aportinga Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I am going to change the plugs and wires on out LS400 (1990) this weekend - hopefully before the GP of Australia starts :D I have never done this on a foreign car and thus I am wondering if there is a particular brand(s) I should look to buy and where to get them..... Mind you I need to get them by Saturday so more then likely this needs to be some place I can just walk in to. Finally I am wondering if I need anything special in terms of tools - any extentions/metric or if there is any particular process I should follow that any of you would recommend? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMF Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 installation is the same as in domestic cars and yeah you need metric tools to work on japanese car. i would recommend using oem parts such as toyota wires and denso plugs. ngk plugs are also fine but i would stick with denso and the model for denso plugs is IK20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aportinga Posted March 5, 2004 Author Share Posted March 5, 2004 Thanks for the response. One more question though..... Will I need metric tools for this process though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMF Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 yeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zdeno Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 http://www.drivewire.com/OEMPartDetail/MYR...ND_PK20R11.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aportinga Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 Thanks for the link on the plugs! Hey all I was looking at the manual I have for the car and there is no diagram with data on where I need to start removing pannels in order to get to the plugs. Does anyone know where I can find such a thing (I have never done this before). Also should I replace the distributor cap as well or just stick with the plugs and wires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF3 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Thanks for the link on the plugs!Hey all I was looking at the manual I have for the car and there is no diagram with data on where I need to start removing pannels in order to get to the plugs. Does anyone know where I can find such a thing (I have never done this before). Also should I replace the distributor cap as well or just stick with the plugs and wires? It doesn't hurt to replace the Distr. Cap, but don't have to, especially since the Grand Prix is on. Removing all of the covers will take you some time. Expect to spend at around 2-4hours just removing the all the covers off the block. Definitely get metric with a variety of sizes and extensions. You can do the wires at a different date or time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilyte Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 message deleted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tansupplyman Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 SUPER tutorial on the whole job : :D http://www.pearsonimaging.com/LS/tuneup.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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