DIY: Porsche Carrera 996/997 Spark Plug Service
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Ok, so you have a Porsche but you’re not interested in paying ‘Porsche money’ to have regular maintenance done... This DIY will walk you through the steps of swapping your spark plugs on your 997.1, 996.2 and 996.1 model Porsche Carrera. If you have any questions post them below, and as always, thanks for watching.
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I competed it yesterday. It took me about 4 1/2 hours. No need to remove the muffler as suggested in many other places on the web. I recommend backing the car up on ramps and laying under the back of the car. This gave me good access to the plugs.
I recommend starting on the drivers side with the rear most plug and coil. This gives you experience as you move forward and also schools you on the passenger side rear plug because by the time you get there you will know the flow.
For others trying this - you can reach the rear plug on the drivers side both with your left hand from the front and your right hand coming up behind and through the exhaust.
I used a 3 inch extension and a flex joint spark plug socket. The dream tool would be a 4 inch extension plus the flex joint socket. This would help your ratchet handle clear the other electrical sensors adjacent to the plug bays.
DUCT TAPE YOUR SPARK PLUG SOCKET TO YOUR EXTENSION! I had never tried this, but it saved me tons of pain trying to remove the spark plug socket from the spark plug after installation. I saw this on another UA-cam video and it is a lifesaver.
When it came to the passenger side rear spark plug, the biggest problem was not removing the plug. Since I learned so much by doing the driver side, it was actually pretty easy to remove it. I had access with my right hand from the front with a little help from my left hand in the back. The hardest part was walking the rubber boot back on the coil plug! It took 30 minutes trying to bring it back down. Do yourself a favor and grab a small needle nose pliers to pull it back down if you have trouble.
I was able to get a torque wrench to the passenger side rear plug, but there was too much slop in the torque wrench to get it to click given the limited amount of vertical up and down space with the torque wrench coming off to the right. My workaround is that I helped the torque wrench with my right hand and with my left hand I popped off the head of rachet, turned the ratchet head with my fingers while holding the handle as far up in the engine as possible. This would reset the ratchet teeth enough to have resistance at the top of the stroke instead of slop as I pulled down. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you might know once you get into it. This method also works as you move to the middle spark plugs.
This job was easier than I expected. . Just get comfy on your back under the engine and be patient.
Paul Curran good to hear you got it done with the mufflers in place! Of the 4 996/997s Ive had, Ive ditched the stock saddlebag mufflers, and fabbed my own bespoke system, so when it came time for plugs, I never had mufflers to worry about
Patience was my mantra on my Cayman S plugs. This tutorial will help when 997.2 GTS is due. Thanks man.
Scott Thompson you’re most welcome, my brother
I’m attempting this today. I’ll let you know how it goes. Of the videos on non-turbo 997.1 cars, I found this to be most helpful.
brandon chism good luck my brother! Do you have mufflers on the car? If so, take them out
CtRacerX CtRacerX thanks man!!! I’ve already completed the job but forgot to write back. This will be wordy but I know you and some other DIY’ers will appreciate the info. Firstly, I was doing this on a 997.1 C2S. I have Borla headers and exhaust installed on my car, so I was concerned when I started. Following your advice, I began with the driver’s side which proved to be much easier. More on that later. The mufflers weren’t a hassle for me, but stock ones would have been. The plugs came out without a hitch and i found it easier to use 2 three inch extensions with the socket in order to have enough clearance. I should also add that I used a lift instead of jack stands. It may have gone differently on the ground. As for the passenger side, the oil pump and headers essentially made it impossible to access the spark plugs from both sides of the head. I had to reach from front to back for all three which was a pain. Overall I wouldn’t call it a difficult job however it does require an immense amount of patience and I’m sure it’s magnified when trying to attempt it without a lift. Let me know if you have any other questions that would be helpful to everyone else. Thanks for your vid again man, it made me think I could pull it off to begin with.
Helpful video, real nice verbal explanation of the process. Thanks.
Walt Kowalski My pleasure buddy
Nice video, clear instructions. I'm going to attempt this in a couple days.
jpcal57 Good luck my brother… Make sure you remove your mufflers… I cannot stress this enough, if you do not remove your mufflers this job will be incredibly difficult if not impossible
Thank you from Ventura, California!
You are welcome from Sacramento California
@@CtRacerX Hello, you mentioned you prefer Iridium plugs over Boesch OEM plugs. What brand of iridium did you put in? Was it NGK? I have a 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and I don't see any iridium plugs from NGK nor Bosch. I only see Champion Iridium 9806 which seems a direct fit for my car. Any thoughts?
@@hrhvii just saw this... I used NGK 7969. They are available on pelican parts
Great video. Thank you for the content.
I did this in my 997 last month after 48k miles bcz all the coil packs were cracked due to excessive heat from exhaust and u gotta have lot of patience I did in under 2 hours just removing coils and plugs and I had to struggle with one coil pack hold down screw and no room and order new Beru coils and Bosch from pelican parts for $300 including new coil pack upgraded bolts
You have such a great attitude that learning from your videos is enjoyable and informative. I laughed out loud during this video. Good job.
David Bybee thank you my brother!!
Good stuff man! I’m doing mine myself 👌🏼
oscardriver best of luck!!
Thanks for some helpful tips.
Marc Richardson you are welcome my brotha!!
great video!
Thank you my brother! Glad video was helpful
Strong work 👍🏾
273VIPER thank you my brother
Great video
Good vid, as I'm about to do the plugs on my 997.1. Any recommendations for a grade cooler spark plug?
Good helpful Vid. Nice job!
David Dwane thank you buddy!!
Nice video! Thx
You're most welcome.
Awesome DIY! Question, what front spoiler is that?
Errol Kaai IIRC 996.2 gt3 clone lip for a narrow body
@@CtRacerX Thanks! Let me go search it up! Love how it looks!
Couldn't stay away from the beetles huh? Miss the old 996 sometimes.
No sir, ai couldn’t glad you saw this vid, it was a tribute to your old 996!
It took me 7.5 hours to do all 6 plugs.
For contrast, I just did my mustangs plugs in 20 minutes. But I want a 997 along with it!
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Oi! You deleted the C7 vids?
Quinton TV no C7 vids... I’ll make some since you asked
@@CtRacerX man I could've sworn u had a few before.
Did you do this all from underneath the car?
Richard Kwon yessir
I know what the coil pack looks like but what are the round bits with the cable attaché
johnleesdad various solenoids and sensors- one specifically is variable valve actuator...
does that have to be changed
johnleesdad if you have a DTC error for it yes, otherwise no!
Hi I don't know what D.T.C. means
johnleesdad Diagnostic trouble code
Now do this on a 997. Different animal
ProDrift101 Actually… No it’s not unless you’re talking about a 997.2 which is a different motor
What else would I be referring to. Having cats directly in the way makes everything more challenging
Not very clear about where this area is. Seems to me that your instructional video skipped some steps no offense.
Nunya Bizness Thank you very much for your constructive criticism… Given that the motor is in the back, I wasn’t sure I needed to explain where the motor was. What other things can I include in the video, so I can include them the next time around. Thanks
CtRacerX Maybe get a little more specific..."6 inches in front of the wheel" or something like that to help orient the viewer as to where this is.
Nunya Bizness So, I should have explained where the motor is? Or how many inches from the rear wheels the coil packs are? Just trying to clarify...
CtRacerX Um. You trying to troll me bro? 😂😂😂
Nunya Bizness no… In fact I’m trying to ensure that future videos can appeal to persons like yourself. Am I telling you where the spark plugs are? Am I telling you where the engine is located? Because if so, Automotive DIY videos suggest that the “Do-it-yourself”er has some basic understanding of the vehicle they’re getting ready to work on- if I am explaining the location of the motor to you, the “Do-it-yourself”er, then you should not be Doing-anything and you should be taking the car to the shop.
Speaking of trolling; based on your initial and subsequent responses devoid of cogent details, I have to assume that you’re trolling me... am I wrong