sconti Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Hey, I just purchased my 2005 Legacy GT and only has 60k on it. I am a motorcycle mechanic and have been for 10 years, but I will be the first to admit I'm not the best at working on cars. I was wanting to change spark plugs and was wondering if anybody had any tips. Also any other helpful tips you may have, feel free to share. THANKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areh1993 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Well it is a boxer motor (like the BMW Motorcycles), so the spark plugs are not in the easiest to access places, but use a spark plug socket (the one with the rubber seal) to get it out, then to put the new one in use a regular long socket to tighten it, otherwise you will never get the socket off of the plug. On mine, I had to take the battery off and the windshield washer fluid receptacle to get at the right side spark plugs. It makes it a whole lot easier. Hopefully that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocHolladay23 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 There is a good walkthrough on here, just don't have a link on hand right now. You will definitely need a 6" extension and a u-joint for your socket wrench. Removing the battery and airbox is pretty much required to get to them as well. I wouldn't call it hard, it's just pretty time consuming, roughly a 3 hour job I'd say. I'm sure others will chime in and probably find a link for ya as well, good luck! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] You want stickers? Hit me up here!!! You want a shirt? Hit me up here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonJ 2001 GT Limited Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Is it really that much more difficult to change on the turbo vs NA? I changed mine on my 01 in about 20-30 mins with a flashlight @ night after my kids went to bed when I first bought her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontGT Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Is it really that much more difficult to change on the turbo vs NA? I changed mine on my 01 in about 20-30 mins with a flashlight @ night after my kids went to bed when I first bought her. Can you post a walkthrough please? I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Subaru Bucks (from Mastercard) are the best tools for changing GT sparkplugs (in my opinion). It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonJ 2001 GT Limited Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Can you post a walkthrough please? I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong. I've been told it's different on the 05+ GTs since they are turbo. My 01 unfortunately isn't since Subaru hosed the US market by not offering a turbo engine on the 00-04's. But I had already removed the resonator boxes along the piping from the front "scoop" to the filter box at the back of the engine and such on the intake line for extra noise since I'm MAP vs MAF and it's not picky pre sensor. So the passenger side was easy since there was nothing additional to remove...pull the wire, loosen with the socket and 10" extension, pull the plug, install the new plug, reinstall the wire and move on. Driver's side was a bit more involved since I had to remove the washer reservoir. And the most difficult part there (insert sarcasm) was getting the harness to release and plugging the nipple so all of the fluid didn't drain out once the hose was removed. But same procedure after that as it was on the passenger side. Reinstalled the reservoir and it was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Sigh, I'LL SEARCH FOR IT since no one else has!! HERE! http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/spark-plug-install-instructions-12070.html Right on the first page of walkthroughs: http://legacygt.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/walkthroughs-basic-operation-maintenance-36.html Welcome to LGT forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Is it really that much more difficult to change on the turbo vs NA? I changed mine on my 01 in about 20-30 mins with a flashlight @ night after my kids went to bed when I first bought her. Your 01 is SOHC and is significantly easier to swap plugs on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtbimmer Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Takes less than a hour to replace all four. Airbox out, but you do NOT need to remove the battery. Granted it makes it a bit easier but Ive done plenty without removing the battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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