How important is to know the firing order in a vehicle when changing spark plugs?
Aug 14, 2009 by = / sponge | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I don't have the repair manual for a Ford Taurus 1996 V6 3.0 litres,so i don't know the firing order,i am not replacing the distributor cap,only the plugs.is the firing order very important when changing the plugs?
Thanks in advance.
If you take out one plug, replace it and put the wire back on, then do the next one, until they're all changed, one by one, you cannot mix them up. If you have two wires loose at the same time, there's a chance you might mix them up- only 50% chance.
don r | Aug 14, 2009
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