[slapbassist]

Alright. Managed to finally get that last bolt off - sucks I keep having to get new tools since I'm so low on money... Got the plate off after a little finagling, and got the cool pack off....

Theres oil on the coilpack - as far as I could tell, there wasn't any leaking coming through the casing, and theres no oil on top. Just inside of the sparkplug hole to my own surprise. I pray the coil can still be used. There was oil around the outside rubber casing, and a tiny bit on the inside of the coil, but luckily not enough to reach the inside of the little metal on the inside of the coil - only about a quarter-3/8'' on the inside but I cleaned it out so I hope and pray it should be good to go.

But now I went to check the spark plug and there was a decent bit of oil down there. Took a screw driver with a paper towel around it to try dabbing it all up. Got a decent little bit out so atleast the coil made a good seal around the sparkplug in terms of the oil around it.

Finally got about as much as I could get with the screwdriver/paper towel combo (actually the blue shop towelettes), and I put the spark plug-bit with extension down there and more oil globbed around it, so I dabbed it in there 3 times thus far and theres less and less oil coming out, but still there is oil coming out.

Any more efficient methods of getting it out? I really hope I don't have to get me a u-joint connector, but atleast if I do it will be useful for if I ever have to do it again. I got a 2 or 3'' extender with the 3/8 drive wrench cause I do notice with it and the sparkplug bit down the whole, it roundabout comes out flush with 1/4 inch or so above the circle in the hole.

So hopefully you guys could get all the questions answered that I posed in there. If not, I suppose roundabout what is your opinion on the coil-pack and usability? Is this the norm of how it ought to be or not? What are the efficient ways of getting the oil that is down in the sparkplug hole aroun the plug out? Is it a necessity that I get the 3/8'' u-joint to be able to get it out? Thanks guys for all the replies.

Skylar

EDIT: for any of those that are possibly going through the same problem that I went through earlier in trying to get it off - dude above is right just get a normal 7mm open wrench. I got the 7mm gear wrench with the open side and geared closed end. Completely useless with the gear because I couldn't fit my hand to put it into position where it would be of use, so I just mm'ed it out with the open end and got that puppy to come off. Thanks again