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Hahaha. Chopsticks! Yes! I replaced my wires without unbolting the mounts by wearing thick, GREASED, surgical gloves. It was the most frustrating thing I've ever done. Took a few days for my hands to heal, but it can be done. Moving the coils would be great.
They sell a coil pack relocation kit for around $200. It moves the coil up by the reservoir on the passenger side of the motor and includes the wire routing clip to route the wires over the motor. Serious considering buying the kit to make it easier for future projects. I'm about to attempt to change the wires on my 2000 d2 sometime this week and am not looking forward to it. I'll try to lower the motor first to see if that works. Thanks for that idea.
Back to the rant about SAI, I deleted mine and expected a big pain from codes but only get a code about every 10 days. Small price to pay to have that junk out of my engine bay. I see people wanting to keep it for state emissions but I don't think they would even know from the way I have seen them test emissions back when I lived in Commie-fornia.
I tried to replace wires without removing the intake manifold. After getting the silver SAI pipe out of the way, I could get my hand in between the fire wall and the pack:
I pulled the plugs after turning and wiggling them around, the first seven came off more or less easily, but I got stuck with the last one. The plug did not come out no matter how often and hard I tried. I even made a special tool from hard wood to get the best possible leverage for this plug but no luck at all.
I had no choice but to remove the manifold to get the coil pack out. After it was out I pulled the last wire but this was very hard, and I understood why I couldn't get it out before. I had to use pliers and pull on the metal part.
When having the coil pack out, it is also much easier to push the new plugs in properly and make sure they sit tight. Also, I put in new spark plugs, because is is easier with the SAI removed. The old spark plugs where quite lose, I could almost turn them by hand. This explained the oil collecting in the wells. I cleaned the wells and tightened the new spark plugs to spec. After 1,000 miles the wells are still as clean as a whistle.
It is also a good idea to tighten the bolts on the valve covers (they were all a bit lose and I hope that reduces my oil consumption, oil is coming from that corner although the gaskets were just new 1 year ago) and all other bolts which are accessible.
Long story short, everything went well. BUT: ALWAYS BE PREPARED to remove the manifold when trying to replace the wires the easy way. Plan for it!
Last edited by Discorama; Jan 14, 2019 at 06:34 PM.
The coil pack relocation kit is pure genius. I have one on my 04. Left the old coil pack on the back of the motor and snipped the old plug wires. Best if you use the custom length pug wire kit from Kingsborne.
Understood. I'm just saying that instead of removing the intake, etc to change the wires/coil pack, that this kit is awesome. Its very well thought out and constructed.
Off topic... do our Disco 2 coil packs take a special type of connector plug?
I'm asking because a guy is selling his Taylor 10mm ignition cables for his 5.0 Mustang (he didn't like the red color) and they look like the lengths will possibly fit my V8. The connectors are the regular clamp on type at 90 degree for the coil pack and 135/45 degree for the spark plugs.
