Engineers really don’t think about maintenance Spark plugs Hemi Ram….

[RemCharger]

^^^^ I agree, if I'm already there doing manifolds, I'll make sure if they need plugs at the same time

 

[moparedtn]

This

Remove front tires

Remove plastic wheel liners

Eating a piece of cake sitting on my *** changing spark plugs

 

[BB BELLA]

I split mine into 2 evenings on the magnum, a bank a night keeps my back happy!when you've spent half your life doing multi engine boat plug changes, these are a piece of cake! didn't have to hang by my ankles once!

 

[Detective D]

Yeah, we have an '11 Charger R/T 5.7 also.
Changing plugs in it is a cakewalk compared to the Ram. Half hour job.
Also, I'd like to see that bulletin because I was advised by Dodge reps more than once back in the day
to stick with the Champions it came with, as the use of "exotic" metal plugs would mess with the ECU.

I have a '13 AWD. Last plug change they swapped them. My boy's 200C with the same layout in V6 form, same thing.
No issues.

Of course, they did a few other recalls over the years also and did at least one ECU change with the alternator thing. That may be part of it.

 

[ckessel]

I've always figured that before the engineers design something and put it in production, they need to get hands on and work on their creation. Might cut down on some dumb designs.

 

[RemCharger]

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[gtx6970]

This is why I will be installing new plugs while I have the heads off for cam lifter change

 

[BB BELLA]

I've always figured that before the engineers design something and put it in production, they need to get hands on and work on their creation. Might cut down on some dumb designs.

I'd like to buy the guy the who put the axle thru the oilpan on the awd a couple free shot's and pour them on his open wounds!

 

[AR67GTX]

I thought my 03 Ford Lightning plugs were painful to change with half the engine back in a hole under the cowl and windshield. But sounds like my RAM is a lot worse. It’s not fair that the older, stiffer, more near-sighted and weaker I get, the vehicles get harder to work on.

 

[maxwedgechar]

I found out, in 1969, why there's a hex on the plug socket. It's for when you change the plug on the right side of a Charger R/T next to the control arm you need a box wrench! I remember changing plugs from underneath the driver's side of a '73 New Yorker. When I did my '01 Forester I had to remove the washer bottle on the driver's front and the last guy in only hand tightened the driver's side rear! And speaking of engineers... I owned 2 Fairmount wagons, 200, C4s. I was always looking for the Ford Engineering 1-800-WTF line! Both needed heater cores. The FSM instructions sounded like I needed to remove the fenders and hood, The engine and transmission, the windshield, the interior, the dash pad and the front suspension!

 

[Bee1971]

Anyone remember the Dodge Stealth / 3000GT

 

[Runcharger]

Oh yeah. I bought this one needing a rebuilt engine. I took it on as a challenge I think more than anything. I'm a pretty big guy and I had to make up some fancy tool combinations and techniques to get it done.
Kind of Peed me off it was pretty much as fast as a stock HemiCuda.

 

[Coelacanth]

I learned of a great old-school trick that sure helps installing spark plugs, and used it with the 5.7 Hemi in my '05 Magnum...cut a length of 3/8" fuel hose, maybe a foot long. Once you crack your plug loose, press the hose onto the end of the plug and spin the hose to remove the plug. Press the hose onto the new plug, which also helps to get it threaded in initially, and spin the hose until the plug is mostly seated.

It won't help you reach those hard-to-reach places with your socket, but it's a time-saver for screwing/unscrewing the plugs, for sure. A lot quicker than ratcheting them out.