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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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Help! Spark Plug Wires where do they go?!?!?!

I was a dumbass and while I was replacing my spark plug wires I started talking on the phone and now I dont know what order the wires go... I have a '99 V6 so if someone could please help me out that would be Awesome!
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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Labels are your friends when you disconnect something.

Anyways, the wire from the coilpack at the rear on the passenger's side goes to the plug at the front on the driver's side. The wire from the middle coilpack on the passenger's side goes to the plug at the rear on the driver's side. The wire from the front coilpack on the passenger's side goes to the plug at the middle on the driver's side.

See attached drawing here
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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Next time, change one at a time and replace the wire as you go.
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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thanks guys, yeah I really learned my lesson this time...
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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I did something simular to you and forgot where the wires went. In the end I went to a Toyota dealership and had them print out a diagram.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by GSGALLANT
Labels are your friends when you disconnect something.

Anyways, the wire from the coilpack at the rear on the passenger's side goes to the plug at the front on the driver's side. The wire from the middle coilpack on the passenger's side goes to the plug at the rear on the driver's side. The wire from the front coilpack on the passenger's side goes to the plug at the middle on the driver's side.

See attached drawing here
For God's sake be careful. The drivers side is the left side of the motor in some parts of the world. Diagrams are always better. Translated for RH drive vehicles I interpret your meaning to be- Plug 5 to Plug 2, Plug 3 to plug 6 , Plug 1 to plug 4. This is the correct order as I understand it.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 01:12 AM
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the wires go straight across from each other start with the shortest wire and work u way back its not that harrd
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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Hopefully he has it figured out by now.

Old thread, and it wasn't even brought back to life by Fuster.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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well it shows the new guys are searching instead of making new threads
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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This came in handy! My buddy unplugged everything, and left me to put it back together myself! lol!

THanks folks!
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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The way I remember it is the difference between linked cyls is always 3.

1 and 4....so...4-1=3
2 and 5....so...5-2=3
3 and 6....so...6-3=3

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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by TACOMANATOR
Next time, change one at a time and replace the wire as you go.
X2! Nice avatar BTW!!
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