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30th January 2019, 20:06 | #1 |
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Spark plugs cost
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I've got the ZT in a local garage for a clutch replacement. I thought, as the car is new to me, that it would be a good idea to get a compression test and spark plugs replaced at the same time. I was surprised to hear that they wanted £78 for 6 plugs and two hours labour to replace them, they also wanted another hours labour to do the compression test. I thought it seemed excessive, so I will just do it myself when I get it home. Anyone got any thoughts? Phil |
30th January 2019, 20:52 | #2 |
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[QUOTE=chillyphil;2707132]Hi,
I've got the ZT in a local garage for a clutch replacement. I thought, as the car is new to me, that it would be a good idea to get a compression test and spark plugs replaced at the same time. I was surprised to hear that they wanted £78 for 6 plugs and two hours labour to replace them, they also wanted another hours labour to do the compression test. I thought it seemed excessive, so I will just do it myself when I get it home. Anyone got any thoughts? Phil I do believe that the rear plugs are a P.I.T.A to replace ,So Maybe
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30th January 2019, 21:33 | #3 |
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Two hours for spark plug replacement? Are they taking the engine out?
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30th January 2019, 22:44 | #4 |
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Perhaps it’s a diesel and they are going to spend 2 hours looking where to put them?
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30th January 2019, 22:55 | #5 |
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Having done this on both my V6 75’s I agree on the time taken.
You literally have to climb up on top of the engine to get at the rear plugs. I replaced the plugs on my Zircon while the engine was partially stripped down during my cam belt change which did make plug access a tad easier. |
31st January 2019, 06:11 | #6 |
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It prob took me nearly two hours to replace mine last year but would have thought a garage could do it quicker. Access to rear three is a pain but if you remove some panels etc not too bad.Prob helps if you're fairly tall though and have long arms
Price of plugs they quoted does seem a tad high though ! Set of six for mine were around £40 off ebay |
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I think I paid about £6 a throw for iridium tipped jobbers for my 2.5. Easiest way to get at the rear bank is to remove the intake manifold chamber. I suppose that's knocking a couple of hours from start to finish.
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