How do you change spark plugs on a 1998 Toyota corolla LE?

Answer 1

I assume its an overhead cam motor with the crazy plug wires that dive down in the motor about a foot. Pull them out- the plug boot things one at a time, make sure you have a good socket and a long extension, and righty tighty lefty loosely them out. Again do one at a time, I gotta in line four so I go left to right- if you must pull them all at once for gods sake label them 1-4. Ok you got the first sp out get another plug wire long enough to fit down in the crevasse- like a normal one with a little handle looking deal on one end insert your new spark plug in that end, your going to use this hill billy ass technique because spark plug sockets stuck to thread and I don't want you to cross thread your plug down in the abyss. the plug is shoved wrong way into and old school wire now lower it in the hole, once you bottom out turn it slowly righty tighty, if it don't catch play with the wire it will catch eventually- now you can use some dielectric grease on the threads to make the next time easier but I don't so whatever. once its threaded correctly it'll screw either way pretty easily, if it don't don't worry the hill billy threader your using doesn't give you enough mech advantage to cross thread to any real depth, just unscrew and start over, once your confident its in there correct tighten until the wire just spins forever and you know the plug ain't moving. Now get your real socket and make sure in fits tightly on another one before fishing for the one u put in the hole already, pull the wire off the end of the plug- cool way to get them in huh- and use your socket to "hand tight" I am sure there is some spec for foot pounds of torque but I gotta 1100 dollar corrola and I am not buying a 200 wrench to work on it. If you can't get it threaded compare old to knew and make sure the guy at advanced gave you the correct parts. You probably got three more to go now good luck