Hi all, since I'm new here, I was wondering how easy/hard it is to work on these cars yourself. Regular things like changing spark plugs, changing oil, etc. I'm used to doing my own maintenance and didn't know if it would be a pain in the butt or not to do it on the '6' (I'm thinking of the 3.6). The engine compartment looks kind of crowded so I didn't know how this would be on these cars. Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated!
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you can do the oil changes no problem. spark plugs you dont have to worry about until 100,000miles and they look like they will be a bitch.
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lol Spark plugs on the 2.4 are on a scale of 1 - 10 hardest
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Originally posted by greenkiddHi all, since I'm new here, I was wondering how easy/hard it is to work on these cars yourself. Regular things like changing spark plugs, changing oil, etc. I'm used to doing my own maintenance and didn't know if it would be a pain in the butt or not to do it on the '6' (I'm thinking of the 3.6). The engine compartment looks kind of crowded so I didn't know how this would be on these cars. Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated!
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A lot of the "Crowdedness" is actually just a engine and battery cover. It was the first thing I took off on mine.
Depending on your car knowledge and patience, I'd say working on the 6 is pretty easy.
Oil Changes are a breeze, sparkplugs (on a LX9) are fairly easy to change, belt is easy...
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oil changes suck because of the filter location. youll probley make a mess if you do it at home
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i changed the oil in my 3.5 with no mess..
changed the brake pads.. no problems..
meh.. looks ok for maintence so far..
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yea.. now that i remember the belt was a .. bee-otch
had to remove the torque shock from the "front" of the motor..
can't get the belt off without removing it
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Originally posted by cmessickyea.. now that i remember the belt was a .. bee-otch
had to remove the torque shock from the "front" of the motor..
can't get the belt off without removing it
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well this IS true..
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