need to change the plugs in my 97 legacy L awd a/t 2.2 motor wagon , the 3 different sizes i have do not seem to fit all the way down into take the spark plug out,5/8 seems to work , but the plugss seem to far in,

Edited January 17, 201016 yr by 86subaru

IIRC------- I used the peanut plug socket

i have changed other 2.2 plugs on my 95 ,with no problems, not sure what your talking about peanut socket ? thanks, one plug came out and looked ok , so the plugs are not my problem ,but no harm to change them

the socket may just bee too fat to fit over the plug inside the hole.

 

the size should be 13/16" if the plugs in there now are the correct ones.

 

try to use an OEM spark plug tool that comes in the subaru tool pouch

I just went out in the shop to double check I used the peanut plug socket ------------- but I got bosch's in at the moment 92 2.2 leg

the 5/8 fits , but to fat to fit ino hole,i'll try the tool in the pouch , , strange thing is the 5/8 works fine on the 95 2.2 i did have ,

before 99, the 2.2 and the 2.5 had a different set up on the plugs, 2.5 are horizontal and in the center of the valve covers at the bottom of a tube. 2.2s are above the valve covers, and angled up? i think, and not in a tube.

before 99, the 2.2 and the 2.5 had a different set up on the plugs, 2.5 are horizontal and in the center of the valve covers at the bottom of a tube. 2.2s are above the valve covers, and angled up? i think, and not in a tube.

 

Yep, the 2.5 and 2.0 DOHC are in there horizontally. The SOHC engines are in at angles.

both my 95 and 97 are 2.2 legacy L wagons , thanks

see if you can find an oem motorcycle plug tool, one in 5/8 and the stamped steel type with thinner walls. Maybe the STIHL dealer down the road may have something like that. Like the kind that will come included with a new power equipment

 

I encountered your problem with a regular socket trying to get at the plugs on a honda vf500f

yea, the the store is closed up , menards might have one, lows, ,broke 1 plug wire ,so ordered a new set, still not the starting problem , it almost starts but strumbles , changed fuel filter, coil pack, tank full of gas, checked all fuses, relays, battery good, could be coolant temp, or fuel pump,yes oem nkg plug/ wires,

I've gone though this whole ordeal with my EJ25 98 OBW, and what you're describing seems to be just like what I had. You can search for my thread for a more detailed description, but basically I did the following:

 

5/8 spark plug socket without rubber plug + 3 in extension + flexneck ratchet (husky from homedepot, the one with the flattest pear-shape head) + flexible magnetic pickup (trust me, you'll need it).

 

I inserted each of the pieces in one by one -- first socket, then extension on top of it, then ratchet. Plug #4 was the hardest, took me a good hour. The others went much easier. One of the problems is that once you start unscrewing the plugs, they come out, and you have even less space to work in there. In the end, you'll have to take out the socket before you can take out the plug because there isn't enough space for both to come out together. Suffice to say, it's a mess. My ordeal took me a little over 2 hours, of which about an hour went to just figure out this method, try every extension and flex joint that I had, fish out every little bit that I dropped, etc.

yes on the rubber plug, went and bought a 5/8 1/2 in deep well socket, will try tomorrow , if not working, thanks