, plugs at 95k, original coils. I think my sister is nearing similar mileage on this 200 with original coils. They're not a cheap part to replace. I don't see the Pentastar having the issues Ford did on the 4.6/5.4s.
about the anti-seize, is it nickel base?
I honestly don't remember, it's whatever my Dad had laying around the shop.
I know this is a dumb question. But does the spark plug stop the car from turning over , I thought it might be the starter
No, spark plug will not stop a car from turning over.
All the sparks plug you put in they are the same size?
All plugs were the same.
If this is the Chrysler 200 2012 did u use a 4 cylinder or 6
This is the 3.6l Pentastar v6
Where did you get the factory service manual?
Chrysler TechAuthority or AllData DIY (I can't remember for this specific car)
Where did you find the torque specifications?
Factory service manual
Great video I will take in lol.
My 2011 200s 3.6l is designed to be a pain in my ass, the battery, the spark plugs/coils, the transmission, alternator...ugh
Haha yea, the new stuff is not fun to work on
I wonder what a shop would charge for this job?
That is a great question and I am not sure. I've heard around $800 or so for my Jeep Cherokee with the 3.2 (similar motor)
@@ACHAutomotive
Trash design for maintenance
Can you make a list of tools you used. I want to try to do this on my 2015 chrysler 200 s
Getting ready to do the girlfriends car. How much do I charge
My gf bought one of those recently, low miles and etc... I told her not to because it's ridiculous the amount of pieces you have to remove just to get one fcking sparkplug
You didnt have to remove the coolant bracket. Totally unnecessary my guy
Thx for the tip
Too complicated