I really REALLY hate to sound like an idiot but I've never worked on this car before (besides an oil change..)

where the heck are the spark plugs?!! on all my old cars I just followed the fat distributer wires to them...

are they those 4 plastic caps on the engine head? or are those the injectors? do I need to changed the wires as well?


again I know I sound like a tard but I'd really just like to know

 

its on top of the engine there is a metal plate with like 6 torx screws. remove the screws the cover pops off and they r there.

 

When I first got my balt I had no idea either.

 

2.4 does not have a coil cover, the 4 coils are on the top of the valve cover (remove the 4 black coils) and i believe its a 5/8ths spark plug socket

 

Kids lol j/k if you have the lnf 2.2 or 2.4 u will have coil on plug the black things on top the motor get a 10mm and take te bolts that hold them in and kabooom if u hav the lsj take the cover off in the middle of the valve cover and remove coil on plugs

 

yup I gotta 2.4, thats why I posted in the 2.4 section

so there under the black plastic plug pieces on the engine head? are those the injectors as well?

 

no those are the coil packs. remove the bolt holding it down and pull up.

 

Well I changed them today, put some anti seize on the thread (tiny amount) and I used NGK Iridiums fires up fast now

oh and before anyone goes and tells me "oohh dont use anti seize its evil!" blah blah I use it on all spark plug changes on Aluminum heads.... I dont feel like cross threading my heads again ( i did it on a car before) so now i always put a small dab of anti-seize on the threads and screw them in....and I'm quite careful as to not get it on the electrode or near the top...

 

I switched to Iridiums, but put in AutoLite or something like that. For a mild NA build, its not a big deal for me. When and if I turbo, NGK will def be in there. Those plugs are deep in there.

Btw, the injectors are on that rail that sits atop your engine. Pretty simple to get to as well. I like GM engine building for that.