Just broke my 60,000km warranty.

[Matt Peckham]

Originally posted by Schludwiller
Oh, and that tree that jumped out of the woods and attacked my door.

Man, they attacked my fender, too! The trees are getting a lot more aggresive these days... Must be the acid rain.

[ChuckH]

Originally posted by warmonger
Be careful on that last plug. I had a friend strip a head on his Frontier trying to replace it. I have a huge shop at my disposal and neither myself or the techs that work there could figure it out. I spent the money on the half hour of labor and sent it to a local Nissan dealer. I figured it was better to spend $30 or so for the install than several thousand to repair the head. Since it only happens once every 45 to 50,000 miles, it was worth it in my opinion.

Cross threading is what I fear most and it's not hard to do on an aluminum head. I think i'll let the dealer deal with it and I'll do the rest. Problem with the dealer is I never know if they really do it.

Brent: Thanks for the link! I'll think about it, but it looks pretty scary to me.

[OffroadX]

Another handy thing is to get a length of hose with an inside diameter the same as the ceramic on the plug. Put the hose over the plug and it will hold it, then you can use the hose to guide the plug and begin to thread it in. Once you're sure it is threaded properly, yank the hose off and get the socket after it.

Brent

[rrdstarr]

Don't forget a long narrow inspection mirror with light!

[ChuckH]

Originally posted by rrdstarr
Don't forget a long narrow inspection mirror with light!

I don't think there's room to get an inspection mirror down there!

[superjens]

We're still talking about spark plugs right?

[ozxterra]

Charles - Ill help. I know how to do it and did it on mine over 30,000 miles ago. Not too bad once you know where the hell it is.