01 explorer sport spark plug replacement

[greg marc]

4L V6 how do u get to the last plug on passanger side? i cant even reach the plug wire.

 

[koda2000]

remove the passenger side front tire, undo the inner fender mud flap and go through there.

 

[SoNic67]

Did you remove the passanger tire and inner fender cover?

 

[drdoom]

I have done it by removing the tire, rubber shield, and plastic liner. Before I joined the forum, I did it from underneath, with a combo wrench on the end of the spark plug socket...the hard way.

 

[greg marc]

i took the tire off and the rubber flap that lets u change the shock ac line is in the way but got the first three but not the last one

 

[gonenuke]

i took the tire off and the rubber flap that lets u change the shock ac line is in the way but got the first three but not the last one

If you got 3 on the passenger side whats left?

 

[koda2000]

If you got 3 on the passenger side whats left?

hhhmm... you have made an excellent point, unless of course he has one of the rare 7 cylinder SOHC engines.

 

[greg marc]

typo i meant the first 2 cyl

 

[gonenuke]

Can you see all 3 plug wires looking through the wheel well? I always found that the rear 2 plugs were easier to get to through the wheel well. The front one is easier to get to from the top.

 

[SoNic67]

4L V6 how do u get to the last plug on passanger side?

...but got the first three but not the last one

That's probably the first V6 that has 3+1=4 plugs on passanger side...

On V8, the AC line is hold in place by a bolt. It can be shifted sligtly after removal of that bolt.

 

[Moremole]

Spark Plug

Try the wheel well. I just changed the plugs and wires on my 2000 explorer and found the easiest way was removing the front tires and removing the mud cover off the inside of the wheel well.