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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Falcon / August 2008Spark Leads
What is the easiest way to replace the spark leads in the ED. Do i need to take the fuel rail off or the whole inlet manifold to gain excess? What i thought was going to be an easy job just got difficult!!! Cheers Andre On Nov 23, 5:55 am, andre.wal...@gmail.com wrote: > What is the easiest way to replace the spark leads in the ED. Do i > need to take the fuel rail off or the whole inlet manifold to gain [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Cheers > Andre I had an EF that i replaced the leads on & found it a bit of a challenge as well. If the fuel injection system is the same, I removed the plastic air intake pipe & got better access to the leads. then only removed one lead at a time & replaced.(can be very tricky). small hands & patience helps a lot. If you have already taken all the leads off the coils should be numbered 1-6. 1 being the front cylinder. these numbers can be seen with a torch and some acrobatics. I am assuming the engine set up is similar to an ef which was very difficult to reach but patience,perseverence and a few donations of skin should get you there. taking the fuel rail or intake manifold off could result in gasket leaks resulting in reduced performance. good luck You mean you have lost the trained octopus that Ford supplied to do this job? The ED has a different inlet manifold to EF and distributor rather than a coil pack. You need to remove air cleaner duct and use long nose pliers with a slight bend (K Mart have them) to remove and replace the leads. Tape or use a rubber band to hold the leads together temporarily to thread them through the gap in the inlet manifold. Or get a wife or girl friend with small hands and long thin arms who isn't adverse to breaking fingernails. But the trained octopus works best ;-)  SignatureRegards Blue Remove ZX from email address to reply directly. > You mean you have lost the trained octopus that Ford supplied to > do this job? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Remove ZX from email address to reply directly. Thanks for the advice. Ive asked at Super Cheep, but they ony have the cheeper trained Squid.... and Ford say the octopus are no longer trained for that model..typical!! LOL Ill have a go with long nose pliers and see how i go. Cheers Andre On Nov 24, 6:48 am, andre.wal...@gmail.com wrote: > > You mean you have lost the trained octopus that Ford supplied to > > do this job? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Cheers > Andre Ok Spark leads changed...im sure they are in the right place but still running like a victor lawn mower and using HEAPS of fuel...any ideas where to now? Here http://www.fordforums.com.au for lots of help; but have you done anything to the car that might have initiated this - changed or fixed anything else? Check for vacuum leaks at the inlet manifold (list with a rubber tube with engine running - one end in ear one above and below manifold along entire length though leaks are usually at the font and rear) Haven't changed a head gasket and fitted a CFI inlet manifold instead of a MPFEI inlet gasket? Have you tried the self diagnosis checks - get any error codes? How long since you changes the fuel and air filter? SignatureRegards Blue Remove ZX from email address to reply directly. > Here http://www.fordforums.com.au for lots of help; > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > How long since you changes the fuel and air filter? That was back in November, Blue... Wonder how it went???? Don G |
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