V6 spark plugs - bit of a job!

Oct 05, 2003 4 Replies

I thought Subarus were a pain in the neck with a flat four and having to remove half the gubbins on each side of the engine to get to the plugs!



However, my 69500 mile 406 V6 was a bit reluctant below 4000 RPM so I bought (2x4 pack :( ) plugs. Front bank is easy under the engine cover and the coil packs lift off.



But to do the rear bank I had to remove the whole inlet manifold/plenum/throttle body!



Masterpiece of design there Peugeot. Are all V6s like this - I've never really looked.



Good news it that there is now a much smoother performance below 4000 RPM with no sudden wild cam feel at 4000 RPM, but much more torque below.


Is it a difficult job, apart from being a pain in the arse ? I've thought about doing mine (spend a lot of time working on my racebike, so I'm pretty mechanical), but I'm curious how big a job it is.

Cheers, Brian from Oz

98 406SV(E?) with a heap of kms

Thanks John, much appreciated.

Cheers, Brian

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