Changing Spark Plug Wires

[zeff789]

I was thinking about changing my spark plug wires, and maybe even making one of the custom mid-pipes listed here, but I ran into a few problems... When I lifted the hood up I noticed that all of my spark plug wires were wrapped in electric tape, and taped to a pole that was over my engine. Do all Maxima's have that? (Mine is a '96 by the way) And do any of you have tips on how to install the spark plug wires, or have any of you had experience with making your own mid-pipe and have some suggestions?

Thanks

[zeff789]

Oh yeah, this is what it looks like, sorry for the delay...

[NJMAXSELTD]

Your car doesn't have spark plug wires.

The ignition system in your car is an electronic direct ignition system. Each spark plug has it's own ignition coil which sits right on top of the plug. Signals from your cars ECU trigger the coil packs to fire the spark plugs. If you remove the cover that says NISSAN on the front of the motor, you will see the 3 coil packs for the front bank of cylinders. The rear ones aren't covered, look closely between the intake runners and you'll see the 3 coil packs that fire the rear 3 cylinders.

Get yourself a Haynes repair manual for your car at a book store. The Maxima is a very easy car to work on, but you should reference the book for help. Might be a good idea just to breeze through it so you get a better understanding of how your car works.

[zeff789]

Wow, I feel dumb at least I know that now though, thanks for tellin' me so I dont look like a complete ass infront of one of the joke performance shops here in my town thank you.