What the F@#& was chevy thinking?

floivanus said

ocdart is the intrique the one that has the 3.5 v6? the one we call the baby northstar? those are a real pain... if not EVERY one of the 3.1 3.4 and 3.8 front wheel drive chevy cars (buick century, pontiac grand am for example) need the front mounts removed and the engine rocked to change the back plugs.

In fact try doing plugs on a 4th gen GM f-body... 3 of the rear plugs you need a lift for, or have to like being on your back to do.

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I've got the 3.4 in my 2002 Grand Am, I changed the plugs with no problem other then laying over the motor and blindly screwing in the back ones by hand. The motor isn't too bad, it has about 150,000 on it and is still running ok. The biggest problem is the intake gasket leaks. It's been fixed twice. You have to get the intake gasket surfaces milled for a true flat surface. Now the rest of the car is a POS! I've been through 2 master cyl's a steering rack, power steering pump and speed sensor, tie rod ends, a gazillion front rotors (we live in the hills) various relays, fuel pump,fuel pressure regulator,gear shift selecter came apart in the console..on and on! I learned alot about fuel injection working on that beast. I know why Pontiac was put out of it's misery.