The car has a total of 170K on the clock. Also if someone has semi- deatiled instructions on changing them and the correct sparkplug gapping that would be great. Thanks for the help.How hard is it to get the sparkplugs out of a 1997 grand am se? They have not been changed for 70K miles.?
auto parts store can give you the correct gap. What you really need to be careful of here is galling the threads when you remove the old plugs. Steel plugs that have been in an aluminum head that long may have dielectric welded themselves in. When you go to remove them, they should break loose tough but quick, then come out fairly easily. If they are pretty tight continuously, you are bringing the aluminum threads out with the plug. Bad news! You would then need to get them helicoiled, which doesn't usually work anyway, which leaves you looking to replace the head. I'd soak the plug wells with PB Blaster overnight before I try to get them out, then if they feel like they're galling spray in some more PB, thread them back down and PB them again. Good luckHow hard is it to get the sparkplugs out of a 1997 grand am se? They have not been changed for 70K miles.?
depends on if it is a 4 cyinder or a 6 cylinder. the 4 cylinder is easy to do. the rear plugs on a 6 cylinder are a pain in the *** to get to. you practically have to lay on top of the motor to get to them by reaching behind the engine. not sure about the gap, but if you buy platinum plugs they should be pre-gapped. check at the parts store. also, change the wires along with the plugs if it has that many miles on it.How hard is it to get the sparkplugs out of a 1997 grand am se? They have not been changed for 70K miles.?
those are the easy ones to change out just squirt some wd-40 in around the plugs and let them soak a few minutes before you try and remove them,they will come out fairly easy,if they feel like their binding squirt some more wd in around them that will help loosen those up, they get carbon built up around the few threads that protrude in to the combustion chamber and this makes them stick sometimes,just take your time with it and don't force them out, once broken loose they should turn out easy without no resistance on them,when you install the new ones use a little anti seize on the threads of the new ones and that will make them come out easier the next time you have to change them,good luck.
