spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:31 pm
just wondering if its true if you need to drop the engine to change spark plugs.thanks 
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spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
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Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:39 pm
I hope not, mine are due.
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:49 pm
yea mine is due to, but i was told that the engine have to be dropped out of the frame and it cost around $800 if is true its not worth it to do that every 12000km 
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:55 pm
Is there a funny looking elbow sparkplug tool in your toolkit?...If not I'm guessing they didn't bother as it's a motor out job.....
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:21 pm
o i haven't done it yet and I'm shore i should be able to get that funny looking tool somewhere.DISCO wrote:Is there a funny looking elbow sparkplug tool in your toolkit?...If not I'm guessing they didn't bother as it's a motor out job.....
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:42 pm
yep you need to remove the side engine mounts at the very least
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:39 am
it is extremely fiddley, but as Blurr says, remove the side engine mounts. 
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:22 am
pesky 10's
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:35 am
so is it worth $800 for spark plug change 
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:51 am
nah it's not hard just time consuming. You can pick up the plugs for about $20 (X 4 =$80 just to be clear) each here in OZ or cheaper online. Then spend about maybe 2 hours (for first timers) to pull all the fairing off and take the engine mounts off. Simple.
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:53 am
wow wat a farken pain in the arse, is the crim the same ? I never changed the plugs in mine so i can't remember!Blurr wrote:nah it's not hard just time consuming. You can pick up the plugs for about $20 (X 4 =$80 just to be clear) each here in OZ or cheaper online. Then spend about maybe 2 hours (for first timers) to pull all the fairing off and take the engine mounts off. Simple.
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:03 am
so is it the side mounts or front and do you need to take anything off beside fairing,tank,airbox.Blurr wrote:nah it's not hard just time consuming. You can pick up the plugs for about $20 (X 4 =$80 just to be clear) each here in OZ or cheaper online. Then spend about maybe 2 hours (for first timers) to pull all the fairing off and take the engine mounts off. Simple.
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:53 pm
tank, airbox (an art in itself) then the top right and left engine mounts to be able to slide the rubber coils out.
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:42 pm
strip it down to look like this first. Good luck
Re: spark plugs change on the 06 zx10
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:23 pm
sounds its not that hard az i thought. thanks for help. hope i don't stuff nothing else but i will give it a go one of this days when i get enough balls to attempt it.LOL thanks anyway