Anyone know anything about NGK 7\'s

[Andyp]

I\'m finding it increasingly hard to find a local ramp... can anyone list the exact tools to get for take all the housing etc off from above... I know how to do it, just need to know the tools so I can ensure I have them all

Cheers

Andy

[20B_boy]

You just have to persevere Andy!

10mm socket/spanner and a screw driver to remove intake elbow from between i/c and t/b

halfords spark plug socket
small 3/8" drive ratchet
latex gloves for the adventurous

Just have to keep trying another direction with the ratchet until you find the right combo for each plug...

[Shaq]

i changed mine from underneath the car, jack it up put it on axle stands and there is a nice gap you can work through to get to the sparkies.  
took me about 1 hour.


Shaq

[Andyp]

Cheers Rich, got most of that other than the socket set... that\'s on my xmas list hehe

Shaq.. mines dam low and it wont fit most large jacks under the front or sides... you got a jack that could go under somminc low?

[20B_boy]

Borrow a skimpy 3/8" drive ratchet from some one. Get your latex glovies on. Find YOUR way to get at each of them.

First time - 2 hrs of \'f#ck this\', \'f#ck that\' and \'OUCH!\'
Second time - 5 to 10 minutes, including a smoke afterward

You can do it Poggy!

[Andyp]

that\'s the 2nd time you\'ve mentioned those latex gloves hehe

I have a fresh box of 100 pairs to use!

I\'m sure I can do it, just that I think my mechanic was going through that "aww crap design, why they put that like that" type cursing last night and I he was saying its so much easier to get to them from underneath and said " I wouldn\'t bother from the top"

bah I wanna do just scared

[scooby_si]

group buy on sum KY?
oops wrong thread or is it lol
Si (not even daring to think of plug removal i\'m bad enough at picking my nose )

[Andy T]

Andy,

Drive it onto a plank of wood..... that should give you another inch or so to get a jack under the car...

if that is not enough drive onto a larger plank

[scooby_si]

or failing that do a search on the internet for gaining an extra inch i\'m sure there\'s a few sites lol
Si (getting coat again )

[Shaq]

Andyp
 
 
yeah this lowered thing is annoying! :mad:
 (i luv it really!), mine is lowered too…  
what i have to do is drive the car on a plank of wood, take the standard Jack out of the boot jack the car up with this then i have this 2 ton hydraulic trolley jack and then jack it up with this.(jack it up in the middle on the chassis somewhere)

Oh yeah don’t forget the axle stands have two of them on each side I put them on the chassis.


Shaq

[catboy]

if you guys struggle to get plugs, try my local mazzy dealer (robinsons, leicester)...    they got some for me within a couple of days and they were about £7 each inc vat...

other than that, I use J & Sons in Kidlington, oxon, as they can get pretty much anything within 24hrs!...    ...cost me about £40 for oil, filter, and plugs from them, and they\'re v.helpful. Not sure if they will deliver or not tho\'...

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[scooby_si]

Cheers catboy i take it that price is just for NGK9\'s thou? nice & local i note thou so will you be game for a midlands type RX meet in the new year?
Si

[catboy]

7\'s and 9\'s I think (whatever went in the turbo II)
Found mazda were the cheapest (Halfords were about £20 a plug), although they knew bugger-all about rotaries (even when I went for a test drive in their RX8 - the sales guy said he knew it didnt have pistons, other than that he wasnt sure...)

would be interested in a rx7 meet, however Im minus RX7 at the moment...   ...had to loose the 2nd car at the begining of the summer, but am looking for another to replace my old FC as soon as I can afford...    I have a semi-restored merc to finish and sell, then I should be in the game for another!

If your doing any track-days at donnington or mallory or anything, then let me know, and I\'ll pop up

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