How to Replace Ignition Wire Set 1999-2005 Buick LeSabre
Created on: 2013-06-28
Learn how to replace the spark plugs and ignition wire set on your 99-05 Buick LeSabre in this video.
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If your engine has no cylinder markings, replace one wire at a time
step 1 :Removing the Spark Plugs
- Notice the marking of each spark plug
- The left head, or front of the car, is 1, 3, 5
- The back of the car is 2, 4, 6
- Remove the plug from the 1st coil and the 1st spot on the engine
- Repeat the process for cylinder 3 and 5
- Pry off the clips holding the 2, 4, and 6 plugs with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove the spark plugs for 2, 4, and 6
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step 2 :Installing the Spark Plugs
- Plug the shortest wire into the 1st spark plug and cylinder head
- Plug the second shortest wire into the 3rd spark plug and cylinder head
- Plug the next shortest wire into the 5th spark plug and cylinder head
- Press the wires into the channel on the left head
- Swap over the head shields from the old wires to the new ones
- Repeat the process for plugs 2,4, and 6
- Replace the two clips holding the wires
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Pick
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This video, we're going to show you how to replace the spark plug wires on your '97 Buick LeSabre. The process is pretty much the same from '97 through '99.You're only going to really need is a small pocket screwdriver or a pick.
The coil packs are marked, and they correspond with each cylinder. The left head being closest to the front of the car is 1, 3, and 5; on the back is 2, 4, and 6.
Starting with the first cylinder, I'm going to remove the plug from the coil, and then from the spark plug. I'm going to do that: cylinder 3 and cylinder 5. There's a clip here. If you use a pocket screwdriver and pry in, it'll come out. You pull the wires out of the intake. There's the same clip back here that you can use the pocket screwdriver for. Once that's done, you can pull off 2, 4, and 6.
I know that number 1 is the shortest, and it goes to the first cylinder. I'm going to go with the second shortest, and this is going to go with 3. And then 5. Here, I'm just pressing the wires in 1, 3, and 5 into the channel that's located on the valve cover. You'll notice that cylinders 2, 4, and 6 on the back side come with a heat shield that comes off. If you're replacing the wires, you'll have to swap them over if you don't get new ones. These are all pretty much the same length.
Let's start with cylinder number 2. I'll snake it underneath this there. Plug it in, get it into my clip, then on top of the intake, into my back side clip, and then onto the spark plug. I'm going to speed this up while I finish up with cylinders 4 and 6. It's going to go in just the same way as 2 did. Just snake it through the clips and back in onto your plugs.
If your coils aren't marked, or you're unsure about the cylinder marking system, what you could do also is replace one wire at a time. That way you'll avoid possibly mixing up the wires.
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