Im attempting to change the spark plugs on my 2001 2.4L Alero, but I will be damned if i know how

I have taken the engine top off (part that says 2.4L), but the only thing that looks like the spark plugs are deep in the engine and are a pain to get at... am i right in assuming those are the spark plugs?

Yep, it's a DOHC engine, the spark plugs are deep in the head...but they aren't nearly as hard as they look. Have you removed the ignition control module? Then there is boots....short spark plug wires basically....which connect the module to the spark plugs, have you removed those yet?

Once you get those out (I just carefully used some needle nose pliers on my DOHC 3.5L to remove the boots), get a nice spark plug socket, the kind with the rubber boot that will hold the spark plug to pull it out of there. You'll also want an extension and of course....the ratchet itself.

Few notes:

The engine has aluminum cylinder heads, make sure the engine is cold before you start taking them out.

Again...the engine has aluminum cylinder heads, use loctite anti-seize lubricant around the spark plug threads.

Wouldn't hurt to put some dielectric lubricant/grease to the insulator boots, in fact it is recommended.

Oh...and spark plug gap is .050" if you didn't know.


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Brando

Beat me to it Brando! I've got the 3400 in my Alero but I was gonna check a different site for him. Oh well, nevermind!

Thanx for the replies guys... i dont suppose anyone has any pics of how to do this eh?

This is all I got:



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