1998 Toyota Camry spark plug wires

MANLY

MEMBER
1998 TOYOTA CAMRY
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
133,000 MILES

How do I remove a plug wire boot that is stuck on the spark plug? When I pulled the plug wire off the spark plug the boot stayed stuck to the spark plug. How can it be removed?

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 AT 4:40 PM

6 Replies

MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,937 POSTS

Has the lead broken?

Mark (mhpautos)

SPONSORED LINKS

Was this

answer

helpful?

Yes

No

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 AT 8:58 PM

MANLY

MEMBER
3 POSTS

Thanks for the reply. No the lead is not broken. It is just the rubber boot left on the plug waaay down there.

Was this

answer

helpful?

Yes

No

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 AT 11:53 AM

MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,937 POSTS

Hi there,

You will have to get a set of long nose pliers and basicly tear it apart, if the boot has come apart I would be replacing all the leads as p[art of the tune up, this is a common problem with deep recessed plugs as they do run hot down there and this causes the boots to shrink and bind up.

Mark

Was this

answer

helpful?

Yes

No

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 AT 9:26 PM

MANLY

MEMBER
3 POSTS

Thanks,
Problem is I can't seem to find a pair of needle nose long enough to do the job.
I was hoping someone had a little more original soloution.

Was this

answer

helpful?

Yes

No

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 AT 11:55 PM

MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,937 POSTS

You can try spraying a little spray lube and with a long screw driver try and turn the boot a little to free it up, but it may be very tight, the long nose pliers is the best way to not do any damage.

Mark