# Replace spark plugs!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-spark-plugs/23073>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sable, sparkplugs\
**Created:** [December 7, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-spark-plugs/23073 "2008-12-07T06:47:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Johnr43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@Johnr43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johnr43)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-spark-plugs/23073/1 "2008-12-07T06:47:14Z")

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How would I change the back three spark plugs on a 2001 Mercury Sable with a V-6?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-spark-plugs/23073/2 "2008-12-07T12:24:21Z")

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Lefty - Loosey, Righty - Tighty, Just Like The Front Three

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-spark-plugs/23073/3 "2008-12-07T14:17:52Z")

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Remove the upper intake manifold.

Tester

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-spark-plugs/23073/4 "2008-12-07T14:55:49Z")

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No kidding Tester? Betcha you’d replace with long-life plugs? OP . . . might want to ask the parts guy for 50k plugs, use some anti-sieze on the threads, too! Good luck! Rocketman

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-spark-plugs/23073/5 "2008-12-07T15:12:24Z")

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Yup! Platinum plugs with anti-sieze on the threads.

Tester

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**Author:** ![hallkbrdz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/46a35a/32.png) [@hallkbrdz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hallkbrdz)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-spark-plugs/23073/6 "2008-12-07T17:18:15Z")

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Better yet - iridium.