5th & 6th Generation (2002-2006 & 2007-2011)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 2002-2006 & 2007-2011
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Has anybody changed their spark plugs on the V6 Camry? I tried to do so. the front 3 plugs are easy to open, but the back ones are blocked by the intake manifold.
The plugs are irridium and dont need to be changed till 120,000 miles.
Why are you changing them?
But yes, The upper intake needs to be removed to do the rear plugs on the Camry 2GR-FE. That is why they use irridium plugs with a 120,000 mile service intreval.
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thanks for the response. the reason I ask this question because I was thinking of going from single prong plug to Bosch 4 prong iridium/platinum. any idea if that will make any difference performance and mpg wise?
No. Bosch plugs and Toyota engines do not mix. You will cause yourself more troubles by switching to anything but Denso, or NGK plugs.
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No. Bosch plugs and Toyota engines do not mix. You will cause yourself more troubles by switching to anything but Denso, or NGK plugs.
Bosch plugs seem to work OK in the 1ZZ-FE engines, but they are really a hit or miss in Asian vehicles in general. I wouldn't change the plugs as it's unlikely that they will improve your fuel economy.
thanks for the response. the reason I ask this question because I was thinking of going from single prong plug to Bosch 4 prong iridium/platinum. any idea if that will make any difference performance and mpg wise?
Bosch plugs cause problems in nearly every make that I've seen. I can't even believe that they are still on the market. If you use the Bosch 4 plugs I can almost promise you that you'll get an MIL for missfires due to the plugs. I've seen it mostly in GM, Ford, and Toyota.
Stick with the factory plugs. You won't gain anything by switching.
Bosch plugs cause problems in nearly every make that I've seen. I can't even believe that they are still on the market. If you use the Bosch 4 plugs I can almost promise you that you'll get an MIL for missfires due to the plugs. I've seen it mostly in GM, Ford, and Toyota.
Stick with the factory plugs. You won't gain anything by switching.
People buy Bosch because they know the name, they are heavily marketed, and some people don't know any better. I know I've bought Bosch plugs for these reasons before. I now only use Denso or NGK.
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i wanted to see if anyone has done this yet and any diy pics or vids and if you had to pull off the intake did you have to replace the gaskets or could you re use them
No. On these Japanese cars use NGK plugs. On German cars with OEM Bosch plugs they're fine. The OEM Bosch plugs are not like the 2- and 4-ground electrode ones on sale cheap. These appear to have lots of complaints.
The 3.5L plugs are different, check the picture below:
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/part_finder/car_truck_suv/partcloseup.asp?stocknumber=6176&partnumber=DILFR6 D11%20^
NGK Laser Iridium DILFR6D11
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Originally Posted by TRD-lover
thanks for the response. the reason I ask this question because I was thinking of going from single prong plug to Bosch 4 prong iridium/platinum. any idea if that will make any difference performance and mpg wise?
Do yourself a big favor and forget about those junk Bosch plugs. I bought a Mustang 5.0 a few years back from a friend that had just tuned it up with Bosch platinums. The car would start to break up at anything over 4500 rpms. After I put on a new cap, rotor, wires, coil and a new ignition module chasing that miss, come to find out it was the damn plugs the whole time. Put some $2 Autolites in and no more miss. I couldn't believe it. Lesson learned, unless the car comes stock with Bosch then they don't belong in there!
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How hard will it be to get the plugs out after they have been in service ten years? Does the OEM use anti-seize on the plugs to assure that they will come out after being in service so long? Thank you members.
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I looked all over the Internet to try and find out how to change the rear three spark plugs / coil packs on my 07 camry v6. First of all don't take off your intake, it takes forever to get all the bolts and connections out of the way to access the rear coil packs/ spark plugs. It's an easy 30 minute job so just pay attention. First off take the two screws off of the top windshield wiper cowl. Next unbolt and remove your windshield wipers, after that take the four bolts out of your windshield wiper motor. Then unbolt the lower metal cowl, and there you go. Easy as can be to access the rear three cylinders.
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