Procedure: Step 3 - Installing the Spark Plugs
-- Install the new spark plugs using the :3122B and tighten to specification. Refer to 6-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINE 2.5L FSI / 2.8L FSI / 3.0L TFSI for the table.
-- Lubricate the ignition coils. Refer to IGNITION COILS, LUBRICATING .
-- Insert all ignition coils loosely into the spark plug shaft and align them to the connectors on the connector strip.
-- Press the ignition coils evenly onto the spark plugs by hand. Do not use any impact tools.
-- Align the connector strip and connect all connectors at the same time on the ignition coils until the locking mechanism engages.
-- Insert the connectors onto the cam adjustment actuators until the locking mechanism engages.
-- Mount the connector strip by installing the bolts to the tightening specification. Refer to 6-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINE 2.5L FSI / 2.8L FSI / 3.0L TFSI for the installation tightening specification table.
Additional installation procedures occur in reverse order.