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Old 01-29-2006, 09:13 PM   #1
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Replacing coil packs/ICM .. Any tips or tricks?

92' 3.1L

I'm going to be replacing my coils and ICM soon, any tip or tricks I need to know about? Certain tools to make it go smoother? Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks!
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Old 01-30-2006, 07:09 AM   #2
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Re: Replacing coil packs/ICM .. Any tips or tricks?

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92' 3.1L

I'm going to be replacing my coils and ICM soon, any tip or tricks I need to know about? Certain tools to make it go smoother? Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks!
Yes, but you probably wont want to hear this one, take coils and Ign. mod. off the hot engine, reroute the wireing, and mount them someplace around firewall or fender on a flat plate, get a set of plug wires you assemble yourself and make custom wires to reach plugs, that is unless yours will reach depending on where you mount it. I did this on my Z24 the first time i had to take one of those things off, total pain in the a$$, not any more tho...
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Old 01-30-2006, 12:42 PM   #3
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Re: Replacing coil packs/ICM .. Any tips or tricks?

Remove the upper "dog bone" motor mounts and rock the engine back. It will give you more clearance to get to the module/coil packs. There are 3 bolts that secure the module bracket to the engine, one on each end and one on top between the two coils toward the passenger side. That is the bolt that is an absolute PITA to remove. Disconnect the battery to avoid causing sparks since that bolt is near the starter solenoid battery post. On some cars, it can be easier to remove the engine cooling fans bolted to the radiator shroud to gain more room.
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Re: Replacing coil packs/ICM .. Any tips or tricks?

The previous threads pretty much sum everything up perfectly, just wanted to mention one thing...you do need a 5.5mm deep socket to remove the coil packs from the module....this socket does not usually come with any normal set, that i know of anyways...I jsut thought i'd mention it.
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Old 02-01-2006, 07:57 PM   #5
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Re: Replacing coil packs/ICM .. Any tips or tricks?

there hard, JUST DISSCONNECT THAT BATTERY!!!!! the starter is right there andf l cant say howmaney times l am removin the pack and l short the scocket off the starter nocks you to your sences
you dont really need to have the motor just jam ur socket in there take the 6long screws out and your done
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Old 02-04-2006, 11:15 AM   #6
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It's WAY less trouble to fight with them where they are, as you'll most likely never have to deal with them again. Relocating the module/coil packs is a rather involved process to avoid dealing with one hard to reach bolt. When you reassemble the car, if you don't put the 3rd bolt back in (it's not really necessary), you can get the module/coil packs back out in less than 5 minutes right where they are now.
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