99 Stratus 2.5V6 Tune Up...Is it a Pain?

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Moparmaniac - 21 May 2007 16:23 GMT

Car is getting close to 90K miles and was wondering how bad it really is to
change out plugs and wires on this car.

Looks like the upper intake has to come off, and all the other gadgets
attached, but other than that looks pretty straightforward.

Anything else I need to look for? Plug Recommendations? Looks like
Champions are in there now. Keep the same ones, or is there something else
you would recommend.

Timing belt, water pump and that whole ordeal will be changed
shortly....just didn't want to pay even more to do the routine stuff I can
do myself.

Thanks,
Mike

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Mike H - 19 Jun 2007 16:46 GMT

> Car is getting close to 90K miles and was wondering how bad it really is to
> change out plugs and wires on this car.

...

I found it painful trying to do this in 90 degree heat and being a tad
tall. Bending over to undo all these bolts was literally a pain in my
back.

I ended up having a shop do it. Probably looking at $700 for new
plugs, wires, valve cover gaskets, timing belt, water pump, and timing
belt tensioner pullies. Most of it labor as it's about 5 hours to do
the timing belt/water pump.

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philthy - 21 Jun 2007 01:38 GMT

pray the abs pump never fails

> > Car is getting close to 90K miles and was wondering how bad it really is to
> > change out plugs and wires on this car.
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> belt tensioner pullies. Most of it labor as it's about 5 hours to do
> the timing belt/water pump.

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Randy Pape - 25 Jun 2007 03:12 GMT

i've pulled my 98 stratus apart, to get at the distributor easier, a few
times and i could do it it my sleep. i wouldn't take it in, i would get a
chilton book and take it apart yourself. if you're not in a hurry and can
write down or mark the hoses you disconnect and wires , its not that bad.

> pray the abs pump never fails
>
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>> belt tensioner pullies. Most of it labor as it's about 5 hours to do
>> the timing belt/water pump.

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