how do i change spark plugs

well it surely cant be $1100 bucks for spark plugs? Sounds like a major service to me. Prob includes timing belt, valve adjustment amongst other things as well. My Rodeo had platinum plus which are about $200 on their own. Ask what you get for your money? Also you could check your service book to see what is supposed to be done.

leroy

Leroy got it pretty well spot on.

I do almost everything to my truck and with respect, the simple fact that you are asking the question, suggests that it would be a good idea to leave it to someone who knows what they are doing.

$1100 sounds about right to me..........there are plenty of parts and consumables involved and a mechanic charges in excess of $65 an hour for a good reason.

He knows what he is doing and he has all the tools including a computer that are needed to do the job.

The computer programmes themselves are worth a small mortgage.

Your 1100 will be money well spent.

Sorry, but its the facts of life.

Thanks guys you are right I think ill bit the bullet and get it down my four running on 4 clinders with me in it need all it can get
cheers guys

Have a look in your owners manual or service book. It will tell you what needs doing on your 90k service.

Ok, so if the valves need adjusting, write that on the "Mechanic to do list"
Oil needs changing, "your to do list"
Filters "your to do list"
Timing Belt "Mechanics to do list"

etc etc etc.

It's save you heaps and it's no big deal for you to do the easy stuff. Mechanics do charge reasonable rates for what they do, but if you can do half the labour, why the hell not!?

Member Wombat owns a purple triton, maybe send him a member message and see if he can assist you.

Cheers

I've got the same motor in my Triton.

Plugs are chromium and aren't cheap about $250 for a set.

Do the timing belt at the same time about $100.

8 hrs of labour for someone that's done one before more for a first timer, like a whole weekend.

In short they are a bloody headache to do got to take the intake maniflod off and all the junk strapped to the top of that.

I tossed up as to do it myself or get someone else to do it.

Ended up giving the work to Robson Bros 4wd in Kewdale Perth

Total was $900 including a new fan belt and the front rotors skinned and the pads unsiezed(bush ute hardly use the brakes) on top of the service. I'm not certain which plugs went back in standard or the chromy's

Ask anybody that's done one, it's a prick of a job

Cheers
Tony Harding

Not sure on the Triton's , but changing the timing belts on the Pajeros with the same motor would have to be one of the biggest PITA jobs EVER invented.

Unless you are 100% certain of EXACTLY what you are doing . . . PAY someone else.

Bishi are pretty religious about Timing belts at 100,000

My Pajero is coming due for the same in a few more thou. The price seems about right according to what I was quoted. On the Pajero they do the timing chain on this service and the plugs on the next service. Might make the cost easier to bear if they'll do the same for you....

Cheers, John.

Thanks for everyones reply its seems to be right ive rang mitisubishi. It is the major service. Each time ive had a service on this thing it cost me no less then five hundred dollars. Its had services at every point in its life im the only one who ever has driven this truck. I had the time of my life on the weekend. ive read books got all my off road equipment. Its taken a small fortune to get ready four years in the planning. The car loved the work out in and out of mud up and down mountains. now this. Four wheel driveing will lose me after my car is running again, There will be one well looked after triton for sale soon, Once again thanks Point is taken i will not try and fix it myself cheers.

Big Jimbo I`ve got some pdf files which show how to change the timing belt,engine specs and exploded assembly diagrams.It`s for the Montero/Challenger which is the same as the Triton.I`ve used these to service my Triton and have found them to be quite good.

Change the plugs?????????
I cant even see where the wires end up on the Challenger!
This is one of the things which p*sses me about new vehicles. The 'keep it simple rule' has been bypassed in the interests of people who want luxury and couldn't fix anything anyway. I'm happy to wind up my own windows, adjust my rear view mirrors manually and do my own services. But now it is all too hard.
But I do like the fact that the computer tunes the motor as I drive and so less fuel is used. Better seats dust proofing etc make life easier too but it worries me when there is potential for the pooter to poo itself away from home, let alone the cost of fixing it and the impossibility of me being able to jury-rig the car to get me home.

Camper

update on the triton 1700.00 is the total cost of the service very disappointed
just giveing this info for a gride