Changing Volvo 3.2L Spark Plugs
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Changing Spark Plugs on a Volvo 3.2 Liter Straight Six. This is a 100,000 mile service. I have only been able to find the E3 Diamond Fire Spark Plugs in this size. With no experience with the E3s I
I successfully removed and replaced the plugs on my 2008 FWD XC90 3.2. I am amazed the car still ran. I woulkd like to upload a photo of the plugs in case you want to post them as a warning. Happily, the color is perfect but the electrode is all but gone, if evenly worn. The coils are great and the car is frisky and goes up hills now. Huge expense saved from starting at square one. All round terrific car of ten years use. Thanks again.
Thanx for video , well done , well edited . Only critique is a wide shot of engine focusing on spark plug orientation to potential obstacles ...appreciate everyone who takes the time to do these DIY 's .
Really helps avoid unforeseen obstacles and potential headaches😁
Thank you. I appreciate your critique.
Thank you sir. Really appreciate your time and effort. This helped me greatly.
Just wish my 07 xc90 engine was clean like yours.😅
My 2010 S80 3.2 manual says to replace plugs at 75,000 miles. I'll be replacing them soon as it's now around 74,000 miles. Thanks for posting this video.
Thanks for getting back. I am going to change the plugs per your video and see if it makes a difference. Probably not but about 80 overdue. Appreciate the videos!!
The only other advice I have is to call L&B Auto and ask for Justin. He might be able to help.
@@A_Renaissance_Man WIll do. Thank you again.
Thanks for this. I like to see what lies ahead before I begin and your detail really helps.
Awesome, advice. Just bought volvo put in ngk r, it runs smooth & responsive.!!!!
Terrific explanation and hacks. Thank you, David
Thank you. These videos are made for you
You've given me the confidence to do this on my 08 V70 3.2
Thank you for the info I’ll do my XC90 2008
Excellent. I hope all goes well and may I recommend sparks plugs from Volvo or NGK Brand. Also Volvo spark plugs may say Ford on them.
Thank you idea helps me a lot. Appreciate that.👍🏾
Your Welcome.
I will be using this video. I bought a 2008 xc90 with 150k miles from my mother and it has the ORGINAL spark plugs, injectors, and the oil was 10k miles overdue! Thankfully the car seems to run fine (a little hesitation but I'm assuming that's due to plugs + injectors being original). I got the oil changed promptly and will be doing every service the car needs, including the dreaded 150k service.
Thanks for the old video! Views in 2024. I have a 2008 3.2 FWD which is losing power on hills and cuts off in manual at top revs. Have you ever dones VTT change? Also have not changed plugs and I have 153k but it runs well and smoothly on the flat and get pretty high speed just when climbing there's a noticable loss of power/lack of acceleration. Thanks for your videos!!
Thank you for asking but, unfortunately I have not had to deal with that problem so I am no help. I had a Jeep loose power going up hill and that was a broken insulator on a newly installed spark plug. I must have broken it on the installation as I recall.
You can duct tape the spark plug socket to the ratchet extension and don't have to worry about leaving the socket on the plug after tightening the plug.
That is a good idea. Thank you
great idea
Dude you just saved my life lol!!!
Excellent. These videos are made for you. I am glad this helped.
do you use anti locking compunf or not, I have seen arguments. that is changes the tourque if you do.
Volvo uses nickel plating to prevent the need for anti-size on their brand of spark plugs. The torque value should be on the package if you purchase Volvo brand spark plugs. Typically, 25Nm is the value specified.
When I worked in industry, we had to add 10% to the torque value when anti-seize was used.
@@A_Renaissance_Man ok thanks much appreciated, so would you recomed using anti siezie or not?, alsp I did purachse the volvo brand, I am worried about cross threading, how do you avoid this. Are the volvo spark plugs pre gapped to the right amount, or hhoud you always check. Thanks in advance. Whta is the difference between vovlo brand and otehr brands out of interest ,
followed your recommendations aside from the sockets. I have a 5/8 spark plug socket from AutoZone that is built with a six extension built in to the socket. worked like a champ a little die electric grease on the plug tip and anti sieze on the threads. Also tool your recommendation of labeling the coils. Cleaned the coil head and labeled with a silver sharpie to contrast color. Thanks for the video. Normal wear for 108K but since I had the new ones I used them. I labeled the removed ones for future assessment.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I am glad you found this useful and added your input for others to read and follow.
Your video shows a 4-electrode sparkplug, my search shows that the type recommended is a one electrode type (2007 XC90, 3.2 liter). Which is correct?
I am sure the single electrode is correct. As I recall those in the video are NGK. Please look up your vehicle as I see three Numbers listed;
30751805
31216183 -Supersession(s): 30713859
and
31286359
depending on you Chassis ID.
Check your owners manual or you can also go to the dealer and have them look them up but, you do not have to buy the parts from them.
Question: I have a misfire on cyl 6, code P0306 and Im about to replace spark plugs as first step to resolve. Noticed you labelled the far left cylinder as #6. Is that actually #6 according to mfr specs or is that just the way you did it for ID purposes only?
Hey, I see now that someone else already answered this question. #6 is on the far end driver's side. Thanks for a great vid
Yes, the video looks like I mislabeled the plugs and the correct order is; 1 through 6 being left to right as you are standing in front of the car looking into the engine bay. Number 1 is by the belts and number 6 is by the transmission.
Thank you for pointing that out and I will be more careful.
Vid was helpful in replacing the plugs. Thank you. I did not disconnect the negative cable on the battery before starting. I mention that because post-plug change, I now had a P0206 error, Cyl 6 A circuit. So with that I went ahead and replaced ignition coil 6 only. The code remained. From this point forward, I have been disconnecting the battery before working on it. (Oh, I also changed the engine air filter and added injector cleaner to the fuel tank.) Cleared the code, and most recently have swapped coils 5 and 6. Same P0206 code remains. Now I'm feeling out of DIY steps.
@logmeindog Is this firing order the same for a 2013 Volvo S80,
VIN YV1952AS6D1167977
Thank you
Yes. The number one cylinder is on the belt side.
@@A_Renaissance_Man Thank you. Back in the day, '69 Roadrunner, the firing order was on the intake manifold.
You didn't mention in the video whether the gap on the new NGK spark plugs has to set or not? Is this still necessary on modern cars? I am using Bosch plugs and was wondering if they need the gap set before installation.
Thank you for asking as I did not talk about the gap. Now-a-days that is no longer necessary as the spark plug are pre gaped to the correct setting. I have checked them from time-to-time but have yet to find them needing adjustment. One of the many things that is not longer needed to do like valve adjustments, points, and condenser.
Auto Zone sells a spark plug socket that has a rubber boot, magnet and extension built into the socket. 5/8 Deep for my 08 XC90, 2014 Ford Taurus ShO and 2015 Expedition. Yes the OEM plugs will probably say FOMOCO if never changed. I replaced my 08 XC90 at about 110K and although high mileage they looked like normal wear and consistent across all cylinders. The added benefit is you don’t have to worry about the extension coming off the spark plug and falling down the plug well. A situation like that could result in the electrode tip breaking in the well and possibly getting sucked into the cylinder causing foreign object damage (FOD). The extension has a small ball joint to allow a limited movement of the extension for hard to reach angles......ie. aft bank (Firewall side) of a V6/V8 engine. Worst case scenario is the plug well extremely deep and extension may need another extension to ratchet but I have gotten away without the 2nd extension on twos won’t of the three vehicles. Rear two cylinders (3and6) needed another extension to assist with angle.
excellent video!
I'm sorry in the beginning you said to remove the plug with the shallow socket and instal with the deep but in execution you specified the removal with the deep socket but didn't specify the installation. Did you mispeak at first? It's remove with the deep socket and install with the shallow?
You are correct. I do not script filming and I do goof up. Sorry about that. Sometimes I forget these are more than entertainment. Thank you for pointing that out.
@@A_Renaissance_Man thank you! I didn't know how to replace my spark plugs and it was very helpful to me. I was not about to spend crazy amounts of money for something I could do myself especially with inflation right now
I am having trouble finding the firing number that the plugs go to
My SUV is over 100,000 miles, do I have change replace the 6 coils as well ?
I would not change them unless they fail. Then I would only change the one that failed. Ours lasted 150,000 miles then we traded in the car. Last I heard, the new owner was happy and driving around normally without an issue.
Thanks for sharing
My compliments to you on the spark plug video. This is the first time I have seen one of your videos, and I subscribed.
Is there any chance that you are familiar with the big V6 in a 2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor? I have a ticking noise that is very noticeable & irritating when I first start it up, but gets quieter after warming up. I just bought the vehicle and have put about 5,000 miles on it (it has 170,000 total), and despite the obnoxious tick it runs great. When first starting up, it sounds similar to the noise you hear when a solid lifter is way out of adjustment and a rocker arm is way too loose by comparison.
I have read that this problem is not uncommon with this particular engine, but there are many different opinions about where the noise is coming from & how to go about fixing it.
Can you shed any light on this for me ? I am about to hit the road on a very long trip, and I really don't want to be worrying about having something let go & have a hole in my hood & parts scattered all over the highway out in the middle of Montana somewhere, if you know what I mean. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your nice comment. Since I do not know if you are going to do the work and try to save the labor cost, or if you just want to feel good about the shop diagnosing the problem correctly without firing the parts cannon at the vehicle, I would say, pay a trusted shop to diagnose the problem and then decide.
I have seen both a simple fix like a loose coil as well as the labor intensive cost nightmare of a valve lifter. For a mechanic that is not a problem but for a consumer the book time is a bit much.
I would not think it is the transmission and the valve lifter are very distinct. More of a Ticking Sound. Very easy to pin down.
hi.. thank you for yours videos... I have a same model.. but no faund videos about how fix chain transmition
What was the torque value for the plugs ?
He has a torque wrench in his hand but neglects to include the most vital piece of information
@@louisyoung8389 Isn't this crazy?
@@hunati31 He quickly mentioned 28 ft/lbs
correction...28 Newton meters (= 20.65 ft/lbs of torque)
Replace sparkplugs with OEM. The first spark plug you were holding was from cyl 6 and the second from cyl 5. How much oil are you adding on every oil change and how often? Pull your dipstick and tell me what you see? :p
Yeah
According to your racist logic, I can apply your statement with a little modified vocabularies. Here we go: "I don't know why Kyle Stewart would go to a sushi restaurant, because sushi is great for Japanese people... Kyle Stewart would only eat Schnitzel or Takoyaki(ironically Japanese) if Kyle Stewart went aftermarket... but Kyle Stewart just order Ikea meatballs online."
The point is, Volvo is NOT so Swedish anymore long ago. Nowadays, everything is made in China(not a good sign, we will pay for the consequences sooner or later)!
I'm confused. I have been looking on the online forums and can't get a strait answer about gap size. I called the Volvo dealership and was told ( Sorry, we are not allowed to tell you the gap size, but you can always buy a set of Volvo plugs ) LOL !!!!! I know it's a .028 or the .044 gap for the 3.2l engine ???????
Well, I am not going to be much help. Genuine Volvo plugs are pregapped for turbo 0.044" and seperately for non turbo 0.028." NGK plug's gap are labled on the side of the box. For the past 20 years or so, I have not ever found a plug to be out of spec, out of the box or from a Volvo package. For the 3 or 4 pronged plugs, a visual inspection to make sure the electrodes are in the same plane as the center post is all I check for. Good Luck and I recommend NGK or Genuine Volvo plugs that were checked against your VIN.
The reason you won't find a one-size-fits-all answer is because it depends on the spark plug design! On a traditional spark plug, you have a thick (1.5mm-2mm) center electrode and one (or more) thick ground electrode(s). These have a gap of 0.28 and the spec is set by the engine manufacturer (with coordination with the coil manufacturers). Over the production years of the 3.2L, new style spark plugs have become available and were used at the factory. These are either platinum tipped or more likely iridium tipped plugs. These are basically gapped and spec'd by the plug manufacture because their center electrode and ground electrode design and size vary by spark plug manufacturer and spark plug model. Newer iridiums have a ~0.4mm- 0.6mm center electrode and a grounding electrode with an impregnated platinum pad. These are generally gapped at the spark plug factory at 0.39mm to 0.44mm. Even more advanced are the plugs that are essentially the same as the above iridium design but have another center electrode (either platinum or iridium) welded to the ground. They are referred to as Pin-to-Pin or Tip-to-Tip. Finely pointed electrodes require less energy for spark formation, thus have larger gaps.
TLDR: Look up the correct spark gap on spark plug spec website, using the spark plug model number. Quality Iridium tip-to-tip plugs never need adjusting because their gap surfaces never wear. Regular iridium plugs might need adjustment over time but that's usually because their ground wears away and needs replacing anyway. DON'T adjust however because iridium surfaces are fairly brittle, physical characteristics are critical, and pin alignment is critical. DON'T use a metal brush to clean iridium or platinum plugs. Treat old fashioned spark plugs as such and manually gap at 0.28.
Can you please put up a schematic showing which cylinder is #1,2,3, etc starting from which end of the engine? Thanks I find your videos are the best. My XC90 is throwing misfire on cylinder #2, I just changed coils and plugs, using Bosch and new OEM coils which showed Cylinder #5 misfire. I recently had to drive under hard acceleration merging onto the freeway. I'm a disabled Veteran and I can work on my own. But I need the info! Thanks
#1 is on the passenger side through #6 on driver side. Firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4.
@logmeindog Is this firing order the same for a 2013 Volvo S80,
VIN YV1952AS6D1167977
Thank you
@@logmeindog curious to learn what the firing order has to do with operation and / or diagnosis, thanks
Dave.....you don't mention what side the #1 cylinder is. I know the cylinders are numbered 1-6 but is it 1-6 with #1 starting on the passengers side looking in the hood or #1 on the driver side looking towards front of vehicle? Everything else hood video and good detailed instructions...Thanks!!!
Tahnk you for you kind comment and thank you for pointing that out. #1 is on the passenger side. Firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4
Thanks passengers side looking in the hood 1-6 left to right...
@@A_Renaissance_Man does this mean the 2nd from the right (drivers side when looking from the hood) is cylinder 2? Firing order?
Whats the setting
"a Little Rich, But that's ok" No, it's not ok. check/change your Oxygen sensors.
Which number spark plugs
Count from Left to Right.
Number One is next to the belt and Number Six is on the Driver's Side next to the transmission