YOUR RESEARCHSpark plug change help!!
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I've already flex it as much as I can but it's still stuck in there.
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Hi guys, I have an '03 C2 and I can't wiggle out the driver's side heat shield. I tried to slide it out toward the front of the car but it keeps catching on the rear boss which it screws to. I've already flex it as much as I can but it's still stuck in there. Any tricks to remove it? Thanks in advance.
do you have the bumper/exhaust off?
No, I don't have the bumper/exhaust off. However, the shield is caught between the exhaust can mount (the mount that bolts onto the engine with multiple "legs" and it has 3 holes for the 3 studs on the exhaust can) and the engine. So even removing the exhaust won't seem to help. Suppose I have the bumper/exhaust off, do you think the heat shield can come out toward the rear? In the photo (looking up from the driver's side exhaust), you can see the shield on the top left is catching the boss it's screwed onto.
remove the bumper/exhaust... much easier. The shield is 2 bolts:
Ok, I just wiggled it out...it took some twisting But it's just the beginning so I may still need to remove the exhaust. Let's see. Thanks for your help!
No need to remove anything other than the heat shields.
After a lot of cursing and cuts on the hands, finally have it all done. Got away with not removing the bumper/exhaust. Here are some pics of the old vs new plugs. The old plugs have only 26k miles on it but they seem to have worn out quite a bit. Thanks for all of your help!
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