Car Service - V6 2.3 '04 Galaxy

[budgie]

Hi guys, newbie here! :16:

 

Trying to find a few hints on how to do an oil change/plug change etc on my car .... looking under the bonnet I cannot see where on earth the plugs are etc.

 

Have tried looking on this site for relevent topics but I'm struggling to find anything :16:

 

Have had the car a couple of years and have had the car serviced at a garage but I'm afraid funds are low, at the moment, and I'd like to do it myself (have serviced my old cars but this 'beast' is a tad different engine layout)

 

Hope someone can help me.

[gregers]

hi budgie welcome to the forum,

take a looksie at this post,

http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.ph...;hl=spark+plugs

 

 

iirc the plugs are at the back of the engine,but do a search on here for the v6 theres plenty of info.hth.

[frogeye]

Hi,

 

Is this a V6 or 2.3? Surely it can't be both?

[budgie]

Hi guys, newbie here! :D

 

Trying to find a few hints on how to do an oil change/plug change etc on my car .... looking under the bonnet I cannot see where on earth the plugs are etc.

 

Have tried looking on this site for relevent topics but I'm struggling to find anything :D

 

Have had the car a couple of years and have had the car serviced at a garage but I'm afraid funds are low, at the moment, and I'd like to do it myself (have serviced my old cars but this 'beast' is a tad different engine layout)

 

Hope someone can help me.

 

 

SORRY, SHOULD HAVE READ V6 2.8 '04 GALAXY :huh:

[frogeye]

Hi guys, newbie here! :D

SORRY, SHOULD HAVE READ V6 2.8 '04 GALAXY :huh:

 

Hi Budgie,

 

To change the plugs you first need to remove the plastic engine cover.

Towards the back on the engine you'll see 6 leads going in the pencil coil packs:

 

 

It is really hard to take these wiring clips off the coil packs (certainly was on mine in any case!). There is probably some technique that helps them off, but a bit of brute force and got them off (only broke 4 out of the 6!! - they push back on well enough but don't click locked anymore) - some one technically minded may post back with a bit of better guidance to this stage

 

 

Once the wiring is off one coil pack, it can then be persuaded off the plug with a gentle lift with small lever, a spray of wd40, a bit of jiggling with some pliers and several stern words.

 

 

It is worth checking down the hole that there is not too much debree around the plug, I had to clean around my plug first with some paper towel and chopstick, just so that no crud falls into the engine when removing the plug. (When you see the amount of corrosion on my coil/plug you can understand that this was an important step for me - I think my gal may have had a try at swimming in the sea!)

 

 

The plug can then be removed with a normal spark plug socket and extension bar.

 

 

Make some brief note about the state of each plug somewhere (sooty, wet, scorched, etc) - as this may be useful when diagnosing future problems.

 

Put your new plug in but may sure that is doesn't get cross threaded (I used masking tape to hold it into my socket), and don't over tighten.

 

...............

 

As for changing your oil, there is an excellent post on the FAQ section cover this: V6 oil change

 

Don't forget to change your air filter as well!

 

Regards

 

Frogeye