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01EB5.0

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Allendale, MI
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2001 Eddie Bauer V-8 AWD
Hey...
I've spent over 5 hours replacing my spark plug wires and Oxygen sensors and I only got 7 wires replaced and 1 sensor. Please give any tips or tricks to get to the rear passanger spark plug wire and how to get those clips off back there. I also need suggestions to get to those 2 passanger side Oxygen sensors...I can;t get my hand up in there to even feel the connection for those.
Whoever placed these connectors and wires should be fired!
 



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Did you take out your fender well lining dealio? They are all easy to get to once you do that. Just get some different length extensions and some elbow deals.

As far as o2s... GOOD LUCK! :D

Take the body off. Everything is easier to get to.
 






Heres what I did, I took the fenderwells out, and on the passanger side read spark plug, I just cut the spark plug boot off, and tuged..and re ran the new wire in my own special way..
 






Ok, here's an update..ALL of the new plugs are in, all of the new O2's are in, but i still have yet to connect 2 of the O2's since the connector is ON TOP of th etransmission. I think I'll cut off my exhaust and get some high flow cats now...how convienient! lol
Plus that plug wire #4.......wire cutters look pretty promising....
 






jeeze.. that doesn't sound like fun at all.. I was contemplating doing my own myself.. its not skipping or anything, so it probablly doesn't need it
 






Ok, job finished...it took me all day, but I replaced 4 shocks, changed all spark plugs and wires, and changed all 4 Oxygen sensors. i think the easiest was the spark plugs, then the shocks, then the wires, and the Oxygen sensors were nearly impossable....but i got them finally.
 






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