On 10/21/10 12:20 pm, LSMFT wrote:

Has anyone replaced the plugs on a 2000 malibu (or similar motor)?

I wanted to have the 6 plugs on my 2000 Malibu replaced and I was told
it would cost $191 to do it. Is there that much labor in the job?

It's an American lack of engineering intelligence. Replaceable parts
should be accessible. If they were building houses you can bet they
would put junctions boxes behind walls not accessible.

Picking on the Americans in this instance is not a good idea. Back in
the 1950s, the UK _Sunday Express_ newspaper had a review of a new
Rolls-Royce model on which to access the spark plugs (which in those
days needed to be replaced far, far more frequently than today's
100K-mile plugs) one had first to remove each front wheel in turn, then
remove an access panel that was secured by a large number of bolts. The
reviewer had contacted Rolls-Royce about this and criticized the design,
only to be told: "But Sir, doesn't your chauffeur look after this for you?"

Perce