I just did mine two days ago using the info from this site. Thanks, but really it wasn't nearly as bad as the OP made it sound. I must have a different car (2000 Legacy GT sedan). There were no coil packs, and the battery did not have to come out. I did remove the airbox tube near the bumper but even that was simple.
On the drivers side, I had to cut away part of the plastic washer bottle mount b/c of a rusted bolt that would not budge. I disconnected the electric motor and swung the bottle out of the way (didn't even have to empty it) and removed & replace the rear drivers side plug, then put the washer bottle back using one bolt instead of two. All told it was about an hour and a half job to do all plugs.
I put in Bosch Platinum Fusions and the difference was noticeable with the first start, but that might be just b/c the old plugs were so shot. Next time I would probably go with Bosh wires though, since the ordinary ones from Autozone had one wire that was just a tad too short (by about half an inch). It worked but I had to skip routing it through the plastic loom. I'd like to think the Bosch is better quality control for the price, but just guessing.
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I just did mine two days ago using the info from this site. Thanks, but really it wasn't nearly as bad as the OP made it sound. I must have a different car (2000 Legacy GT sedan). There were no coil packs, and the battery did not have to come out. I did remove the airbox tube near the bumper but even that was simple.
On the drivers side, I had to cut away part of the plastic washer bottle mount b/c of a rusted bolt that would not budge. I disconnected the electric motor and swung the bottle out of the way (didn't even have to empty it) and removed & replace the rear drivers side plug, then put the washer bottle back using one bolt instead of two. All told it was about an hour and a half job to do all plugs.
I put in Bosch Platinum Fusions and the difference was noticeable with the first start, but that might be just b/c the old plugs were so shot. Next time I would probably go with Bosh wires though, since the ordinary ones from Autozone had one wire that was just a tad too short (by about half an inch). It worked but I had to skip routing it through the plastic loom. I'd like to think the Bosch is better quality control for the price, but just guessing.