I commend your patience sir. "Oops. I dropped it" and "that's how it goes" is saintly compared to what comes out of my mouth when I do plugs or valve cover gaskets on a Subaru.

@swatscorner

4 ай бұрын

Haha! Well, I am not always great when the camera is off. But I realize and accept my limitations and inability!! Thanks for watching!

@strategicservices9906

3 ай бұрын

I would have used cuss words not created yet

I knew this was gonna be a pain as soon as I saw him bust out the flashlight.😂 nothing worse than starting a job and slowly hearing the crickets start up😅 wish me luck

@swatscorner

5 ай бұрын

I wasted a lot of time fooling with filming and something else I recall interrupting me. You’ll be fine. Good luck!!

Awesome dude hard to find videos on outbacks especially 2016 and newer good help buddy

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was helpful!

Should have just taken the time to remove the battery and bracket. Yes it’s a pain but it looked like a lot more work doing what you did on that drivers side. But I can appreciate the time you took to film, I did watch this before changing mine. Thank you.

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you’re probably right! It’s hard to be smart, but it’s a good idea! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. Next time, I’ll remove the battery. Not sure it’ll help for that driver side back one, though!!

Dealership quoted me $541 for spark plugs. Idk about you guys but its worth 6 hours of my time to do it myself.

@mattking8743

Жыл бұрын

Dealership is going to take engine out to replace my upper oil pan gasket which is covered by warranty but wont do me the favor of replacing the spark plugs while its out..

@mattking8743

Жыл бұрын

Dealership said theyd charge $316 to do spark plugs while engine is out vs the $541 while engine is still in.

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

I had a quote for $200 from the dealer where we bought it which I felt was super reasonable. But I like to do things myself. Or try to do things. Think if the price is the same $200, in future I might let them do it!! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the video. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting. What was key for me was having many options for having different lengths of extension using extensions,swivels, even a 1/2 to 3/8 adapter. I was able to get a torque wrench on all the plugs using various length extensions and swivels. Taking the battery box off is a must. Not to bad with a ratcheting 14mm box end for the two side bolts. Have a magnetic pickup tool to pull sockets out of the spark plug hole because they are deep. Also have a long flat blade screwdriver to pry apart sockets, extensions etc while the socket is still in the hole. This is necessary because they need to be taken apart before you can get them out. Also I used an impact driver and deep socket to get the battery hold down bolts off to save time. They are long. Also a quick way to put the battery tray bolts in.

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

I had many different length extensions. Next time (and I hope there won’t be a next time) I’ll take off the battery box. Good tips. Thanks!!

@jameshallford8656

8 ай бұрын

Is it possible to take the tray off without unhooking the battery? I am guessing not. I just hate having to do the window resets every time.

this was a very helpful video .... thank you!!! i found that it is much easier if the battery is removed ... and a swivel extension with a flat ratchet is used on a magnetic spark plug socket

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

Hope to never do it again! But if I did, I might remove the battery. Honestly, the hardest ones were away from the battery closest to the firewall (and frame).

I found this after I did my 2018 but I was able to do it without removing anything also just like you thanks for video

@swatscorner

10 ай бұрын

Glad yours worked out for you, too!

For the rear spark plug on the battery side, here’s what worked for me. 14mm plug socket - 50mm extension - 3/8” wobbly - 3/8” ratchet. PS, the 50mm 3/8” extension is hard to find.

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

Great info! Thanks!

Good job...

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that!

Facing the engine: left front (not too bad); left rear (pain); Right front (awful); right rear (horrible). Even at $400-500, I will probably pay someone to do this next time. Highly recommend a long handle low profile wratchet. You will probably want to remove the under-engine splash guard so you can access from under the engine. For the last one, I tried that combination of a quarter inch drive and a wobbly and a 3/8 to quarter adapter. And I could not get it into the spark plug hole.

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

Good info. Yeah, I thought about taking off that splash guard. Thanks!

Appreciate ya.

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Approximately how long did the entire job take you? Great description of the process, thanks.

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

A long time. And it’s been awhile, so I don’t know. But most of the day. A lot was because I was trying to film. Stuff goes faster when you don’t do that!!

I got 22k on mine so I’m thinking it’s good to go for another 150k haha man I knew this would be a drag just looking at my engine.

@swatscorner

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I think with that low mileage I wouldn’t worry about it

A 14mm swivel joint spark plug socket (with magnet) would have made this job a lot easier. Dreading doing my 17MY Outback 2.5l now!

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

I was apprehensive too. May not do it again. Only saved $200 doing myself. But I won’t have to do it in this Outback again!! I hope

So you did the plugs on the drivers side mainly underneath when getting them loose ?

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

Yes, almost all of that side was from underneath. Man, you’re bringing back bad memories!! Thanks for watching!

Always remember to remove your watch before working on a car

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

Never knew that - thanks!

My 16 Legacy is coming up soon. Currently 55k.

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

I waited too long and wish I hadn’t. Made a big difference!!

@fredharvey2720

Жыл бұрын

@@swatscorner Wow. Well I'm getting it done in the spring as I'm driving to Arizona in June.

@MICKIN310

Жыл бұрын

the iridum plugs looked really good at 110K miles waste of time at 55K wait till 130 K

If you knew the difficulty involved in removing sparkplugs when you bought the vehicle would you choose a different vehicle initially? I know I wouldn't want to bring a Subaru needing spark plugs to dealer. Some mechanics would not replace plugs and say they did

@swatscorner

3 ай бұрын

Yes. But we didn’t think of that in buying the Subaru. The pain to time owned ratio is very small. Still going strong and just turned 100k miles (knock on wood). May pass down to one of our sons at some point. It’s our main car though!

Remove all that stuff that’s in the way it makes it easier. Don’t mess with the throttle body it’s sensitive. I’d spray cleaner and wipe around the inside but don’t go crazy with it.

@swatscorner

3 ай бұрын

Cool. Thanks

One hand ✋👌👌

@swatscorner

6 ай бұрын

😂

Do yourself a favor & do the driver side first always, it will make the other side feel like a walk in the park

@swatscorner

8 ай бұрын

Hope I’ll never do again!

How long did it take?

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

All afternoon. Probably longer than it should have. 6+ hours maybe

Looks like a PITA job!😅

@swatscorner

6 ай бұрын

For sure! Wanted to try it to say I did.

What was subaru thinking putting things you need to replace so hidden and inaccessible

@swatscorner

4 ай бұрын

True-though the oil filter is the best placement of any vehicle I’ve owned!

@josephjohnson4761

4 ай бұрын

@@swatscorner That is true! makes oil changes way easier

Good Job. I'd remove my watch first. Just sayin

@swatscorner

6 ай бұрын

Yes. Trying to do that now

typo gap to .043"

@swatscorner

Жыл бұрын

I’m quoting from the article linked in the description which I think is correct. These plugs were pre-gapped, and they were all uniform and correct.