Any DIY Step By Step to Change spark plugs??

[SlowNA06]

plugs: $45
wires: $30
Time: 1 hour ($90)
Total: $165

$275/hour for labor? Fvuck that.

[TLSheff]

plugs: $45
wires: $30
Time: 1 hour ($90)
Total: $165

$275/hour for labor? Fvuck that.

GM AcDelcos are slightly more expensive, at least at the dealership I work at...
GM#19171849 WIRE KIT, SPLG (ACDelco #726RR) - $69.50
GM#12568387 SPARK PLUG, (ACDelco #41-101) (IRIDIUM) - $9.76(each) $58.56 for 6
And $80 per hour for labor but even at 2hrs labor time for BOTH that would be $160 so your looking at $288.06 +tax so say $300 total, but still... when you can buy the stuff, buy good tools to do it right and bond with your car on a free saturday, for LESS.... why pay it? That's why I do MY OWN work on my car, unless its major and I don't have all the tools our techs do.


Bottom line, if your not comfortable with learning what to do (considering at one point NOBODY around this forum knew what to do) let the dealership do it for you, otherwise just read, learn, and save $$$. Basic mechanics is something EVERYONE should know. I've always been the kind to say if you cant change a flat, rotate tires, and do basic maintenance, you shouldn't be driving.

We WILL help with anything, you just have to ask and let us help you

[SlowNA06]

GM AcDelcos are slightly more expensive, at least at the dealership I work at...
GM#19171849 WIRE KIT, SPLG (ACDelco #726RR) - $69.50
GM#12568387 SPARK PLUG, (ACDelco #41-101) (IRIDIUM) - $9.76(each) $58.56 for 6
And $80 per hour for labor but even at 2hrs labor

Okay, yeah, the dealership has a 40% markup over auto parts stores (or 80% over lowest cost online vendors).

Regardless, I would consider any professional mechanic incompetent if he could not change the plugs and wires in an hour, though I admittedly don't know dealership flat-rates... it very well could be 2 hours. But "John Doe Automotive" definitely won't go flat-rate and some won't mark (as much) up on parts.

Moot argument though, since we're working towards turning these fellas into backyard mechanics. "One of us," as the saying goes.