1995 Caravan 3.0 plug change, no problem

[joe wilkerson]

I had read where it was a bear to change the plugs on my car, even where you had to take off the alternator and support to get to one of the back plugs. I went ahead an attempted the job and found that it was NO PROBLEM AT ALL. Everything I was reading must have been for a different model than mine.

The front three plugs are there in front of you so they are no problem other than working in pretty tight closeness with the radiator electric fan shroud,

The back plugs..... I thought I would have to access from underneath, but when I went under , there was no way I was going to even reach them let alone see them from the bottom. I pulled the airbox/airfilter housing with two 13 mm bolts and it came right out and with that not in place the rear plugs were easily accessed. The plug under the alternator is easy but you will need many little short extensions to make it just the right length to squeeze in there.

I actually worried about the job longer than it took. 30 mins for the front plugs and wires and 35 mins for the back plugs. For once something was easier than I thought it would be LOL

[Vistal]

Wow and saved a ton of cash too:))

[joe wilkerson]

Yea, after reading a couple of posts on changing the plugs I was ready to go down and plunk down the money. Some of the posts were really horror stories. That coupled with my level of frustration chasing this front end engine shake thing almost put me over the edge and had me willing to part with cash. Luckily a poster told me to "go ahead and give it a try" and sorta shamed me into doing it, and I came out a winner. My front end and motor still skakes like an ol dog though, the tune up wasn't it . next thing is the coil and then the injectors

[01grandcaravan]

i did mine also on a 2001 gc 3.8! front side was a piece of cake. back side is very doable but not that easy. you must be willing to get scratched up a little and turn wrenches on a very tight space! i did it from the top, all by feel coz there's no way to see. underneath as others do i find very difficult. only interesting thing i'd like to share is that plugs 1 & 3 were very loose! did'nt even need to turn it with the wrench:crazy:!!! nice to catch it before fouling up:tup:!