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We get started. I'd just like to point out real fast that the tool tool that i'm about to show you is not exactly designed for this specific. But i think it's going to work out real quick uh short video. I want to show you guys.

A cool party trick on these transverse gm engines. Especially the uh like the older three eighths three fours and three ones uh. I need to get to the spark plugs on that back side. But uh you can see that there's really not much space over there to play with uh disregard.

The intake manifold being removed that's for a different project. But i need to get back there to get to these bugs and uh. I think i've got a clever way to go about that we shall begin by removing this engine mount right here i need to make space and i can't do that with this mount in the way let's just pull this guy off everything's a hammer reverse click okay the mount is out of the way this little guy is going in in its base. And i'm just gonna bolt.

It right in using the same bolts for the mount it's either gonna work or it's not oh you know what i have an idea. I found a longer bolt in my uh pile of spare bolts that should make this operation a little bit more safe okay check this out you guys are gonna like this wrong way. It's not working perhaps i need to reconfigure. I know i know i'll just tighten this down all the way then it can't flex.

There now the idea being as this thing tightens up and gets smaller. It's going to draw the engine away from the firewall one more revision needed. We're going full sketchy on this one yeah here we go some welding clamps maximum sketchiness. This is totally gonna work uh.

Yeah. Yeah. It can it can go a little bit more a little bit more all right now that may not have been much. But the one inch or so.

That i got out of this procedure is going to allow me to get those spark plugs out i thought you guys would like this little tool. It's ancient. But it does its job thanks for watching see you guys later.

100 thoughts on “Slightly risky but necessary front wheel drive ls v8 spark plugs”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tony D says:

    Had Changed my head gasket on my 2001 Montana by tilting the engine forward. Removed the upper mount and then used a ratcheting strap to pull the engine forward.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chewy Snack says:

    My dad and I used to use ratchet straps to do the same thing on Pontiac 6000's

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GU EST says:

    Put used bolts in the brackets, the use a rachet strap.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brent says:

    I used a couple of ratchet straps for my 2008 Impala SS 5.3L

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars SALVADXR RIVERA says:

    Nifty, I like😅

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars AdamantineAxe says:

    I always used a ratchet strap

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ron stiles says:

    Hello the newer version of that same tool there's two 1-in straps with 3/8 holes about an inch and a half long they go into that mount bracket really use the right tool for the job bud

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Luke Christian says:

    I use a ratchet strap to rock the engine forward and hold it, works great.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jody Norris says:

    Necessity is the mother of invention

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Joe Vaagen says:

    I hate to "rain" on your parade but that "trick" was used in GMs 3100 and 3800 series of engines because I had a 3100 grand am and grand prix that I used that method. Disconnect the motor mount then using the trans roll the engine forward or toward the bumper to give you access.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Evan Kibbe says:

    Hummmmmmm sketchy 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ryan Macklin says:

    Some tomes on your sign outs ray, i almost feel like your gonna say "keep your dick in a vice" . Love that channel too

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bowhunters says:

    Had a friend many years ago that put a 350 cu in. engine in his tiny Chevy Vega and he disconnected his engine mounts while jacking the engine one one side to give him room to change his spark plugs.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Wood says:

    There was a lot of "tool not designed for this" in what I just watched. But, I loved it regardless.

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars datsunruss says:

    Hahahahha "Maximum Sketchyness indeed – But it worked Ray !

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars 55ATA3 says:

    You guys need special tools so much now, I don't understand how some of you make money after paying the tool truck guys for the tool of the week. When I was building machines it was the same way, every week I was paying out to get another tool. Got to a point that I just told one place if they were going to use equipment that needed some new tool I was not paying for it. Because you would use it on that build and then it was never used again.

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars David Sicca says:

    If you invent something new, you are an inventor! But some times shit happens!!

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Exalted Emperor Woof Woof of the Woofmourne Empire says:

    It's not an improper use of tool if it works for what you are doing. Everythingis a hammer or prybar.

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kenneth bode says:

    I had a 95 Olds Cutlass you could take the top mount loose on and tilt the engine back by hand quite a bit.

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Cosmic Shadow says:

    hey, sometimes sketchy shit be necessary to get the job done, by the book dont always work, you either take longer than the job is worth, or the by the book way is sketchier, ive seen that before

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jim C says:

    I think you lost part of it there should be 2 metal legs off the one side and able to bolt it in straight i have kept mine and I also have the old oil filter tool for the 2.5 gm with filter in the pan.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Application User says:

    I know you know they have engine tilters.

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars L.A. Commander says:

    I had to change plugs and wires on my dad's old 1986 Cadillac Seville with the transverse V8. It was kind of a pain but not so bad as this car because it was the small 4.1 Liter V8 engine, this was the "transitional" engine Cadillac was using with throttle body injection before they came out with the infamous 'Northstar' design. Fortunately, I have medium size hands, so I was able to get back there and change out those plugs and wires. My dad had been driving it for a while with the engine missing and I kept telling him to let me change out the plugs and wires but he was too cheap but finally he let me do it and it solved the problem lol.

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Saul Goodman says:

    Who was the dumb ass genius engineer that thought that was a good place to put a spark plug, where it is so hard to reach?

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Michael Jones says:

    I had a '92 lumina v6 that we Un bolted the top motor mount and then used a c clamp to pull the motor forward to get at those plugs. It worked once a champ.

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars joe fitness says:

    That’s what she said

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars 404 not found says:

    Sure beats what we used to do, shoving a long pry bar and pulling back lol, great video ray.

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars blautens says:

    Smart!

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Robert Herberg says:

    This video needs more cowbell.

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Robert Page says:

    The engineers that designed that mess were laughing at the mechanics that they knew would have to deal with future spark plug replacements.
    Every new car I have ever bought, I would look first at all the basic mechanical things that would have to be done in future. If there was any kind of problem then that particular model car was eliminated from my purchase.
    The one car I did buy at one time was a Subaru that when one of the headlights needed a simple bulb replacement, you had to remove the entire battery to get to it.
    But, I like the car so well that it was my only trade-off.
    Great SHOW!!!

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stormspark says:

    Front wheel drive V8 is one of the stupidest design decisions ever.

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ruley73 says:

    On the old Twin Dual Cam 3.4L in the 1990s W-bodies you MUST do this for access to the rear plugs. I'm pretty sure that's the application that tool was originally created for.

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MrAr15 says:

    This is an old trick for front wheel drive cars we do it with a ratchet strap. rock the engine forward then set the park brake .

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Honda si alte cele says:

    Sketch-o-meter went off the charts with that move :))

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Rob Morse says:

    Try turning the front black mounting plate upside down, then you can get your tool in the middle of the bracket.

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tracy Sellman says:

    My mon had a 1973 chevy Vaga 4 cylinder that the Book said to pull the engine to access the rear two plugs as some fool of an engineer pointed right at the firewall. The one on the driverside was a real mother lover to get to but you could get it out with a 1/6" turn at a time with an opened wrench, but that dang passenger side was impossible to get out, as a 16-year old I took a punch, and lined it up with the sparkplug end and punched a mark in the firewall, went into the passenger floorboard folded back the carpet and padding found the mark and used a 1" hole saw and cut that bad boy right out, put my sparkplug socket and 4" extension on the plug from inside and took out the plug, installed a new plug, got everything buttoned up started the car and drove it down to the local hardware store got a 1" rubber grommet popped it in and never had to remove the engine. Frigen GM engineers. LMAO

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Richard Kehrli says:

    There used to be a sticker on that tool that said to put transmission in neutral before using tool

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chris Bailey says:

    Who cut that floor jack in half?

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sid Walker says:

    That's what ratchet straps are made for

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars DAVID MARTIN says:

    A few years ago I had the same problem, removed the mount and pushed the car to rock the engine forward and blocked a tire
    Had plenty room !!!

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jack Martin says:

    Brilliant on the 4th, true independence of the mind ! 😎👍🏆👑

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars boeli space says:

    With 4 cilinder you do not need that party trick.😁

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars James Kennedy says:

    👏👏

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars pete d says:

    Cool Tool I hadn't seen before. Ratchet strap was all i had till axed to retyre.

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gary Harrington says:

    Must be a g8 pontiac

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Craig Downey says:

    A friend has a tool (For his old 3.1 grand prix) that fits exactly in place of that mount. it pulls back the engine enough to get the plugs without "engineering" a work around.

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars silicon212 says:

    Can always use a Sawzall on the firewall from under the dash. I'm really just kidding. Don't do that.

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kevin Smith says:

    "Maximum Sketchiness". Ya think?

  49. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Rick Uyeda says:

    Remember Tune Masters? Any V8 for $35. I had a '75 Chevy Monza that came with a 350 V8. The problem? You had to raise the engine to remove some of the spark plugs so I went to Tune Masters. They said $35 for any V8. I reminded them that the engine had to be raised. They said, "We advertise any V8. It's still $35". I stood and watched them and they did a great job in only 30 minutes. The even removed the springs and weights in the distributor and cleaned them.

  50. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kevin Davis says:

    There's supposed to be (2)plates with that device for this particular style of mount and yes these work great

  51. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars tony longbard says:

    Thats an expensive hammer you got there

  52. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars sta snider says:

    Happy Independence Day Ray

  53. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars TIM GRINTON says:

    Wow!!! Magic tricks.

  54. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sam Jackson says:

    Add a comment…

  55. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ray Shutsa says:

    Love your video's Ray they are educational and interesting also fun all in one. Love that tool never seen one before thanks Ray.

  56. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Darrin Spain says:

    When you said "sketchiness" I thought of a t-shirt that Tony at Uncle Tony's Garage sells. It says, "This is sketchy even by my standards."😄😄

  57. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars fixed game says:

    Stupid cars these days a lot of them require mount removal and engine dancing to do anything stupid AF – find a car easy to work on and keep it forever

  58. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Love Of Christ says:

    Ray I was looking in the page where all the tools are advertised and I noticed you have the grease there I just purchased mine about a week ago for $25 plus tax yours is only $18.50 I could’ve saved quite a bit if I knew you sold it but I am going to order a couple of items they’re very good looking items and they’re cheaper than eBay lol. God bless you May I hope you’re having a wonderful Independence Day for my beautiful country USA God bless America✝️✝️✝️

  59. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Vincent says:

    I remembered taking these apart at the junkyard, so much easier with a saws all… Just saying…

  60. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars avery intrusive says:

    Im about to do some sketchy shit do da, do da….
    Hope I get away with it, o do da day

  61. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bruce Augustine says:

    I worked at a gm dealer and what the tech's would do is remove the top mount like you did, then slide a jack under the car and put a piece of a 2×4 on the saddle and jack up the back of the motor tilting it forward to get to the back spark plugs.

  62. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars fixed game says:

    Spark plugs last forever

  63. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Degeneracy says:

    Curious, have you ever had to dismount and engine to get to spark plugs. In this case a van that I was told it was the only way to get to them.

  64. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Khaled Gharib says:

    Comment no 42 and the answer of life and everything

  65. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Job38 Four says:

    I want the frame straighten back out after………….

  66. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars D B says:

    Sketchy at best. Any issues with drive train?

  67. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tim Wickersham says:

    Had to try something like that on my cad,with the northstar v8,,,and my v6 cutty…worked out pretty good I must say,,Ray,,,and still hoping your friend is doing well?..🙏

  68. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Atomic Force Gaming says:

    As much as I like that car I would never ever ever EVER EVER want to own it.

  69. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gary Gothlin says:

    Make sure to use synthetic. 100% not just Full.. Amsoil for the win. Jeep XJ loves it.

  70. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars mark saunders says:

    Hi from uk ray👋👍 is it a risky or dimb idea if it works😂👌🙈 lol still sending live over the pond for your friend Ryan and family💓🙏 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon 👍👋

  71. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stanley Mcfalls The Southern Comedian says:

    😁😁😁

  72. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alan Earnest says:

    I always used a turnbuckle

  73. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars art hecker says:

    i have adapter for mine

  74. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gerard Trigo says:

    Some early Transverse engines in the eighties had a similar procedure to access those plugs. Undo top motor mount, put car in neutral, roll car forward rotating the engine until plugs accessible, put in park or gear, change plugs, put car in neutral, push car rearward until engine in operational position. Install top motor mount.

  75. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Felix Culpa says:

    interesting tool, Ray but I'm wondering if you could roll it forward with a ratchet strap like i do with wifeys 3.8 GM ?

  76. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MonzaRacer says:

    You need the extender tabs for newer V6 powered cars. Allows it to bolt to the revised rad support bracket

  77. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Love Of Christ says:

    That’s a genius wonderful idea I’m lost for words Ray what is the name of that contraption what is the design for I’m gonna look in your box to see if I see a description or where they sell it happy Independence Day God bless America we won our independence from Britain the redcoats and we Americans are proud and I will die for this country God bless all the people in America and God bless God for being God ✝️✝️✝️

  78. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ACCORDing To Andy says:

    Yeah thank you. I will stick to the old traditional knuckle busting way

  79. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars scott russell says:

    Have a 13 ram and a 5.7 hemi… back 2 cylinders drivers side is a bear and I am a retired mechanic…

  80. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hyde Whyte says:

    Same trick is used to get the back plugs on a Montana

  81. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Whirled Peaz says:

    What I get out of this is: Don't buy a transverse mounted V8 Front Wheel drive.

  82. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars T.J. Kong says:

    To remove the rear spark plugs:

    Step 1: remove engine

  83. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars david watson says:

    Don’t forget to put the transmission in neutral

  84. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars chevy says:

    ⚠▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ In Congress, July 4, 1776 … The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

  85. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Aberfergie says:

    Just use a tow strap next time.

  86. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Willie Pelzer says:

    Tourch the firewall out from the inside of car. Easy for next time.

  87. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nick's Random views says:

    Love your videos Ray and I watch them faithfully. Your ability to problem solve is phenomenal. I always get a quality learning experience from your content good day to you sir 👍and hope you have a great independence day.

  88. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Castle says:

    Did this using a pry bar to pull the engine forward and a placing a block of wood between the engine and the firewall in my ‘96 Monte Carlo. Not my safest idea, but as a teenager on a budget and in a pinch, it worked.

  89. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John says:

    Customer states ……..

  90. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shado says:

    I just pulled the coil packs and climbed on top of the engine for the rears. The coil packs are on a bracket and come out all at once.

  91. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sandy Strickland says:

    Have a happy 4th of July 🎉🎊🌟

  92. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stephen Rogers says:

    Watching this🤔 I think I'll call you the😳 GAMBLER BROTHER !👋👍

  93. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jon Stewart says:

    Two words "ratchet strap"

  94. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars David Blalock says:

    I’m actually considering putting a 5.3 with a 4t65 into my rail build.

  95. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Loki Games says:

    Wonder why the v8 top mount doesn't have another hole to position the engine forward like the v6 cars did?

  96. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gordon Leahy says:

    I have one of those tools I had to use on my roommate car to fo the spark plugs on an Oldsmobile

  97. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars TKidd88 says:

    I did this on an old lumina one time. We pulled the mount and rocked the car in park, then stuck the bolt through another hole and it held the engine forward while we did the rear plugs.

  98. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alexander says:

    Can you let us know how much $$$ we raised for your friend…

  99. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Simon Cuthbert says:

    Keep up the great content Ray!

  100. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ADMA says:

    Two

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