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Get Sparked! Replace Your Spark Plugs

By Matthew Wright, About.com

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Locate Your Spark Plugs

The view from above.

These are 4-cylinder engine plug wires.

Matt Wright
Locate the spark plugs. If you follow those thick, rubbery wires under the hood, you'll find the spark plugs (one at the end of each wire.) If you have a 4-cylinder engine, your four spark plugs will be at the top of the engine in a row in front of you. If you have a V8, you'll have to reach down on both sides of the engine to get them out, four on the left and four on the right. If you have a 6-cylinder engine, they could go either way, but if you follow the wires you'll find the plugs.

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