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So you reckon I should be right to pop it all open and swap them over without doing the gaskets? Hmmm... May give it a try today. Haha
I'm honestly a massive noob regarding spark plugs and my mate has done it on his 6a13 but not a 6a12... Hence why we are a touch unsure.. Lol
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Its the same mate. Just a different intake manifold, but it comes off the same way & the gasket is metal. You don't need to take the rocker covers off, so there's no need for rocker cover gaskets or plugs seals unless you got a leak somewhere.

Im home this morning if you wanted to borrow the plug socket & i can talk you through it.
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Bennoz wrote:Its the same mate. Just a different intake manifold, but it comes off the same way & the gasket is metal. You don't need to take the rocker covers off, so there's no need for rocker cover gaskets or plugs seals unless you got a leak somewhere.

Im home this morning if you wanted to borrow the plug socket & i can talk you through it.
Awesome I may come pop around with my mate and go from there :D
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Either way is fine :)
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If your plugs have oil on them you should replace the plug seals. Bursons can get in a valve cover kit for 75 bucks which includes the rocker cover gasket.

But waste of time doing it if there's no leak
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payaya wrote:If your plugs have oil on them you should replace the plug seals. Bursons can get in a valve cover kit for 75 bucks which includes the rocker cover gasket.

But waste of time doing it if there's no leak
Mate I did it without replacing them.. Although one of my seals is going so I will need to do them very soon.
And as for bursons having anything for the FTO.. well I called them and they said that the car wasnt on their system and so they couldn't help me.. :lol:
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bass_twitch wrote:
payaya wrote:If your plugs have oil on them you should replace the plug seals. Bursons can get in a valve cover kit for 75 bucks which includes the rocker cover gasket.

But waste of time doing it if there's no leak
Mate I did it without replacing them.. Although one of my seals is going so I will need to do them very soon.
And as for bursons having anything for the FTO.. well I called them and they said that the car wasnt on their system and so they couldn't help me.. :lol:
If you have oil on your plug defiantly change it. Um it's listed on their site and I have purchased one before. Ask for a Permaseal RC3022K rocker cover kit.
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