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#1959 of 3244 ronald18 by iusecad Jul 17, 2003 (7:45 pm)
In December I had a local NAPA shop do a tune-up on my '98 Vic. They put in platinum plugs $5.41 each, and plug wires $6.30 each. Then they have a line that says: Labor - Tune Up $90. (But I also had a new belt & fuel filter done with that.)   But anyway, plugs-wires-labor = $183.68   And since I never really studied my bill until now, I'm a little surprised I let them get away with charging me $5.41 a plug...   Runs great though, and I get 25 on extended hwy runs.
#1960 of 3244 Plugs by goldranger Jul 18, 2003 (11:52 am)
Ronald18, It is the labor that costs. Was at a tire store the other day when an elderly man asked about plugs on a 91GM. They looked in their book and labor was 2.5 hours. I just got an 02 GM and also have a factory CD maintenance manual, so I looked at changing the plugs. From memory; remove the big plasic cover over the engine, i think you have to remove the tube from the air filter to the throttle body, unplug the wire connection to the coil on each plug, remove the coil (one small screw/bolt each) blow the dirt/sand away, carefully lift the coil and boot. (don't remember if coil and boot come together), remove the plug. Turn the instructions upside down and put the new ones in..... I plan to change my own probably around 50K even though the books says they are good for 100K. If you want, let me know and I'll try to post word for word what the instructions are of perhaps I could e-mail to you if you want.
#1961 of 3244 iusecad: 26 Dec 01, away from home in Seattle by kinley Jul 18, 2003 (12:42 pm)
Pacific Lincoln R & R'd spark plug wire set at $76 per hour times 2.5 hours = 190.00 Kit Distributor Wire FMC F8PZ 98.76 Hazard waste chg 9.50 Sub total 298.26 Sales Tax 26.25 Total Charge 324.51 NO new plugs were installed, just the wire(s)   A Belated Christmas present to me. Pacific Lincoln is no longer in business.
#1962 of 3244 belated? by pat HOST Jul 18, 2003 (12:43 pm)
Uhh, at this point in the calendar (which advances at frightening speed these days!) you might think of it as EARLY!!   : )
#1963 of 3244 geez kinley, by iusecad Jul 18, 2003 (1:29 pm)
with money like that, they should still be in business.   Must be a Lincoln thing. In the mid eighties my dad had an '84 Town Car. When he bought it, one of the hubcaps was a cheapo plastic K-Mart one so he went to the L-M dealer to price a new one. I think it was in the neighborhood of $180 for one. So he went to a little hubcap shop and bought a close match for around $40.
#1964 of 3244 Sparkplugs by ronald18 Jul 18, 2003 (6:36 pm)
Thanks all for the responses. My Haynes manual gives the same direction that was explained by Goldranger. Does not seem too difficult. I will most likely replace the plugs myself. The car has almost 94,000 miles on the original plugs with no drop-off in performance or gas mileage. I hear that it is important to use an anti-seize compound on the threads.
#1965 of 3244 pat Host: It was the day after Christmas 01. by kinley Jul 19, 2003 (11:29 am)
#1966 of 3244 ahh! Well happy, happy. :-) by pat HOST Jul 19, 2003 (2:49 pm)
#1967 of 3244 by kirstie_h HOST Jul 22, 2003 (1:34 pm)
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#1968 of 3244 Trade or keep 1996 GM by rogerdp Jul 27, 2003 (2:08 pm)
I would like to get some opinions on whether or not to keep my current car. It is a 96 Grand Marquis GS with 41,500 one owner miles, looks and drives like new. I have maintained the car to a much more stringent schedule than recommended (2500 mile oil changes), etc. I hear so much about the composite manifolds cracking, that it worries me. Does anyone know the average mileage when the manifold is likely to become a problem? Also, (I'll bet Kinley knows this), in my factory manual it states that the front disc brake pads should be replaced when they reach 1/8" thick. What is the thickness of a new pad? The reason I ask is that I checked mine last week and they are 3/16" now. But if they were only 1/4" when new, I have several more miles left. If thicker, I need to be getting some pads now. I know this is long, but I appreciate the good opinions I read on this board. Thanks!!

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