I have noticed that the spark plug boots have a metal heat shield. Do I need a special plier to remove these boots?
Snap-On sells a spark plug wire remover tool. It's like a long pair of pliers with a plastic coated rounded end that goes over the boot so that you can squeeze and twist the boot at the same time
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Engi ne Miss Diagnosis
When it comes to your vehicle running correctly there are several things involved.В First your engine must be running on all cylinders.В If you are not running on all cylinders your engine is considered to be missing.
How to determine if your engine is missing is a lot by sound or feel.В To tell if an engine is missing by sound or feel is by simply hearing for an engine miss while driving and it will sound like your engine is sputtering.В Or you may feel a shake or your car hesitate; this is associated with an engine miss.В Another test that works well for idle is to take a piece of paper and hold it behind the exhaust.В The piece of paper should not flap back and forth, if it does then you have an engine miss.
Now we will go onto a couple procedures on diagnosing engine misses.
The procedure
The first thing you will want to do is determine if your vehicle is missing.В We will then assume that it is for the rest of this article. WE WILL ALSO ASSUME THAT IT IS A MISS THAT OCCURS ALL THE TIME.В This is important because some misses that will take more advanced diagnosis can come only at certain points when you are driving.В Also this article will only give you some basic tests you can do for yourself that may just save you a couple bucks. Now that we have determined that your engine is missing we can go into some of the diagnosis.В We will start by opening the hood and parking the vehicle. Next we are going to start your vehicle with the hood opened. Then you are going to want to buy a rubber insulated spark plug pliers.В THIS IS IMPORTANT, IF YOUR PLIER IS NOT INSULATED YOU CAN RISK GETTING A HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCK.В If you do not have a rubber insulated spark plug pliers then this 51750 Spark Plug Wire Puller will work excellent. With your engine running you are going to want to use your 51750 Spark Plug Wire Puller to take the spark plug boot, either at the...
gotta get a shot of the part number as well ;)
i only found out about this nifty toolkit on the day i bought it. it was missing a few tools which i found off ebay in great condition. my favourite: that phillips/flathead convertible screwdriver.