p4o2 wrote in news:944c8425-fbe4-47a8-9e2f-bf171bbbd6e0
@j25g2000yqa.googlegroups.com:

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?

on some 6 cylinder engines getting at the back plugs requires raising the
engine up. Raising the engine is actually very easy when you know the
trick. You need to find which engine mount prevents the engine from
rotating - there is usually one that does that. You put the car in Park
without the parking brake on, remove the bolt to the engine block and push
the car forward about 2 or 3 inches. The engine will rotate upwards and
forwards. You kick a piece of wood under the wheel to keep the car from
rolling backwards. The engine will stay up nicely while you change the back
plugs. When you are done just kick the wood loose and the car will roll
back a bit and the engine will drop back down. Replace the mount bolt. That
sure beats trying to figure out how to jack up the engine.

That trick wouldn't work on a Plymouth Acclaim. There was room at the back
to get out two plugs but the third one was under the accesory mount. I got
it out with a universal jointed socket but it was a difficult job. The plug
had never been changed and was totally plugged with soot.

If you have the type of engine that rotates on it's mounts then the job is
simple. If it is like the Acclaim then its no wonder the garages want $191;
I would, too, because the job is a bugger.