1997 Mazda 626 replaceing head gasket

1997 MAZDA 626
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1997 Mazda 626 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual
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im replaceing my head gasket and going to do a tuneup while im doing that, im having a problem getting the spark plug wires off. is there a trick to gettting them off to get to the plugs they go through the top of the manifold and down through a plastic like sleave the sleaves turn around but they dont want to come out.
Jun 19, 2008 at 4:47 PM
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Hi there,

You will have to grab the rubber boot and carefully twist & pull at the same time, sometimes the leads are so tight that there's no option but to replace them as well.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jun 19, 2008 at 4:58 PM
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