How do you change the wires on a 96 Oldsmobile aurora?

Answer 1

Just did it tonight on my 1995. Surprisingly easy if you ask me, but here goes: First things first, DO NOT remove the plug wiresfrom the coil pack, it is easiest to remove one at a time so there is no guess work in the end on which wire goes where! To start, take the four cover bolts off the cover with a 13mm socket and put the cover to the side. I cleaned it so it would look nice again covering the engine, my own personal preference. Remove the PCV valve from the rear valve cover and pull the hose off, be careful, they are brittle from being in the car for 12 years, put aside. Take the vacuum canister off with a 10mm deep well socket and remove the vacuum line, put to the side. Remove the connectors from the coil pack and put to the side. There are 4 bolts on the coil pack itself, remove the four bolts and put the from the valve cover and set down on the intake manifold, there should be enough wire length for it to sit on the manifold for easy access to the back plug wires. Proceed to replace the wires one by one matching the wire length to the new wires. There should be dielectric grease with your new wires, put some in the boot and on the coil pack terminal to hel avoid corrosion. Replace parts in reverse order and your done! Side note: If you are replacing the plugs too, which I recommend since you have it apart, use a 5/8 inch deep well socket, not a spark plug socket. If the socket works itself loose from the ratchet, it is a son of a gun to get back out!! When you are taking the plugs loose, use an old wire to get the plug out. It has enough force to hold a plug and pull it out after it is completely threaded out of the spark plug hole. Get a swivel and a couple short extensions. Makes the job a WHOLE lot easier. Hope this helps!