How to Replace Spark Plugs 03-09 Toyota 4Runner
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Need to learn how to change your Iridium spark plugs on your 2003-2009 Toyota 4Runner? Well, then this video is for you. If I can do it...you can do it!
-This video is certainly on the longer side; feel free to skip around. I'd rather the viewer have more than enough tips/tricks to tackle this job. If the cost is to make you suffer through more of my talking, then so be it.
-The vehicle I worked on in this video was a 2004 Toyota 4Runner Limited V6
Torque Specs (Feel free to verify for yourself):
-Spark Plugs: 180 inch-lbs (aka 15 ft-lbs)
-Spark Plug Gap: 0.043 inches with iridium spark plugs
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Thank you-good video-now this SUV is running smoothly as silk! Purchased 2004 4Runner with new tires & 350,000 mi from family member for $2,000, knowing it might cost me $. When my daughter said it started vibrating or misfiring under load I thought maybe universal joint & then took it to a shop that proposed $701 total & $24 each for 6 plugs. Hadn’t changed any spark plugs in about 20 years, but if you’re gonna pay someone $500 in labor for a “tuneup,” why would you own all these socket wrenches? Got great iridium plugs for $11.79 each and did it myself only $125 out of pocket, INCLUDING $50 to that shop although they probably should have told me one of the connections was loose in the first place. I didn’t discover it until I’d already changed 4 plugs. Now the thing will probably run 100k or 200k more.
So happy to hear you were able to do this successfully and save money! That is the way to go. I'm happy for you :)
Hows it running?
greetings - useful video to show the process, but all due respect, as per the User Manual, the iridium plugs are for the V8 engine (2UZ-FE). Your engine (like mine) is the 1GR-FE, which uses Denso K20HR-U11 plugs. cheers
Thank you for the feedback. As I may understand it, the manual states to use the iridium plugs for the V8 and not the V6. But, is it not possible to use the iridium ones for the V6 as they last longer?
Lol i laughed when you torqued the 1st one. Made it seem your torque wrench has a horn for the indicator 😂😂
Thanks for making the video 👍
Well done. Thanks!
Can you use anti seize grease on 10mm coil bolt ?
You might want to see what you can find out about using anti-seize on those bolts. I'm hesitant to do that because by applying anti-seize, you're effectively adding a lubricant when you tighten the bolt and may over-tighten it when the bolt is torqued down.
How many miles till next replacement?
These sparkplugs should last ~100,000 ish miles. I don't forsee myself needing to replace them for the life of the car...unless I drive it enough it does need it
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Can you use penetrating oil on the 10mm bolts?
I'm sorry, can you elaborate on your question? For some reason I don't understand what you're asking
@@ELITEkickBOXER can you spray the penetrating oil on the 10mm bolts on the coils so they come out easier
@@Unsupervised777 Oh yes, absolutely!
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19:33
Tbh it's pretty confusing that you are fiddling with something aside from what needed to come off, and it still isn't really clear what hose you actually removed.
Rewatching the video, I see what you mean. I apologize for the confusion. At the time stamp you gave me, just note that my hands may have been going from left to right and touching a lot of things, but that audio is overlayed with the original video. What I mean by that is pay more attention at that time to what I'm saying than what you're seeing. Though the red arrows definitely pay attention to because they correlate with the overlayed audio.
As for the hose, I, unfortunately, do not know the name of the hose I was referring to. When I was going back and forth touching things (perhaps hoses) do not worry about those as you don't have to touch them). At 00:19:46 there are two arrows that point to what look like hose clamps to the sides of that metal bracket I said you have to remove/loosen. Those two arrows are pointing to the hose which you need to remove to gain access to the spark plug. The hose is held on by a hose clamp at each end that you just need a pair of pliers to remove. Again, apologies for the video in hindsight. I realize at that specific point the contrast may be poor and it is difficult to see the hose clamps I'm pointing to. However, I assure you the arrows are pointing directly at the hose clamps that need to be removed at 00:19:46 and if you look inside your car and try to match it up with what you see in the video you will most likely know exactly what I'm referring to.
@@ELITEkickBOXER I see, thank you for the response. I got rained out today but I plan on switching out my own spark plugs soon and this video is definitely very quite helpful, small incidents of confusion aside. I get a bit nervous touching/removing hoses, although it appears those are all just vacuum hoses I suppose.
I sure wish the driver side was as easy and straightforward as the passenger side, however I guess some things inevitably must be made relatively inaccessible.