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In an effort to have my vehicles serviced properly, I've taken it upon myself to do as much work as I can myself.
Today, I tackled the spark plugs on my Tarago V6. I found some youtube videos of others changing out the spark plugs on other Toyotas with the same 2GR-FE engine. For those who have seen the engine bay of a Tarago, you'll understand what I was up against. Half the engine is under the dash and the bank of spark plugs under the dash is angled slightly away.
It took about an hour to remove the intake manifold and throttle body to get to the spark plugs, as there are 2 bolts behind the manifold which can't be seen. Once removed, I decided to tackle the hardest pspark plugone upon removing the ignition coil pack, it hit a solid pipe which runs through the firewall into the cabin. There doesn't seem to be a way to get the coil pack out without somehow moving the pipe. So I started undoing the bolt and that's when the trouble started. I have now totally evacuated the gas in the A/C system.
I rang the dealer and described my issue and they were happy to change out the rear 3 spark plugs for me and went on to say that there was no need to touch the A/C pipes. I can't see any other way to get the coil pack out apart from dropping the engine.
So I'm hoping that I am able to get a mech and A/C guy combined so that he can do the plugs and check for A/C leaks at the same time. This is because the bolt I removed to evacuate the gas is right behind the manifold and it is a total PITA to get the manifold out. It actually took longer to get the manifold back in due to those blind bolts.
Anyway, hope that someone knows someone who can do the work without paying dealer pricing.
Today, I tackled the spark plugs on my Tarago V6. I found some youtube videos of others changing out the spark plugs on other Toyotas with the same 2GR-FE engine. For those who have seen the engine bay of a Tarago, you'll understand what I was up against. Half the engine is under the dash and the bank of spark plugs under the dash is angled slightly away.
It took about an hour to remove the intake manifold and throttle body to get to the spark plugs, as there are 2 bolts behind the manifold which can't be seen. Once removed, I decided to tackle the hardest pspark plugone upon removing the ignition coil pack, it hit a solid pipe which runs through the firewall into the cabin. There doesn't seem to be a way to get the coil pack out without somehow moving the pipe. So I started undoing the bolt and that's when the trouble started. I have now totally evacuated the gas in the A/C system.
I rang the dealer and described my issue and they were happy to change out the rear 3 spark plugs for me and went on to say that there was no need to touch the A/C pipes. I can't see any other way to get the coil pack out apart from dropping the engine.
So I'm hoping that I am able to get a mech and A/C guy combined so that he can do the plugs and check for A/C leaks at the same time. This is because the bolt I removed to evacuate the gas is right behind the manifold and it is a total PITA to get the manifold out. It actually took longer to get the manifold back in due to those blind bolts.
Anyway, hope that someone knows someone who can do the work without paying dealer pricing.
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